A frame from the award-winning LinkSkin eyewear collection. |
The LinkSkin frame fronts reuse common plastic sheets from old and discarded plastic files and boxes made of .5mm to .6mm thick translucent polypropylene, a recycled thermoplastic polymer, noted for its lightness, durability and resistance to chemicals, water and impact, which is then molded and colored. A separate metal bar of stainless steel or beta titanium is used to form the supporting structure of the frame front. Hooks and clips lock and secure the plastic shape with extensions at the center of the bar to create a base for the silicon nose pads.
Rimlon cut lenses are then fit onto the plastic rim. The temples, made of injection molded recycled material, are attached to the metal bar with the company’s patented buckle joint locking system where the “fork” shaped tip of the bar is secured to the temple by sliding it through the groove of the buckle to firmly secure the frame front to the temple. No soldering, screws or tools are needed for disassembly and whole frame weighs less than 10 grams.
The LinkSkin collection from Link Eyewear is priced to the dispenser at €95, or approximately $140. ■