Media:
Lookvision: Spanish magazine specialized in health.
Publication date of Lookvision:
10/02/23
Description:
Lookvision magazine has published an article about the presentation of the Silmo d’Or awards and the Lafont x Maison Sekimoto collaboration.
The magazine unveils the Ouvrage model presented at the Silmo Paris Le Mondial de l’Optique 2023 for Maison Lafont’s centenary celebration.
Translation of the article:
Discover the winners of the 30th edition of the Silmo d’Or
On Saturday, September 30th, the international fair Silmo Paris celebrated the 30th edition of its prestigious SILMO d’OR awards, which recognize innovation and creativity within the optical sector. The awards are granted by a jury of experts, presided over this year by the fashion designer Nicolas Fafiotte. The SILMO d’Or awards honor and celebrate the talent and creativity of an entire industry in various categories: vision (lenses, contact lenses), materials/equipment, low vision, sports and protective eyewear, children, technological innovation in eyeglasses, optical frames, and “eyewear creator,” optical frames, and sunglass brands.
This year, the SILMO d’OR awards ceremony took place as part of a spectacular event held at the Auteuil Racecourse, featuring a performance by “Les Folies Gruss.” The evening culminated with a cocktail dinner and a lively party with a DJ.
The winners in this 2023 edition in the various categories are as follows:
CHILDREN: ETNIA BARCELONA WITH « BA-BAAAANG» (SP)
SPORT: MARCHON WITH « FLYFREE » – NIKE (US)
VISION VISUAL HEALTH: ESSILORLUXOTTICA WITH « VARILUX XR SERIES » (FR)
VISION OPTICAL SYSTEM: MORROW WITH « MORROW EPROGRESSIVES » (BE)
MATERIAL / EQUIPMENT: SAARGOS WITH « QUICKSEE FREE » – PLENOPTIKA (US/FR)
OPTICAL FRAME “BRANDS & LABEL”: ODLM-SEAPORT WITH « CC1086 – VEDO » – CARVEN (FR)
SUNGLASSES “BRANDS & LABEL”: ODLM-SEAPORT WITH « CC4091S NOVE » – CARVEN (FR)
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN EYEWEAR : SBRUSSET & CO WITH « MEYRO-NDE OP » (FR)
SUNGLASSES “EYEWEAR DESIGNER” : ANDY WOLF WITH « BLOSSOM COL.05 » (AT)
OPTICAL FRAME “EYEWEAR DESIGNER” : CUTLER AND GROSS WITH « 9126 LUNETTES CAT-EYE » (UK)
PREMIERE CLASSE SHOW AWARD : VERONIKA WITH “LANE” (GER)
JURY SPECIAL AWARD: LAFONT WITH “OUVRAGE” (FR)
Maison Lafont has teamed with Sekimoto to mark the occasion by creating a unique frame. Satoshi Sekimoto, Meilleur Ouvrier de France in Haute-Couture embroidery, and Thomas LAFONT, combined their passion and together created an exquisite, embroidered frame, called Ouvrage. Based on an Haute Couture concept developed by Thomas Lafont, Satoshi Sekimoto has crafted onto these original medium embroidering pearls and embellishments ornamenting the frame like a dress.