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ROLF SPECTACLES




         INTRODUCES A PLANT-BASED


         EYEWEAR COLLECTION













                                                                               much-needed in the world. Roland
                                                                               Wolf, the Founder of ROLF further
                                                                               shares, “The plants are grown in
                                                                               tropical climates without any kind
                                                                               of genetic engineering; they don’t
                                                                               compete with food crops and they
            ROLF GLASSES ARE                                                   can grow very tall, very quickly -
            MADE OUT OF WOOD,                                                  where spruce or beech will only grow
            STONE, HORN AND 3D
            PRINTED TITANIUM                                                   a few centimetres taller every year,
                                                                               this remarkable plant will shoot up
                                                                               six meters in just four months, and it
                                                                               comes back every year.”
             ROLF Spectacles, a brand       gives comfort as well as a stunning
          that is known worldwide, recently   appearance for the wearer to flaunt.   The inclusion of the Flexlock
          introduced its new Substance      The collection is a wonderful display   hinge defines each frame very well
          collection that showcases frames   of the natural material and the   while the plant-based attribute
          highlighting the power of plants. The   design that has been seamlessly   provides a skin-friendly frame that
          array of frames included in the latest   incorporated.               is natural as well as flexible for
          collection are created with the help   Flexlock, the award-winning   everyday use.
          of renewable resources. What makes                                      Rolf is a family company that not
          each eyewear unique is the fact that   hinge by ROLF, also has a pivotal role   only produces glasses made of wood,
          they are made from a powder drawn   to play in the frames. As an integral   but also titanium, stone, horn and
          from a specific plant. This brings   component that is also screwless,   plant-based. Its glasses are available
          along many sustainable as well as   the hinge can be printed along with   in more than 50 countries worldwide.
          functional properties to the exclusive   the frame by using the 3D print
          range of 23 frames.               technology. This helps the company
                                            in creating the new collection in one
             ROLF, presently located in     go and minimises the involvement of
          Weißenbach, Tyrol, Austria, is a   external suppliers. ROLF Spectacles
          tech-driven company that constantly   is a brand that is known for its work
          endeavours to put forth innovative   with wooden glass, therefore, the use
          designs like this plant-based     of a natural material, i.e. plants, is yet
          collection. Available in six basic   another milestone.
          colours that offer a diverse look to
          the wearer, each frame is created    The plant used in the ROLF
          with refined contours, well-placed   eyewear is a part of a species of the
          curves on each pair, and sleek    Euphorbiaceae family. Therefore,
          temples, thus making the glasses   this out-of-the-box collection is also
          look extremely trendy. The frames   contributing to the environment-
          are a functional accessory that   friendly initiatives that are currently

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