Sato
All brandsThe nineties, read strictly
About the brand
A Paris house founded in 2022 by Kevin Godart-Elbaz - owner of the Paris optical boutique Marbeuf Optique - and Jérémie Gamon, formerly of Edmond de Rothschild. In just three years it reached more than 250 stores worldwide. A house working in micro-runs: every collection is numbered, between 222 and 400 pieces per colourway, with the number engraved on the temple. The aesthetic is the nineties read strictly - clean lines, architectural detail, no ornament. The frames are handmade in Fukui, Japan, from titanium, platinum and Japanese acetate.
- Origin
- Japan
- Material
- Japanese titanium · platinum · Japanese acetate
- Runs
- Numbered limited editions, 222-400 pieces per colourway
Fukui admits very few
Ninety-six percent of all Japanese frames are made in Fukui, and nearly every independent house wants to produce there. Few are accepted; Sato is one of them.
Titanium is difficult to machine, which is why for a long time it was not machined at all - the world's first titanium frame was made in Fukui, in 1981, after years of attempts.
The card that comes with the frame
Every frame comes with a metal card bearing the same number engraved on the temple. It is not a resale certificate but a reminder: that number will not be issued again, because the run was closed before the first piece left the workshop.
