Josephine

Biodegradable acetate, handmade. 120 days in contact with active compost and the frame breaks down — lab tested, compliant with ISO 14855. We combine it with wood and stone, which gives genuinely beautiful pieces on top of being responsible. The starting idea was simple: prove that a pair of glasses can return to the earth without leaving a trace. Every pair passes through several hands before it reaches yours, this is real craft. Not a label stuck on an industrial product.

Every pair in the biodegradable collection passes through several hands. Cutting the acetate, assembling the wood and stone inserts, polishing — this is craft work, not an assembly line. We are not going to pretend it is like building a piece of furniture, but there is that same attention to detail that makes the difference noticeable; you know it the moment you pick them up. Traditional eyewear know-how applied to responsible materials. Handmade frames have something extra that is hard to put into words — you have to hold them to understand.

Wood has been Moken since day one. Organic collection, alongside cork and stone. Every pair is different — the natural grain means two frames of the same model never quite look alike, and that is part of the charm. Despite the raw material, the frames stay light. The wood we use is FSC certified, so it comes from responsibly managed forests. We developed specific techniques to work wood at this scale while keeping the fineness you expect from an eyewear frame.