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WHAT WE DO

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WOOD
All glasses are unique due to the uniqueness of the materials. Only FSC-certified woods from sustainable forestry from wood veneer suppliers we trust are used. For the production of our WOODFELLAS glasses we only use wood veneers in small quantities.

ACETATE
Did you know that acetate is a natural product? The natural plastic has nothing to do with plastic. It is made from cotton or wood cellulose mixed with acetic acid and color additives and processed into solid acetate sheets. These can be cut into frames of all shapes. Acetate frames are particularly light and comfortable to wear on the nose. The material comes in countless colors, crystal clear, matte or polished to a high gloss. It can be excellently individualized and retains its shape well over the long term, remaining flexible and non-brittle.

BUFFALO HORN
Besides precious wood, we process two real exotics among natural materials: buffalo horn and slate. The horn is a renewable raw material. It comes from Indian and Chinese water buffaloes. And don’t worry, we only use cast-off horn for the glasses. So for the buffalos 100% painless. Promised!

SLATE
The slate for our stone glasses comes to us from India. To make the glasses stable and at the same time shapely, we work with real wood veneer, which we combine with a fine layer of slate stone. In 74 working steps, stone and wood are combined to create a truly unique piece that not everyone has.

CARBON & TITANIUM
Now it’s getting technical. Because we also process high-tech materials such as carbon and titanium. Two layers of carbon fabric are added to the wood layers in certain models for better stability and greater flexibility. Titanium has long been a popular material in eyewear design and must not be missing from WOODFELLAS eyewear either.

ADJUSTABLE TEMPLE TIPS
And last but not least, a useful trick made by WOODFELLAS and hardly to be found on any other wooden eyewear: the adjustable temple tips. These are made of acetate and can be adjusted to the respective head shape by trained personnel for best wearing comfort. A small revolution among wooden glasses.

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WHO WE ARE

WOODFELLAS-Gründer Stefan (links) Jan (rechts)

Inspired by the tension between urban lifestyle and our closeness to nature, the first WOODFELLAS eyewear collection was created in 2011. From apparent contradiction we have created unique pieces, combining the most beautiful natural materials with innovative technology and relaxed design. The result is eyewear for people who want to combine their vision with a statement. Eyewear for you.

We are Jan Priepke and Stefan Muckenhirn. Together with our team we make our attitude towards life, style and sustainability visible in our natural eyewear designs. The timeless contemporary frames will surprise you with their unexpected lightness. Whether sunglasses or prescription frames – WOODFELLAS eyewear is handmade. Always with an eye on sustainability and fairness.

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WOOD FELLAS x Montaigne Street

WOOD FELLAS x Montaigne Street

Not from this world and yet still in our midst. That was the word on the street when a very special WOOD FELLAS design was introduced to the brand’s following on 9 July 2014. As the German capital set about welcoming the movers and shakers of Germany’s fashion industry to Berlin Fashion Week and temperatures soared past 30° C, a who’s who of the international fashion and hip-hop scene was assembling at the city’s renowned Cookies club for the WOOD FELLAS Planète Sombre release party.

The limited-edition Planète Sombre eyewear collection was born out of a collaboration with Paris-based fashion collective Montaigne Street, and the launch evening for the new collection swiftly became the place to be.

A perfect couple for a perfect evening. WOOD FELLAS has made a name for itself with its expressive and neatly designed wood-based accessories, while upwardly mobile fashion crew Montaigne Street skilfully combine fashion, style and music. The Parisians followed up a string of legendary parties in the “City of Love” with a very different high point of the social calendar in Berlin.

A full house of the great and the good gathered at Cookies from dusk ‘til dawn. Bread & Butter, Voo Store, Highsnobiety, Montaigne Street, Positive Inc. and, of course, WOOD FELLAS ensured the party was bursting at the seams from start to finish. They were assisted by beats from Off-White creative guru and Kayne West confidente Virgil Abloh, plus local favourites Bass Gang, Bianca Checker and Voo Allstars, who kept the buzz soaring through the night until late the following morning. But the centre of attention was Planète Sombre.

Montaigne Street collabo with WOOD FELLAS
Montaigne Street collabo with WOOD FELLAS
Montaigne Street collabo with WOOD FELLAS
Montaigne Street collabo with WOOD FELLAS

Inspired by the Voyager Golden Records sent into space in 1977 to perpetuate the diversity of life and culture on Earth for other life forms (as printed, image- and video-based messages), the Planète Sombre collection set out to embody the vibe of a new generation in terms of style, sustainability and manufacturing.

WOOD FELLAS x Montaigne Street

The sunglasses (a limited-edition collection of 150 pieces per colour) have a hexagonal silhouette and are available in three different types of wood, and red, blue and yellow lens colours. All are protected by a silkscreen-printed pouch and a black box made from bamboo. The Planète Sombre logo is laser-cut into the glasses, pouch and box.


Like all WOOD FELLAS products, the glasses are handmade from recycled wood as part of an eco-friendly manufacturing process. Only the best-quality materials are present, the extremely flexible hinges and polarised lenses maximising comfort and offering UV protection 400.

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