Cassius Eyewear was unveiled worldwide in the antipodean summer of 2008 by Jason Ng, who lives in Australia.
Embodying a sense of nonconformity, and reviving a style and class of eyewear long forgottened by the major fashion houses, Cassius Eyewear makes a unique departure from the proliferation of generic branded eyewear on the market. Founder and creative director, Jason Ng, references the look and attitude of the 1960s and 70s but for new generation of modern consumer, filling a niche for the avid vintage collections and eyewear connoisseurs who want individuality, classic styling and quality.
Created as an alternative to luxury-branded eyewear, Cassius Eyewear places systems of harmony and proportion at the centre of its design philosophy. This together with the ideology that a logo should be intentionally subtle and that the shape oand design of the frames themselves should define the look and feel, Cassius Eyewear explicitly evokes 20th century systems for scale of architectural proportion and the innovation commonly associated with Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus movement. Cassius Eyewear applies the sharp and clean lines, beautiful solid monochrome colors and classic silhouettes to a range that is individual and editorial, yet subtle and wearable.
With all the frames handcrafted from premium-acetate and fitted with CR39 protected lenses bearing a rating of UV400, Cassius Eyewear is not only of the highest quality but extensive in attention to detail and functionality.
Kapok is now carrying exclusively the Cassius Eyewear and has added the latest 2010 Collection (Selected items)
