Matsuda

The Matsuda eyewear brand perfectly blends the traditional Japanese fashion and avant-garde design resulting in playfully innovative glasses with a touch of European romance. The House offers an impressive collection of sunglasses and eyeglasses handcrafted from the finest materials in the world, including titanium, stainless steel, sterling silver, 18k solid gold and Japanese acetate. The best artisans convert raw materials into refined works of art, utilizing techniques few other craftsmen would attempt: prioritizing quality over quantity. Over 250 steps are needed to create one Matsuda frame by real architects that have improved their work through decades of learning and knowledge being passed on from one generation to another. This lengthy process results in intricately detailed frames that feature unrivaled durability and strength.

The Matsuda acetate frames feature the unique nose bridges hand-formed to ensure a perfect fit along the wearer’s nose. Before use, the Japanese acetate is aged for three months then polished utilizing a combination of tumbling and hand polishing techniques. Many Matsuda frames are plated with 22.5k gold, ruthenium, palladium, or other precious metals by a process called electroplating. This technique passes an electrical current through the frames plating the fine metals onto the surface. Each pair is then hand-finished by professional polishers to feature a remarkably soft feel, sculpted for a lifetime of hard use. The most sophisticated details of Matsuda eyeglasses and sunglasses are their engravings that can be seen throughout their wide rims, temples and bridges. Only two-master engravers are left in the city of Sabae with one of them exclusively working with Matsuda.