Style in the city of romance

Ultra minimal

The re-emergence of metal frames and a gradual shift from
acetate in recent years has given way to a minimal aesthetic, but now
there are a group of designers who have pushed the ‘barely there’ envelope into new territories.

German manufacturer Markus T has always majored on the minimal aesthetic, so when the company’s space in the market became a little more crowded, a new concept was needed.

Rimless frames have been on the company’s ideas book for a long time and have always been a style that the Markus T customers have asked for. ‘The right concept has taken a long time to make itself known to us. A rimless collection needed to have the DNA of the brand and we trialled several different ideas but never fully realised them,’ says company general manager Bernadett Thomas.