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Craftsmanship
Each micromega frame is made in an exquisitely handcrafted way in our workshop in Venice, requiring particular manual and technical skills, as well as years of experience.
A very limited production allows us to create each frame to measure, according to the aesthetic and technical needs of each customer.
The assembly process starts from the lens, that are cut by hand or through specific machinery, depending the type of work requested. Then the titanium wire “bridge” that joins the two lenses, part of our international patent, is created. It almost seems to “sew” them together. Finally the temples, also with a joint made of titanium wire, are assembled to the lenses.
Design
The idea of a pair of glasses comes from the most diverse occasions: every inspiration can be a good inspiration, in our philosophy.
The assembly system that uses the titanium wire allows us such freedom of expression that even the most extravagant eyewear is still simple in its realization.
The opportunities to create something new are always welcome, and often they come from the final customers. A particular shape, a different color, a purpose not thought of before, are just some of the requests we receive most frequently.
The design of a new model of glasses is the order of the day in our laboratory, which is always on the lookout for new shapes, new materials and new styles.
Lightness
The basic intuition, founding our entire project, is the research for minimal eyewear that can be created with little material and with the use of a few essential tools.
It all starts with five pieces of titanium wire: two for each temple, and one for the bridge. By adding two silicone nose pads, the overall weight of the frame is only 0.9g. The lenses we use are exclusively of the highest quality, with a high refraction index, which allows us to reduce weights and thicknesses.
The Italian Certottica institute carried out a certified weighing for us, making it official the lightest frame in the world is our “Cult” model.
With such lightness, you forget you’re wearing your glasses.
Resistance
Working by subtraction, we arrived at a product that was devoid of all the weak points of traditional eyewear: screws, glues, welds, rivets.
In this way, our patented assembly method allows us to create very resistant glasses, other than lightweight.
The material we use for all assemblies is titanium wire, combined for example with natural horn of buffalo or plexiglass.
We subject our glasses to wear tests to verify their durability over time, and the results are far better than those of traditional frames, thanks above all to the great elasticity of the metal we use.
Our Story
Where we started
Micromega began its activity in September 2000 with the first international patent, filed by the founder and creator, Roberto Carlon.
Growing up primarily as an optician in his father’s historic shop, Roberto decides to give light to his personal idea of eyewear, moving away from the world of traditional glasses. The project stems from the research to create a product that is first of all essential, light and resistant, and above all the result of craftsmanship. Micromega Boutique then opened in 2003, between Accademia and San Marco, along one of the most renowned shopping streets in Venice. Thanks to an Italian and international clientele, the brand has gradually grown in importance and notoriety up to including Elton John, Yoko Ono, Norman Foster, Emma Thompson and many others among its customers.
Today
In 2015, a restyling and enlargement of the boutique brought great news and the possibility of further expanding the collections and public exposure.
In addition to the boutique, where the latest creations are always displayed, Micromega can’t do without its Laboratory, the beating heart of innovation, which combines the use of sophisticated technologies with craftsmanship and experience.
The Team
Micromega was born and grew as a small family business. Roberto has always been supported by his son Ugo and his wife Luana. To enrich the team, Silvia and Lorenza welcome customers in the shop, assisting in the choice of eyewear, while Dario dedicates himself to artisan production in our laboratory.
At a later time, after several studies in the field of architecture and design, up to the optics, the other children Giulio and Anna Elena also joined, bringing new life and stimuli to the project.
The Team
Micromega was born and grew as a small family business. Roberto has always been supported by his son Ugo and his wife Luana. To enrich the team, Silvia and Lorenza welcome customers in the shop, assisting in the choice of eyewear, while Dario dedicates himself to artisan production in our laboratory.
At a later time, after several studies in the field of architecture and design, up to the optics, the other children Giulio and Anna Elena also joined, bringing new life and stimuli to the project.