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How to Make Sunglasses That Don't Need Lenses—Out of Bamboo
A National Institute of Design workshop yields a very outside-of-the-box solution
It is ironic that those of us who can most afford to buy sunglasses probably need them the least. Using a pair of Ray-Bans to prevent glare whilst driving one's Porsche towards a sunset is not the same level of need as that experienced by someone toiling in a sunny field all day.
Thus Swiss product designer Christophe Guberan developed an experimental design for sunglasses at a workshop hosted by the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India. Guberan chose an inexpensive material and a heat-based production method to create something that does not require lenses. The design is simple enough that its story can be told in three pictures:
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Enter a caption (optional)Obviously they're not perfect from an ergonomic perspective—there's no telling how comfortable they'd be to wear for hours—but this is a great example of outside-of-the-box thinking and of designing something for real-world production in a resource-scarce context.
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LOL, this is actually really cool, and I want to make a pair for myself! My kids will think I'm the coolest Dad, or the dorkiest, either way. I'm wondering if the eye holes actually stay in position. If not, you could easily punch a hole and thread some jute through them to tie them together.
umm it's called a hat.
The Inuit snow goggle style sunglass, with the thin slot that regulates how much light comes in without obscuring field of view, is likely a better design. Couldn't they cut a thin slot in bamboo and make googles that way?
Inuit snow googles...