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THROUGHEVERYTHING

CLIPANDGOEYEWEAR

YEAR_2026

COMPANY_ Sweet'n Savoury Studio ©

INDEPENDENTSTUDIOPROJECT

Orange carabiner clipped through a brown leather eyewear strap, studio gradient background

CREATINGACARABINERLike eyewear frame

THATGOESWITHYOUThrough everything!

Research collage of glasses silhouette studies, an archival monk portrait, a motion-blur runner, and a lifestyle portrait wearing the frame

How can one frame gothrough the whole daywith seamless on-offtransitions?

Simplifying and bulletproofingeyewear construction andmanufacturing method

Sepia-toned photo of a sketchbook with hand-drawn hinge studies and coiled wire mockups

Construction developmentthrough rapid prototyping

Row of seven hinge and temple mechanism studies exploring the clip-and-fold movement

Compliant mechanism handle design

Cut-ins

ZIG-ZAG1-3

TypefaceEnhancement

TensionCurveFinal

Clip and fold prototyping collage — 3D-printed hinge tests, lens-clip mockups and colored frame prototypes
Studio product shots of the frame with amber lenses, a macro detail of the temple grip, and folded close-ups

Final product explosion

Anti lens-fog ventilation slices

Three-quarter, front and side wireframe renders of the frame in a warm brown colorway

Final modelling and printing

Physical prototype being 3D printed, hinge lattice forming on the build plate
Grid of frame silhouette prototypes in black, white and red on a pegboard
Hand-finishing detail of the temple, labelled HAND and FINISHED
Assembled frame on white with a spread of interchangeable lens options

Lens configuration

Creative direction mood board — Issey Miyake 1988 references, colour and material studies for design, dual-use and performance eyewear
Three clusters of interchangeable lens colourways with mirrored finishes

GRAYSHADING(SPORTS)+ORANGEMIRROR

BROWNSHADING(LIFESTYLE)+REDMIRROR+SILVERMIRROR

COLORSHADING(SPORTS)+BLUEMIRROR

Close render of the temple tip and grip texture, sage studio background
Close render of the lens rim and hinge detail, sage studio background

Silicone pads for a betterergonomic fit

Close render of the temple grip texture in profile, sage studio background
Six-photo sequence of hands folding and unfolding the frame

USAGESEQUENCEANDDurability feature

Close-up of hands holding the folded frame with amber mirrored lenses
Orange carabiner clipped through the leather eyewear strap, alternate studio shot

Final prototype showcase

Frame case in brown with a mussel shell reference detail

3DPRINTEDETUIDESIGNINSPIREDBYNature

Frame, pouch and case in a brown colourway on a gradient studio background

Full final package andcolorway alternative

Frame and case in a white colourway with amber mirrored lenses
Side profile of the white frame with amber mirrored lenses
White frame with amber lenses resting in its drawstring pouch
Front view of the frame with mirrored lenses, dark gradient studio background
Frame's glasses hooked onto a bicycle handlebar, carried alongside a touring bag

Use-case examples

Lifestyle shot of the frame clipped to a bag strap, worn with a hooded jacket
Lifestyle portrait wearing the frame with a cap, outdoor stadium setting

Alive in the real world

Lifestyle portrait wearing the frame, alternate angle, outdoor stadium setting