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- Tom Davies, the London-based bespoke eyewear designer produces his spectacles in Shenzhen.
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- Buffalo Horn spectacles by Tom Davies: designed in Britain and “nicely” hand made in China.
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- All Tom Davies creations are hand made in the factory the company owns in Shenzhen, Southern China. The bespoke eyewear are mainly made of cotton acetate, titanium and buffalo horn.
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- After the client’s measurements are taken by an optician part of Tom Davies’s network, they’re sent to the factory in Shenzhen where 16 people will work on a pair of bespoke glasses.
Eyewear comes in all shapes, materials and colours. Yet choosing the pair of glasses that not only solves your eyesight problems but also flatters and fits you perfectly can be challenging. While trying to understand why finding the perfect pair of specs can be so tricky, Nicely Made in China (NMiC) met Tom Davies, a London-based eyewear designer and his assistant Stephen Jakub. Tom’s design studio is in Mortlake, west London, and it is from here he produces his handmade eyewear, which is manufactured in China. In the following interview Tom and Stephen tell the story behind the remarkable craftsmanship required to make their handmade bespoke spectacles and why they’re proud of their China connection.
