Unieke Cazal expositie in Design Museum

Hoeveel brillenmerken krijgen een eigen expositie in een Design Museum? Niet zo veel maar voor Cazal is het logisch. Het legendarische merk heeft een bijzondere geschiedenis en onderscheidt zich al jaren…

Ik had de eer en het genoegen ontwerper Cari Zalloni te kennen en hem meerdere keren te interviewen. Gedreven en inspirerend vertelde hij maar wat graag over zijn levenswerk. Zijn credo was dat je een Cazal montuur of zonnebril altijd aan de overkant van de straat moest kunnen herkennen. Van minimalisme of less is more wilde hij niets weten of sterker nog, had hij nog nooit gehoord. Cazal brillen waren en zijn een statement en dat was en is ook precies de bedoeling.

Zalloni startte het merk in 1975 samen met Günter Böttcher. In die tijd werden brillen vooral gezien als functionele protheses waarmee je beter kon zien. Zalloni dacht daar anders over en maakte er een design object met architectonische elementen van. Zijn ontwerpen waren en zijn spectaculair met onverwachte vormen, een vaak verrassend lijnenspel en de nadruk op details zoals op schroeven die niet weggewerkt werden maar juist een decoratieve functie kregen.

De ontwerpen werden vanaf het begin in het eigen atelier in Passau gemaakt waarbij nooit op de kosten gelet werd. Duitsland was en is niet goedkoop om te produceren en goud was en is bij Cazal echt goud. Alle modellen kregen nummers en dat is nu ook nog steeds het geval.

Tot verrassing van Günter en Cari werden de brillen begin tachtiger jaren mateloos populair in de opkomende hip-hop scene in New York waar ze perfect pasten bij het uiterlijk vertoon van de artiesten. Het was het begin van een ongekend succes dat tot op de dag van vandaag voortduurt.

Cazal was en is een iconisch brillenmerk en de expositie met veel unieke prototypes in The Design Museum – Die Neue Sammlung in München is dan ook een terecht eerbetoon aan het merk en de helaas te vroeg overleden ontwerper. De oude vintage modellen, de remakes en de nieuwe interpretaties van zijn opvolgers zijn stuk voor stuk tributes aan zijn nalatenschap en ook vandaag nog even begerenswaardig als 40 jaar geleden. Meer over lezen? Kijk even op de website van het museum of lees het stuk van Mirko Hecktor. Of nog beter, ga zelf even kijken. De expositie duurt nog tot 31 januari 2020.

NanaWoody&John Opticians of the Year are located in Didam and Zuidlaren

The NanaWoody&John Opticians of the Year have been announced. All six nominated stores of this year...

Beeks Oog & Oor from 's-Gravenzande, Konings Optiek from Veenendaal and 't-Brillehuus from Didam for Optician of the Year

And JIJ brillenenmeer from Zuidlaren, Brilstudio from Soest and Boutique Optique from Oosterbeek for Newcomer Optician of the Year - are great and inspiring ambassadors for all independent opticians and actually even for all independent retailers in our country. Together they symbolize many beautiful and fine independent stores that we really cannot do without.

This year, 't-Brillehuus and JIJ brillenenmeer went home with the Optician of the Year and Newcomer Optician of the Year Award respectively.

The many reactions to the nominations and now to the Awards on our social media and those of the stores show how much customers appreciate these entrepreneurs and care about them, and that is exactly what you do it all for as an independent entrepreneur.

To quote Kevin Roberts. They are all LOVEMARKS!

These NanaWoody&John Awards are on the one hand a recognition of and appreciation for entrepreneurship and on the other hand an encouragement for other (young) entrepreneurs. As an independent store you add something to every city and village that branches of chains and large retail companies will never be able to do. Let us cherish our independent stores! SHOP LOCAL!

NanaWoody&John announces nominations for Dutch Optician of the Year

The end of the year is traditionally the moment for the NanaWoody&John Optician of the Year Award. With the input of all suppliers/brands participating in the digital optician guide for the consumer, three shops have been nominated.

They each distinguish themselves in their own way through entrepreneurship, the courage to invest in beautiful and special shops and of course through excellent eye care and beautiful collections. Each of them is an ambassador for independent opticians.

The nominations for the NanaWoody&John
Optician of the Year are

Konings Opticien & Optometrist in Veenendaal

’t Brillehuus at Didam

Beeks Oog & Oor at ’s-Gravenzande

Newcomer Optician of the Year

For the first time this year a Newcomer Optician of the Year will also be chosen. The nominated stores show that you can also and perhaps especially in these times successfully start a new store and they also distinguish themselves, just like the three stores just mentioned, with original store design, perfect eye care and beautiful collections.

