Banton Frameworks is perhaps the UK’s answer to the Warby Parker trend, an online spectacle provider that has disrupted the industry not just with style and flair but an assured functionality. Begun out of a desire to capture Britain’s manufacturing glory days of high-quality goods made to stand the test of time, Banton Frameworks provides stylish yet simple frames in a vastly disappearing art.
With a focus on functional, considered, and minimalistic aesthetics, each pair of Banton Frameworks frames is intended to withstand the fickle nature of fashion, eschewing trends for timelessness. Their industrial production process rests solely in the hands of craftsmen to locally produce the frames.
Their latest OneThree F frames are the epitome of this expression. Offered in either GRY – a matte grey acetate, or TRT – a matte tortoiseshell acetate, these pair of spectacles feature a premium Italian acetate front with matte charcoal colored, stainless steel temples. They are then rotationally polished to create a lustrous, satin matte finish. Each pair is designed and manufactured in the brand’s Glasgow workshop in a homage to industrial production perfection blended with the skill of hand craftsmanship.
In a simple digital process, the frames can be shipped without lenses for trial, before settling on a pair and filling out prescription details for the final product to be posted. The process is almost effortless, with the entire focus on a high-quality, well-made pair of classic eyewear that will look great both today and tomorrow.