Sports eyewear brand Bollé is partnering with pro cyclists to help them enhance their performance during this year’s Tour de France. Of course, Bollé’s range of sunglasses and lenses can also help you protect your eyes while working out outside...

Bollé is not a new player in the world of pro cycling. Their first pair of sports sunglasses, the Nylon Grand Sport, dates back to 1958 and was a pair of cycling glasses with which Bollé equipped cyclists during the Tour de France. During this year’s Tour de France, Bollé cyclists will introduce the new Volt+-lens, the first lens ever to be made with the use of artificial intelligence.

Normal high contrast lenses will usually enhance one particular color, while more or less diminishing all other colors. Volt+ is different. It enhances all colors the same, giving you a new experience of color and contrast. Bollé cyclist Jakob Fuglsang from the Astana team, will be wearing the Volt+-lens during the 2021 Tour de France: ‘The Volt+-lens helps me see the road more clearly, detect wet and moist spots better and distinguish different textures of asphalt confidently. It enhances my safety on the bike.' The Volt+-lens will be available in 4 variants for all Bollé frames on the market.

Besides introducing this new lens, Bollé also partnered with the B&B Hotels team and is providing them with sunglasses and some even with safety helmets. The team members will be wearing the Chronoshield and Lightshifter frames, inspired by famous Bollé sport sunglasses from the 1980s. These sunglasses have vents to prevent the buildup of fog and special Thermogrip inserts on the arms and nose so that even during intense activity the glasses will stay in place. Special Phantom lenses adapt to changing light conditions and enhance color contrasts.

You don’t have to be a pro cycler to benefit from the Bollé technologies. They offer a multitude of frames and lenses for athletes from all levels and outdoor disciplines.

Summer’s here so it’s time again for the special summer edition of your favorite magazines. Dutch magazine LINDA.’s holiday book is one of the most popular ones out there, and we totally understand why.

AM Eyewear

As always, it’s packed with interviews with the coolest people and the sunniest shoots. With sun come sunglasses and in this issue of the holiday book you can find tons of them. NanaWoody&John provided the stylists and photographers of two of the main photo shoots of this issue with the chicest and coolest sunglasses out there. We went with a selection of the newest models from Cazal, AM Eyewear, Victoria Beckham, Scotch & Soda, and Tom Ford. They made Ellemieke Vermolen’s look even stronger and lovers Veronica van Hoogdalem and Keyennu Lont look super chill and cool.

Cazal

Victoria Beckham

Cazal  (him) and Scotch and Soda (her) 

Cazal (him) & Tom Ford  (her)

So, if you are in need of some good summer vibes and with that some sunglasses inspiration, go out and buy LINDA.’s summer book and have a look!

Have you missed visiting places and SEEING beautiful things during the lockdown? If so, Rotterdam is definitely the place to be next weekend. The city will be filled with exhibitions, pop-up shows, and art and design fairs during Rotterdam Art Week...

Center of Rotterdam Art Week will be Art Rotterdam and design fair OBJECT, which will be held from the 1^st until the 4^th of July at the iconic Van Nelle Factory and the HAKA-building respectively. If there was ever a time when artists and designers were eager to connect with the public it has to be now, after months of being in lockdown. At Art Rotterdam, over 100 galleries will present work by up-and-coming artists but also more established ones. At the Van Nelle Factory visitors can see the art, meet the artists, and of course buy the art.

 

Design fair OBJECT will be focusing a lot on new design talent, giving recently graduated designers one of the first opportunities to show their work to the public. More than 100 designers will be showing furniture designs, lighting, textiles, jewelry, fashion, and architectural installations. If you see something you like, you can buy it on the spot. A special partnership with Catawiki allows you to also bid on prototypes or special editions of pieces of design in all price ranges.

One of the works on display at OBJECT has a special connection to NanaWoody&John, because of the material it is made of. Design studio Object Density from Eindhoven used deadstock optical lenses provided by a local optician to make a beautiful light piece named Lens Luminaire. An optical lens bends the light beams that fall through it and because no lens is ever the same the result is captivating. The Lens Luminaire shows the beauty of a lens that you can’t see at first sight.

Going surfing on a doctor’s order. How cool is that? It may sound a bit strange, but surfing is actually very helpful in improving the quality of life of children with Down Syndrome, ADHD, and forms of autism...

That is why in 2014 the Surf Project was founded. All over the coast of The Netherlands, surf lessons are given to children with Down, autism, and ADHD. The sea has the power to make you forget about any problems you may experience in everyday life. Learning how to surf helps you gain confidence. Confidence that not only shows when in the water, but also in other situations. Because the biggest lesson in learning how to surf lies in overcoming obstacles. And that can be extra difficult when you are dealing with physical and cognitive challenges daily. But once you’ve learned how to ride a wave, you built up the confidence to also try and learn other new things!

The Surf Project works with psychologists and psychiatrists who monitor progression with the children and research the benefits of surfing therapy. With the research, they hope to contribute to making surfing a standard form of therapy for children who need it. The actual surf lessons are given by a large group of dedicated volunteers. To continue the work they do, the Surf Project needs sponsors.

And that is where RĒVO comes in. RĒVO has always had a strong connection to water sports. Their blue water lens is a classic and it is perfect for the bright conditions on the water. With every pair of RĒVO sunglasses, the company is donating to the Surf Project. Last weekend in Zandvoort, they were able to donate another check to this much-needed initiative so children who need it most can keep on riding those waves!

 

Interested in a pair of RĒVO sunglasses?
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It sounds obvious, and yet it is a unique collaboration in the Formula 1 world: the Alpine F1 team is partnering with Shamir Optical Industry in a Vision Performance Lab to ensure their drivers and all other team members have the best vision possible...

When you go as fast as a Formula 1 race car driver does, you want, or better said: you need perfect vision. It takes a millisecond for conditions to change and in that millisecond drivers need to make a decision that will have enormous consequences for their safety, based mostly on what they see. Or don't see. Strangely enough, there hasn't been that much attention to the way vision influences race car driving performances. Until now. Alpine F1 team has found a partner in Shamir, a producer of high-quality lenses. Shamir has been developing and producing lenses since the 1970s and has taken a leading position worldwide in incorporating scientific discoveries into their lenses.

But what is a vision performance lab exactly? Engineers of both Alpine and Shamir will be researching new technologies to improve both racing performances and safety conditions. No more foggy goggles for the pit crew, glare from low sunlight or distorted colors for the drivers. Expertise from both fields will be combined in the search for the highest quality lenses that perform perfectly under all conditions. New developments can be easily tested and if necessary adjusted to the personal needs of the Alpine F1 team members.

It is no coincidence that Alpine and Shamir found each other. Both share the same values: high performance, innovation, precision, safety and teamwork. Antoine Magnan, CEO of strategic partnerships at Alpine, says: 'At Alpine we always look for collaborations with only the best brands. Together, we aim to develop new technologies and materials that will enhance Formula 1 performances, but that will also be useful and interesting for consumers outside of this laboratory that is Formula 1.'