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OPTI Munich 2017

subway-munich-marienplatz-futurastation

The OPTI 2017 in Munich was the place to be for all vintage frames lovers and collectors. “The glorious 7” showed a wide range of all brands from the 60s up to the 90s. We had FUTURAS in ever corner of the city. Matti Pipponen found the bavarian Futura and a shop in Schwabing with 500000 of them.

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At the end we found new friends lost some contacts or 2. But we were all happy start getting bigger for 2018 to show our new diggs.

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OPTI MUNICH 2017

around the world vintage frames round

“Around the world in round frames” this weekend the in Munich the great OPTI 2017 optical fair. The biggest event for traders, opticians and lovers of fashion, style and beauty.

One of the highlights is the VINTAGE PASSION Exhibition by SPECTR Magazine.

 

SERGE KIRCHHOFER

sugar lady demel vienna austria schaumrolle

“The Vienna Queen of the Schaumrolle”  Opulent woman in the window of the Demel remembers me how time has changed the last 50years. After Udo Proksch became owner of the sugar backery in the first district of Vienna.

serge kirchhofer logo draft on the demel sugar backery vienna

SILHOUETTE FUTURA

futura silhouette mood sujet vintae sunglasses 1970s Austria

Source/ SILHOUETTE Eyewear digged by Stephan Felder

In the 70s Austria was a land of interesting contrasts and creative design. Silhouette’s  impressive “FUTURA COLLECTION” that is still one of the most wanted collectibles in the scene. It was the aera of the two great companies in Linz/Upper-Austria on the one hand the Anger Connection with Serge Kirchhofer and Cari Zalloni with their fresh designs for Carrera and Saphira, on the other the Schmied family who founded Silhouette in 1964. The brand became popular due to actress Sylvia Kristel in the 70s.

Wohnpark alt erlaa harry glück 1970s vienna

 The sunglasses Design department for the Playboy Brand produced by Optyl was settled in the inner city of Vienna. It was the time of the biggest 70s satellite residental park “ALT ERLAA” by architect Harry Glück

Marwitz 2016 Portrait

Marwitz 2016 vintage eyeglasses frame 1960s

Always good to find high quality frames from the 60s on fleamarkets. Like this brown honey gradient Marwitz 2016 Portrait vintage eyeglasses frame. After putting out the old lenses and some cleaning they are still in mint condition and have a state of the art Design ready for the next business trip.