Colab
THE STORY SO FAR.
COLAB has worked with some of the coolest and most innovative designers on the planet. With beginnings in early 2007, Colab have worked through several batches of artists, each bringing their own unique style to the brand. The idea is to give artists an opportunity to apply their talents and concepts to a brand-new medium, without the burden of fitting their designs to some preconceived notion about what ‘designer’ eyewear should be. Finding the right artist to develop their idea into a viable pair of frames is the key to the success of Colab. This is not to say that practicality is essential to the selection criteria… Colab approach people that inspire, and people who approach their art in interesting, innovative and unique ways. They are also tech-heads. The method of construction is extremely important for Colab, which has involved some unorthodox procedures to develop eyepieces that have never been manufactured before. Colab frames are ‘engineered’, by hand… not just made.
Colab available at:
Agnes & Annabel | Whitianga | +64 7 866 2118
Children of Vision | Auckland | +64 9 379 8930 | childrenofvision.com
Good As Gold | Wellington | +64 4 381 4653 | www.goodasgold.co.nz
Infinite Definite | Christchurch | +64 3 365 2372 | infinitedefinite.com
Occhiali Optical | Newmarket | Auckland | +64 9 524 8828 | occhiali.co.nz
Occhiali Optical | Ponsonby | Auckland | +64 9 379 8493 | occhiali.co.nz
Slick Willy’s | Dunedin | +64 3 477 1406 | slickwillys.co.nz
Spex Eyewear | Napier | + 64 6 835 5838 |
Sunglass Bar | Vulcan Lane | Auckland | +64 9 379 9806 | sunglassbar.com
Sunglass Bar | Newmarket | Auckland | +64 9 520 0499 | sunglassbar.com
Thanks | Mt. Maunganui | +64 7 575 9520 | www.thanksyo.com
Thanks | Tauranga | +64 7 579 4989 | www.thanksyo.com
The Supply Room | Queenstown | +64 3 441 3025
The Square | Tauranga | +64 7 574 9351 |
Trouble and Fox | Nelson | +64 3 548 4303 |
