[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":212},["ShallowReactive",2],{"posts":3},[4,18,30,41,53,65,77,90,102,113,124,135,146,157,168,179,190,201],{"title":5,"shortDescription":6,"date":7,"excerpt":6,"author":8,"cover":9,"slug":10,"thumbnail":11,"categories":15,"rendered":17},"BIDULES GLASSES WALK THE RUNWAY","For the past two years, we’ve collaborated with IFM BA students on their final graduation collection. Students who were looking to push the boundaries in how and what people wear on their face.  For each collaboration, we were lucky enough to be in Paris for the final shows, getting to see frames that had been […]","July 22, 2026","Lilou Angelrath",true,"bidules-glasses-walk-the-runway",{"small":12,"medium":13,"large":14},"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_357,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1783003459/bidules-wordpress/Photo-23-06-2026-16-34-45-5/Photo-23-06-2026-16-34-45-5.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_571,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1783003459/bidules-wordpress/Photo-23-06-2026-16-34-45-5/Photo-23-06-2026-16-34-45-5.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1071,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1783003459/bidules-wordpress/Photo-23-06-2026-16-34-45-5/Photo-23-06-2026-16-34-45-5.jpg?_i=AA",[16],"Frames","\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:-0.6px\">For the past two years, we’ve collaborated with IFM BA students on their final graduation collection. Students who were looking to push the boundaries in how and what people wear on their face. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:-0.6px\">For each collaboration, we were lucky enough to be in Paris for the final shows, getting to see frames that had been quietly worked on in the shop for months finally come to life on the runway.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:-0.6px\">Last year, we worked with Amandine Leost, whose collection was built on the spirit of the 60s and 80s, drawn from the world of second-hand flea market, where vintage patterns, brights colours and offbeat shapes come together in a perfectly kitsch harmony.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Photo-24-06-2025-15-08-44-1/Photo-24-06-2025-15-08-44-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1000,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1783073111/bidules-wordpress/Photo-24-06-2025-15-08-44-1/Photo-24-06-2025-15-08-44-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-4167 wp-image-4176\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4/3;object-fit:cover\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1783073111\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1000,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1783073111/bidules-wordpress/Photo-24-06-2025-15-08-44-1/Photo-24-06-2025-15-08-44-1.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_534,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1783073111/bidules-wordpress/Photo-24-06-2025-15-08-44-1/Photo-24-06-2025-15-08-44-1.jpg?_i=AA 800w, 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data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Photo-24-06-2025-14-12-57-1/Photo-24-06-2025-14-12-57-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1078,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784212610/bidules-wordpress/Photo-24-06-2025-14-12-57-1/Photo-24-06-2025-14-12-57-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-4167 wp-image-4196\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1784212610\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1078,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784212610/bidules-wordpress/Photo-24-06-2025-14-12-57-1/Photo-24-06-2025-14-12-57-1.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_575,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784212610/bidules-wordpress/Photo-24-06-2025-14-12-57-1/Photo-24-06-2025-14-12-57-1.jpg?_i=AA 800w, 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reached out to us with a vision for oversized glasses, reflecting on the rest of her collection, enhancing unexpected silhouettes with both humour and freedom. We dug into our stock and pulled out a few standout frames from Thierry (Morbier, FR, 1970s) that felt just right. After some back-and-forth on design and specs, together with Amandine we carefully reworked them, dissecting the originals and transforming them into nylon-mount-style frames, ready to hold some truly gigantic 70mm lenses. \u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Photo-02-05-2025-15-28-37-1/Photo-02-05-2025-15-28-37-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1125,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784213449/bidules-wordpress/Photo-02-05-2025-15-28-37-1/Photo-02-05-2025-15-28-37-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-4167 wp-image-4199\" data-format=\"jpg\" 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Drawing on personal memories, family garments and worn domestic fabrics to build a language of intimacy passed down through generations. Into that familiar world creeps a nocturnal imaginary, a world of desire and transformation inspired by cinema and literature, where the night offers the space to become someone else. The collection moves between sleepwear and tailoring, childhood and adulthood, embracing imbalance through oversized volumes, aged fabrics and instinctive styling choices. Clothing becomes both memory and a disguise; identities that stay fluid and unsettled, where no dress code is truly respected, and eyewear is part of that.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cbr>We could step in for this last step, re-working protective masks for athletes into an eyewear accessory, replacing their usual elastic straps with temples from our back stock – Robert Morel (Jura, FR) for the transparent ones and an unknown stock from Morez (Jura, FR) for the black ones. \u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https://wp.bidules.be/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Photo-16-05-2026-15-32-00-1200x1500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-4167 wp-image-4229\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3/4;object-fit:cover\" 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With some trial and error, a lot of filing and some determination, it all came together into a hybrid born of glasses and masks.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1125,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784218167/bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-4167 wp-image-4231\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1784218167\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1125,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784218167/bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_600,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784218167/bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_576,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784218167/bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1152,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784218167/bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784218167/bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_375,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784218167/bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-45.