Shwood Eyewear

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Shwood Eyewear
TypePrivate
IndustryEyewear
FoundedPortland, Oregon, United States (2009 (2009))
FounderRyan Kirkpatrick, Eric Singer, Daniel Genco, Taylor Murray, Philip Peterson
Headquarters
Portland
,
United States
ProductsSun and Rx Eyewear
Websiteshwoodshop.com

Shwood Eyewear is an American brand of sunglasses and eyeglasses, it was founded in 2009 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

History[]

The prototype wooden glasses were developed by Eric Singer, the idea was then shared with Ryan Kirkpatrick, Daniel Genco, Taylor Murray and Philip Peterson.[1] The prototype was made using madrone tree, a pair of rusty cabinet hinges and salvaged lenses from a thrift store.[2]

Shwood began its operations in a 7 x 15-ft. workspace, as soon as expansion became feasible they moved to a 30 x 50-ft. shop space. In 2010, they further expanded and moved to 6,000 square-foot facility in Portland.[3]

Glasses, sunglasses and collaborations[]

The product line consists of sunglasses and prescription eyeglasses. The frames are made out of wood,[4][5] stone,[6] acetate, titanium and brass.

References[]

  1. ^ Young, Molly (7 November 2011), "Startup: Shwood, a Beaverton wooden sunglasses company", oregonlive.com
  2. ^ Access Team (February 2014), "Shwood Eyewear's Global Vision", access.van.fedex.com
  3. ^ Marshall, Chris (17 December 2013), "Shwood Eyewear: Keeping It Real, One Paira at A Time", woodworkersjournal.com
  4. ^ Crucchiola, Jordan (10 August 2012), "Here's Where Hip, Handcrafted, Wooden Eyewear Comes From", wired.com
  5. ^ Oliva, di Selene (23 June 2014), "Wooden eyewear: a natural trend", vogue.it/en
  6. ^ Shin, Laura (27 June 2013), "Stone eyeglasses? Unusual materials get attention at Pitti Uomo", zdnet.com

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