Independent eyewear: why choose a brand outside the big groups
In brief Many of the best-known eyewear brands, owned or licensed, belong to a handful of large groups. The groups list them in their own official documents. Independent eyewear brands...
Children's glasses: how to choose them, age by age
In brief First eye checks and follow-ups are for the paediatrician and the eye doctor to decide. Italy's Bambino Gesù children's hospital recommends an eye assessment in the first year...
F1 Optical · The Names, Revealed
We chose five F1 Optical frames and promised their names at launch. The launch has happened — here are Briefing, Apex, Pole Position, Paddock and Aero, each named for a...
Meet Iris: Your Personal Eyewear Shopper (and Why a Human Still Finishes the Job)
Buying glasses online has one problem: you can't try them on. Meet Iris — UV's personal shopper. Tell her about your face or send a selfie, and she finds the...
F1 Optical · The First UV Capsule
The F1 Eyewear Optical Collection has thirteen models. We chose five to start. Five frames, three tiers, one editorial line. Launching during Monaco Grand Prix week, ahead of Mille Miglia....
F1 Optical — Lightweight Frames Built Like Race Cars
The frames are made by people who understand carbon fibre, weight distribution, and how light hits a surface at 300 km/h. Now they make eyewear that follows the same logic.
The Mille Miglia 2026: A Brescia Story, in Three Frames
The world's most beautiful race begins where we do — in Brescia. A personal note about Alexander, Nick Mason, Carlo Cracco, and three frames for race week.
The UV Club Is Back — And It's Changed
The UV Club Is Back — And It's Changed Published: May 2026 | UV Ultimate Vision | Brescia When we launched the UV Club at the beginning of...