Vava / Siza Vieira CL 0009 / Matte Black

VAVA is very much inspired by Architecture.
Framed as buildings, Vava eyewear uses the face as a landscape.
There is a strong interplay between the design elements involved in architecture and VAVA.
Eyewear being a rigid object needs to fit a face perfectly, ultimately looking at becoming a mechanic part of the body.
Siza works have always been a great source of inspiration for VAVA.

This commitment is upheld by the creation of a capsule collection of eyewear. For this occasion, the essential qualities of the models are synchronised with the experimental ethos of Alvaro Siza.

About Àlvaro Siza:
ÀLVARO SIZA (born in 1933) is one of the world’s most decorated architects and a key figure in modern architecture, Álvaro Siza Vieira graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Porto in 1955.
Described as a “poetic modernist”, Siza Vieira was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1992. In the jury’s own words “Like the early Modernists, his shapes, molded by light, have a deceptive simplicity about them; they are honest.” His plans for the headquarters of the Iberê Camargo Foundation in Porto Alegre, Brazil (completed in 2008) won him a Golden Lion in Venice in 2002. Siza Vieira was awarded the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition in 2012.

FEATURES: 

• matte black acetate frame 
• bio acetate, eco-friendly and 100% recyclable
• avional aluminium hinges
• Barberini Mineral Crystal lenses with oleophobic coating
• dark grey flat lenses
• handmade in Italy

MEASUREMENTS: frame total width: 143mm; lens diameter: 48mm; bridge width: 21; temple length: 140mm

Italy: 1 day; Europe: 2 days; World: 3/5 days