The nominations for the NanaWoody&John
Newcomer Optician of the Year are

Bril Studio in Soest

JIJ brillen & meer in Zuid-Laren

Boutique Optique in Oosterbeek

Announcement of the winners at the Masters Expo in Amsterdam

The announcement of the final winners will be extra special this year because it will take place for the first time on the unique stage of the Masters Expo that will take place in Amsterdam from 12 to 16 December. This unique event, which is experiencing its 23rd edition this year, is a tribute to entrepreneurship and the ambition to distinguish yourself. The 40,000 square meter exhibition space is full of entrepreneurs who have built a great company with vision, courage and belief in their own abilities, so the nominated opticians and the presentation of the Awards fit in perfectly.

NanaWoody&John has a beautiful stand together with Club BRILLANT and the partner brands Cazal, Masunaga, L.G.R, Lapima, Jaguar, Henry Jullien, Brett, Pucci and Moncler where the 40,000 visitors are warmly welcomed to discover the most beautiful (sun)glasses and will be informed about innovations in eye care and the best opticians in the Netherlands.

NanaWoody&John in major Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad

Last Saturday, Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad devoted extensive attention to glasses. The occasion was the 90th birthday of Nana Mouskouri.

The Greek singer became famous mainly through her music, but she also stood out because of her inseparable black glasses. The story about this was beautifully recorded by journalist Alexander van Eenennaam, who naturally came across www.nanawoodyandjohn.com during his search for information. After all, our name was inspired by Nana Mouskouri, Woody Allen and John Lennon, all of them well known for their iconic glasses. Contact was quickly made and ultimately resulted in almost two pages with a leading role for glasses.

(Sun)glasses can play an important role in creating an image like no other accessory. The article mentions numerous examples and there are of course many more. Perhaps you are one of those people who choose their glasses carefully for this reason.

NanaWoody&John wants to inspire and encourage everyone to choose a really beautiful pair of glasses that accentuates your personality and contributes to your self-confidence instead of a boring characterless frame. That is why we also like to refer you to passionate opticians with a love for their profession and with beautiful collections in their stores!

Fantastic contributions from Bobo's/Serengeti and Max voor Ogen to the Orange Babies project

During the NanaWoody&John Night at the Club last November in Amsterdam, Fiona Hering and Baba Sylla spoke passionately about the work of Orange Babies in Africa.

For 25 years, this organization has been committed to preventing children of HIV-infected mothers from also being born with the disease. They do great work and saved many lifes already. I have known Baba and Fiona and the work of Orange Babies for a long time, so the connection was quickly made. This year, NanaWoody&John and its partner stores and suppliers are committed to raising money to purchase a new mobile clinic for Orange Babies in South Africa.

All kinds of initiatives are now being developed and the first results are already known. Max voor Ogen in Schagen set aside a nice amount from every pair of glasses sold in January and recently donated the first 1,250 euros.

Bobo’s Sports Eyewear did the same for every Serengeti sunglasses sold in February and earlier this week presented a check for no less than 5,460 euros to Fiona and Baba.

Thanks to these two generous and committed donors, the counter already stands at 6,710 euros at the beginning of March and, as mentioned, there are many more great plans on their way, such as the special Scotch & Soda sunglasses, the proceeds of which will also go to Orange Babies.

We and Orange Babies are extremely grateful for all the support and we will keep you posted about new results in the months to come. I think with this collaboration the independent opticians and their suppliers show how they make the difference in every shopping street and everyone can contribute by shopping local at independent stores!

Vogue tips Victoria Beckham as the most popular brand of 2024

It's still early in the year and they don't have a crystal ball at Vogue either, but the fashion magazine still dares to make a prediction.

It bases this largely on the Lyst Index, which keeps track of how often a brand or item from a brand is googled. Victoria Beckham has been doing remarkably well in this regard lately. This is partly due to the extremely popular Netflix documentary about the Beckhams and the humorous way in which she responded with the popular 'My Dad had a Rolls Royce' t-shirt. More serious is her Frame Buckle belt with the beautifully styled logo, which ended up at number 2 of the most searched for products after the Margaux bag from The Row. In short, Victoria Beckham is not the largest fashion brand in the world, but it is very popular at the moment. And the designers cleverly include that beautiful 'buckle' of the belt in the sunglasses collection that is now in stores. Click here for a store near you!