Taking the industry by storm

Ffin Eyewear was launched to huge acclaim only 16 months ago. With just three designs at her disposal, Anna Lewis headed to 100% Optical with ambition, belief and determination. She walked away from the show with two Love Eyewear awards and a book full of orders. So how did a jewellery designer from Wales capture the hearts of eyewear aficionados in such a short space of time?

Much of Lewis’s training and career has been in jewellery design. She has exhibited all around the world with her work, mainly contemporary handmade artworks and body adornments made from feathers, leather, silk, glass, wood, and silver. She has also worked in higher education for over 20 years, and to this day runs the Design Craft degree programme at Swansea College of Art.