EyeWris Lugemisprillid by Kenzo Singer is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Kuldauhind A' Design Award in Ehtedisain Competition Category.

KuldEhted· 2022

EyeWris Lugemisprillid

by Kenzo Singer

Client: EyeWris

Kuldauhind A' Design Award Winner in Ehted Category

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The Design

About EyeWris Lugemisprillid

EyeWris on kokkupandavad lugemisprillid, mis keerduvad ümber randme. Raame kantakse nagu käevõru ning need saab avada prillideks ühe käega, ühe liigutusega ja ühe sekundiga. Patenteeritud bistabiilne ninasild, mis on valmistatud nitinoolist kujumälumetallist, avaneb vedruna ja sulgub klõpsatusega ning on testitud vähemalt 25 000 tsükli vastupidavusele. Raamid on valmistatud kergest TR-90 materjalist, painduvad sangad on kujundatud mugavaks kandmiseks nii randmel kui ka näol. Polükarbonaatläätsedel on sinise valguse blokeerimine, UV-kaitse ning kriimustus-, määrdumis- ja peegeldusvastased katted.

The Recognition

About the Kuldauhind A' Design Award

EyeWris Lugemisprillid on Kuldauhinna A' Design Award võitja, ülimalt prestiižikas tunnustus, mis antakse esmaklassilistele, imelistele ja silmapaistvatele disainidele. Kuldvõitjad on ülimalt uuenduslikud, visioonilised ja glamuurselt pimestavad looming, mis peegeldab oma disainerite geniaalsust, tarkust ja oskusi. EyeWris Lugemisprillid peaks olema kõrgelt kiidetud, suundi seadev ja monumentaalne leiutis, mis pakub enneolematut väärtust. See Kuldauhinna A' Design Award võidudisain on suurejooneline, lugupeetud projekt, mis toob suurt kasu ning nihutab kunsti, teaduse, disaini ja tehnoloogia piire. EyeWris Lugemisprillid tekitab intensiivset soovi, äratab kirge, julgustab loovust ja lummab meid.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: EyeWris reading glasses wrap securely around the wrist so that they are always within reach, eliminating the daily frustration of not having reading glasses when needed.

A balancing act of precise geometry and materials engineering, the world's first bi-stable nose bridge utilizes memory metal to both spring open and snap shut.

EyeWris represents a meeting of timeless style and innovation, bringing brand new functionality and unparalleled convenience to a familiar product.
Dimensions & Packaging: 40mm x 40mm x 60mm (closed/wrist configuration)
Tags: EyeWris, eyewear, glasses, readers, reading glasses, folding, wrist
Production Technology: Patented bi-stable bridge: nitinol memory metal in combination with precisely engineered geometry results in bi-stable spring behavior.
Premium Lenses: polycarbonate lenses for best-in-class durability. Includes blue-light blocker, 100% UV protection, anti-scratch, anti-smudge, and anti-reflective coatings. Swiss-developed TR-90 frames: lightweight and extremely durable. Flexible temples engineered for comfort on both wrist and face. Minimum 25,000 open/close cycles
Design Challenge: The field of eyewear, having been around for centuries, has been thoroughly explored and optimized in terms of form and function. As a result, true innovation in eyewear is exceedingly rare and challenging to achieve. While the concept of "glasses on the wrist" is not new, the design challenges are such that it has never been well-executed. Looking back at the design process, with all the challenges along the way, the biggest hurdle was the first one: creating a brand new category of eyewear.
Research: Ergonomic research was applied to determine the optimal frame dimensions to fit 95% of human faces and wrists.

Fatigue limits of nickel-titanium memory metal was critical to ensure that the bridge could open and close for at least 25,000 cycles. The heat treatment process for this part was also critical to optimize for the spring mechanism to function.

For the lenses, due to the high base curve needed for ergonomics on the wrist, a proprietary solution was developed to mitigate optical distortion.
Inspiration: The idea for EyeWris began as a response to a need; specifically, the needs of my father and co-owner, Mark Singer. He needed a better solution to reading glasses, so that he could always have them with him.

My background in structural engineering proved pivotal. As it turns out, physics at the scale of a skyscraper also applies to something as small as a pair of glasses. This unusual meeting of structure and eyewear resulted in the invention of the bi-stable bridge, which made EyeWris possible.
Project Duration: The project started in 2017 in Santa Barbara, with fully functional prototypes completed in mid 2018. The design was continuously refined during the production prototyping process. Withstanding interruptions due to the global pandemic, the first production models were completed in November, 2021.
Operation Flow: On the face, the glasses are worn like traditional eyewear, with the exception of the "arms", which gently but securely grip the temples.

On the wrist, the glasses function similarly to a bracelet.

It takes one hand, one motion, and one second to change the glasses from wrist-wear to eyewear. The haptic experience of the folding mechanism truly brings the glasses to life.
Patents: Patented. Patent No. 10175501. Kenzo Singer and Mark Singer. 2018. USA
Patented. Patent No. 6833122. Kenzo Singer and Mark Singer. 2018. Japan
Patented. Patent No. 2021070100181360. Kenzo Singer and Mark Singer. 2018. China.
Patent Pending. Application No. 18840116. Kenzo Singer and Mark Singer. Europe.
Copywright 2017-2021 Times 4, LLC.
Team Members: Kenzo Singer
Mark Singer
Image Credits: EyeWris