Claas
Ultra-light and adjustable, the bestselling Claas from the Lite Optical collection in 2006 represents the signature stainless steel eyewear design by Mykita. It features the iconic openly displayed spiral hinge, a patented mechanical solution that became an incidental styling element and a hallmark of Mykita frames.
With a directional, yet timeless, aesthetic, ophthalmic frame Claas showcases the characteristic restraint and modernity that the Berlin-based manufacturer is known for. The refined eyewear design features a petite navigator shape realised in sleek stainless steel for a pure yet strong aesthetic that has endured over the years.
Franz
Mykita and long-term collaborator Bernhard Willhelm have been making striking eyewear creations together since 2009. With an expansive front and monochrome gold colour concept, sunglass model Franz is a reference to downhill skiing and the Austrian gold medallist, Franz Klammer. An ironic take on pop culture is a recurring theme in Willhelm’s designs. How fitting hen that Franz, discovered by stylist Patricia Field, found global fame perched on the nose of Sarah Jessica Parker in the Sex and the City film. It became an instant success and a global bestseller.
MMDUAL001
Mykita launched its first collaboration with the French fashion house Maison Margiela in 2014; a seven-year creative partnership that brought several coveted eyewear designs. With a shared objective to challenge norms and create new aesthetic impulses within eyewear, the collaboration expressed the flair for conceptual design of the two houses. With one form, divided and deconstructed, the panto shaped MMDUAL001 melds two acetate frames into one. The contrasting colourway in black/sand, emphasises the concept of duality and two identities.
Studio 13.1
Mykita Studio is a design series from the company high-fashion concepts in the aesthetic zeitgeist. Released in 2021, Studio 13 presents a novel material concept; Mykita’s proprietary Mylon material in combination with traditional acetate. Mylon is an award-winning material innovation from the brand that has set the industry benchmark for eyewear manufacturing using 3D printing technology. Known for its adaptability, exceptional lightness and durability, Mylon makes up the main ingredient of these high volume, low weight sunglasses; acetate is used for the slim rims around the lenses, delivering the distinctive visual detail. Showing off the refined surface and deep, even colouring that sets Mylon material apart, Studio 13 reinvents this cool 1960s aesthetic using a very 21st century innovation.
Nala
Launched in 2022, Mykita Acetate is a comprehensive collection that beautifully captures the responsible design ethos at Mykita. The visible interplay between high-tech functional elements and the tactile acetate material creates a core aesthetic that is adapted into different design codes, offering a range of individual expressions from the pure and understated to the bold and confident. All frames are crafted from the sustainable material, Acetate Renew. In 2022, Mykita became the first in the eyewear industry to completely switch its acetate supply to this sustainable acetate. Ophthalmic style Nala, in rose water, demonstrates the high-end quality of Acetate Renew, made from hard-to-recycle plastics yet indistinguishable even by experts from original acetate.
