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worldwide. All its striking features were to be a lot of designs that we fell in love with, and
had from its five-star reception, the Silmo d’Or we had a lot of discussions, but in the end, the
awards, Silmo Next, Trends by Silmo, Silmo TV, models we selected were all natural winners.”
and more.
The winners were Rolf Spectacles for Amur
Eco-design, new materials, the latest frame 02 | plant-based eyewear (technological
styles, connected products, CSR and more were innovation in eyewear award); JF Rey’s Tralala
at the forefront at Next, the futurology space. 8750 in the children’s category; Metaoptics’s
This marketplace of the future also examined Metasport Shield in the sports segment;
the themes of techno-responsibility and Transitions Optical’s Transitions XTRActive
responsible production. polarized (vision); Mei’s Easyfit Trend (material
Trend Forum looked at the four great trends / equipment); Eschenbach Optik with their
of the months to come: Absolute Design, Neo- Mini Eyewear 743012_60 (optical frame brands
Stalgia (contemporary vintage), Archi-tech (a & labels); Maison Sarah Lavoine X Ateliers
sort of optical tailoring of shapes and sizes with Roussilhe with Thyra - MSL 04 C8 (sunglasses
very structured lines), and Pixel Street (glasses brands & labels); Henau’s Lunam (optical frames
stimulated by technological and aesthetic eyewear designer); Rigards’s Model RG2046WD
innovations). Workshops and demonstrations (sunglasses eyewear designer); Vava Eyewear’s
of frame creation and shaping, demonstrations CL0016 (Jury’s special award); Histoire de Voir’s
by French eyewear manufacturers, and social FIL S8 (first class prize).
impact workshops were also popular draws.
Silmo is associated with the International
The prestigious Silmo d’Or awards, which Opticians Association (IOA) which, each year,
promote the best in creation and innovation, confers an International Optician of the Year
are a much-awaited segment of the fair. Jean- Award for vision and talent in promoting the
Christophe Leblanc, jury president of this 2021 values of the profession. Helen Whitaker, a
edition, pointed out the great diversity and Canadian optician, received the award from
extent of the applications submitted, “in terms of Elaine Grisdale, IOA’s director of development.
shapes, designs, colours, materials and expertise.
We brought special attention to the creativity The next edition of Silmo Paris is scheduled
and novelty of the models presented. There were from 23 to 26 September 2022.
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