Porsche Design Is Ready for Summer with Sporty 2020 Eyewear Collection
Exclusive lifestyle brand’s new eyewear collection continues style tradition launched by the legendary Ferdinand Alexander Porsche.
Granted, the eyewear of Porsche Design epitomizes intelligent function with a purist design. After all, this is Porsche we’re talking about, so something as every day as a pencil or sunglasses is going to be looked at differently by the creative minds at one of the industry’s most renowned high-end luxury brands. And expectedly, Porsche Design’s new 2020 Spring/Summer Eyewear Collection is another standout selection of cool gear that makes us look forward to summer. Incorporating its unique design philosophy in each pair of glasses, Porsche Design includes a couple of extra highlights this year, including the new P‘8685 Hexagon glasses that supplement the brand’s “Iconic” series. Also, the P’8478 appears in a new “Color of the Year” edition, and elements of the limited Iconic series are revived in the new collection.
Iconic Series: P’8685 – Hexagon
The limited Porsche Design P’8685 Hexagon (Iconic) is the perfect fusion of the Porsche Design philosophy and highest level of engineering skill. The masculine design is inspired by the engine block of a sports car: eight hexagon screws hold the front, which is milled out of solid titanium, and give the sunglasses a unique, striking look. The precision and stability of the construction are emphasized by the exclusive manufacturing process: each frame is screwed together individually and by hand. Light frames made of high-performance plastic RXP and polarized lenses ensure maximum wearing comfort. The Iconic P’8685 is limited to 911 pieces.
Limited Edition: P’8478 – Color of the Year 2020
In 1978, Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche created the P’8478, the world’s first sunglasses with interchangeable lenses – a true style icon that is still being produced today in its original design and which has sold several million times. The unmistakable look of the shades is now being reinterpreted in a Color of the Year edition. The shiny blue contrast with silver highlights emphasizes the teardrop shape of the lenses and characteristic nose bridge. The P’8478 Color of the Year 2020 edition is packaged in a high-quality box, including the silver-mirrored interchangeable lenses. It is limited to 2,000 glasses.
Lasercut-inspired: P’8684
Inspired by the Iconic Lasercut P’8663 from 2018, the P’8684 defines the look of the design pieces in the new collection. The flat lens shape of the aviator glasses distinguishes the striking and iconic style. The metal frame, made of high-performance plastic RXP, and cut-out elements in the front emphasize the unique material combination. The clean temple designs emphasize the straight-lined and purist style.
Homage to the P’8479: P’8693
Porsche Design introduced its iconic P’8479 shield glasses in 1979, and to this day they are true celebrity favorites. Based on this design classic, the new P’8693 captivates with a metal bridge of contrasting color that runs along the top edge of the rimless glasses and is secured with striking hexagonal screws. The result is a very masculine, technical look. The P’8693 with teardrop-shaped lenses is available in four colors.
Fusion Line: Contrasts in Shape, Material, and Surface
The Porsche Design “Fusion” models combine contrasts in the shape, material, and surface. The high-performance plastic RXP with metal, shiny on matt surfaces, and narrow temples create a striking front. Creating eyewear models with a technical, futuristic style. Unique sunglass styles, in a Karée, pilot, and squared-pilot shape — P’8365, P’8691 (pictured above, left), P’8692 (pictured above, right) complement the Fusion line.
Liquid Titanium Line: Like Liquid Metal
Dynamic design meets unique lightness as the Liquid Titanium line is expanded by three new models: P’8363, P’8364, and the P’8688 (pictured above). Three-dimensional temples made of 100% titanium, create a thrilling interplay of light and shadows, producing a dynamic look that is reminiscent of the Porsche 911. The spectacles are available in a Karée shape with a titanium or RXP front as well as in a pilot shape.
The Porsche Design Spring/Summer 2020 Eyewear Collection is currently available in Porsche Design Stores, online at Porsche-Design.com, and at selected opticians.