The Optical Gallery

19/12/2025

The Gallery will be taking a short pause over Christmas.

Saturday 20th is our last day open at Twickenham before the festive break.

The Twickenham Gallery will be closed from Monday 22nd through to Saturday 27th, reopening on Tuesday 30th. We’ll also be open on Wednesday 31st, closed on New Year’s Day, and back to normal opening hours from Friday 2nd January.

Cheam and Chessington galleries remain open on Tuesday 23rd.

Thank you for another beautiful year. We look forward to welcoming you back.

18/12/2025

The K Series is often where people begin their journey into Kuboraum Berlin, and the K33 is familiar in shape, yet unmistakably shaped by the brand’s architectural DNA. A navigator silhouette that feels reassuring at first glance, then quietly reveals its depth the longer you live with it.

Paired with bespoke lenses designed to enhance mood as much as vision. Subtle indoors, warm and grounded outside, this job is about balance, feeling, and intention.

Kuboraum isn’t about shock value.
It’s about identity.

And sometimes, the most powerful pieces are the ones that don’t need to shout.

17/12/2025

Most people choose the frame first.
Then try to make the lenses fit.

This one started the other way around.

PARASITE 'Radius Y' is futuristic.
Half machine, half organism.
Engineered to move with you, not sit on you.

The twin skull-grip temples lock in without pressure.
No weight on the ears.
Just balance, tension, intent.

For the lenses, we built 'OG Tangerine Dreams'.
A warm orange graduated tint. High contrast, alive, energising.
Then a Dinamica Pink Rio, shifting outdoors into a blood-orange to pink gradient.
Tropical, electric, slightly unhinged in the best way.

Finished with a glamour coating. That soft gold sheen that kills glare, sharpens detail, and ties the lenses back into the metallic skin of the frame.

17/12/2025

This is the Götti Switzerland 'Homby' model.
Quietly refined. Effortlessly precise.

Götti frames are hand-polished by master craftsmen, layer by layer, until the acetate reaches this depth and clarity. The process is so personal that the polisher’s name is engraved inside the temple, a signature of pride, not branding.

We paired it with a driving-optimised lens and Transitions XTRActive Grey, designed to activate even behind the windscreen.

And then the finishing touch, our Glamour coating.
As the lenses darken, a soft golden sheen appears, catching the light and elevating the frame without overpowering it.

Beautiful to look at.
Exceptional to wear.
Quiet luxury, done properly.

10/12/2025

Some frames don't stop you because they're loud...they stop you because they feel considered.

The Mask H11 is one of those pieces. Hand worked metal, soft texture, quiet architecture, and a lens that comes alive in the light.

Warm at the base, cool atbthe shift, finished with a gold sheen that ties everything together.

Eyewear for people who don't want to shout, but still want to be seen.

09/12/2025

Kuboraum Mask X22. A frame that bends logic in the most beautiful way.
The X-Series has always played with contradictions,
but this model does it with a kind of quiet confidence.
Round in silhouette, yet carrying a cat-eye lens shape hidden inside.
Soft geometry wrapped in bold architecture.

Carved from thick Mazzucchelli acetate,
its faceting catches the light like a sculpture,
softening the look while keeping every angle intentional.
It’s one of those pieces that feels both playful and powerful on the face.

This pair was completed for a client. We recreated the original tint, but in a photochromic,
so it moves from clear to tinted effortlessly,
keeping that unmistakable 24-hour Kuboraum mood tint that their masks are known for.

A frame that doesn’t just sit on the face,
but changes the atmosphere around the wearer.

05/12/2025

Kuboraum Berlin… one of the most misunderstood brands in modern eyewear.

People see the spikes, the textures, the burnt acetate and think,
“Who on earth actually wears this?”

Honestly, I used to think the same.

So I’ve created a two-part video series breaking down the real story behind the masks. In Part 1, I explore:

🟡 Where Kuboraum really came from
🟡 Why so many people misjudge the brand
🟡 The philosophy behind the masks
🟡 And why “unwearable” isn’t the right word — just misunderstood

If you love independent eyewear, design, creativity, or just seeing something different… you’ll enjoy this one.

🎥 Watch Part 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfWVxSGmGpg

Part 2 coming soon!

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02/12/2025

People keep asking what I’m wearing, so here it is in full.

PARASITE Radius Y.
A frame that feels half-machine, half-organism.
Twin skull-grip temples that lock onto the head, a polyamide front with a metallic orange sheen, light, fast, and engineered to move when I do.

For the lenses, I built these exactly for my lifestyle:
A graduated orange-to-sand tint for clarity, contrast, and driving. Bright enough to lift the world, soft enough for daily wear.

Then I layered Pink Rio Dinamica onto it.
So when UV hits, the lenses mutate, shifting into a blood-orange red that dissolves into pink.
Still high-contrast, still protective, still keeping that futuristic Parasite attitude I love so much.

These are mine. Customised, tuned, and worn exactly the way I like them.

01/12/2025

Kuboraum Z50 — a frame built like machinery and worn like sculpture.
A hand-hammered exoskeleton, dual-identity temples, and lenses that glow from the inside out.
Eyewear or artefact? Depends who’s looking.

28/11/2025

In this video, i broke down what 'Lens Art' actually is, and why I'm obsessed with it.
Not just tinting...but designing mood, style, vision and personality into a lens.

My brothers have picked out a few custom jobs we've completed this year, and I break it all down.
If you love eyewear the way we do, you'll enjoy this one!

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23/11/2025

I’ve had so many people ask about the new Transitions Gen S colours.
So while in Cyprus, I filmed a proper deep dive. What they look like, how they feel to look through, and which ones genuinely make sense.
Hope it helps you choose your next pair 👇

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16/11/2025

Most people think “Japanese acetate is the best.”
But… is it really?

I kept seeing the debates online, Japan vs Italy, so I decided to break it all down properly.

If you’ve ever wondered why some frames feel sculptural, others warm and expressive, and why certain colours hit differently, this one’s worth a watch.

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