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Measurements

Lens width58mm
Bridge15mm
Temple145mm
Frame width144mm

A claw that holds the lens

The claws come from Anna-Karin Karlsson's childhood memories of her budgies: perched on her hand, they would gently curl their claws around her finger. Here the claw holds the lens itself.

„Without a rim the glasses are light - 36 grams - so the claws show on the face.“

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Anna-Karin Karlsson

A Swedish house led by the designer and artist whose name it carries. After art school Anna-Karin Karlsson moved to London and learned the trade from the owners of Meyrowitz, one of the oldest optical houses; back in Sweden, she began making frames as pieces of jewellery. Twenty-four karat gold, white and rose gold, titanium, pearls, emeralds and hand-set crystals - the line is feminine, but sharp.

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Campaign portrait wearing embellished Anna-Karin Karlsson eyewear