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1125,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784218192/bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-4167 wp-image-4232\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1784218192\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1125,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784218192/bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35.jpg?_i=AA 1125w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_600,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784218192/bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35.jpg?_i=AA 600w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_1024,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784218192/bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1152,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784218192/bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35.jpg?_i=AA 1152w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784218192/bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_375,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784218192/bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35.jpg?_i=AA 375w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1920,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1784218192/bidules-wordpress/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35/Photo-14-03-26-11-15-35.jpg?_i=AA 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As much as we love old frames and the endless stories they hold, there’s something equally exciting about working with the next generation of designers shaping the future of eyewear and accessory design.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C/p>\n",{"title":19,"shortDescription":20,"date":21,"excerpt":20,"author":8,"cover":9,"slug":22,"thumbnail":23,"categories":27,"rendered":29},"FACTORY900 – a unique drop at Bidules","To celebrate the 25th anniversary of FACTORY900, we’re very excited to announce the upcoming release of 20 archival pieces (across models and colourways) designed by Yoshinori Aoyama between 2002 and 2019. FACTORY900 was launched in 2000 as the in-house brand of Aoyama Optical Co., Ltd. (Sabae, Japan). Aoyama Optical is a small, family-run factory that […]","January 15, 2026","factory900-a-unique-drop-at-bidules",{"small":24,"medium":25,"large":26},"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_357,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1770917183/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3095-2/FACTORY9000-3095-2.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_571,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1770917183/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3095-2/FACTORY9000-3095-2.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1071,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1770917183/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3095-2/FACTORY9000-3095-2.jpg?_i=AA",[28],"Digging","\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>To celebrate the 25th anniversary of \u003Ca href=\"https://www.factory900.jp/en/\">FACTORY900\u003C/a>, we’re very excited to announce the upcoming release of 20 archival pieces (across models and colourways) designed by Yoshinori Aoyama between 2002 and 2019.\u003C/strong> \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FACTORY900 was launched in 2000 as the in-house brand of Aoyama Optical Co., Ltd. (Sabae, Japan). Aoyama Optical is a small, family-run factory that has been manufacturing eyewear in Sabae for more than 80 years. Located in the Fukui region, Sabae is the epicentre of Japanese eyewear production, responsible for approximately 95% of all “Made in Japan” frames.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Factory900-03_409618ca2/Factory900-03_409618ca2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1125,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098505/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-03_409618ca2/Factory900-03_409618ca2.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-4093 wp-image-4096\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1769098505\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1125,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098505/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-03_409618ca2/Factory900-03_409618ca2.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_600,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098505/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-03_409618ca2/Factory900-03_409618ca2.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_576,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098505/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-03_409618ca2/Factory900-03_409618ca2.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1152,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098505/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-03_409618ca2/Factory900-03_409618ca2.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_375,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098505/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-03_409618ca2/Factory900-03_409618ca2.jpg?_i=AA 500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098505/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-03_409618ca2/Factory900-03_409618ca2.jpg?_i=AA 1882w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within this environment, Aoyama Optical built a special reputation, often referred to locally as the “last resort” factory. Complex or highly specific requests that other manufacturers were unable to realise were often brought to Aoyama, guided by a simple principle: never declare a design impossible to produce without first trying every other possible solution. Over decades, this mindset and accumulated expertise laid the foundation for what would become the FACTORY900 collections we know today.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Factory900-01_409714505/Factory900-01_409714505.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1125,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098564/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-01_409714505/Factory900-01_409714505.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-4093 wp-image-4097\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1769098564\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1125,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098564/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-01_409714505/Factory900-01_409714505.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_600,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098564/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-01_409714505/Factory900-01_409714505.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_576,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098564/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-01_409714505/Factory900-01_409714505.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1152,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098564/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-01_409714505/Factory900-01_409714505.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_375,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098564/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-01_409714505/Factory900-01_409714505.jpg?_i=AA 500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1882,h_1412,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098564/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-01_409714505/Factory900-01_409714505.jpg?_i=AA 1882w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06_40987ecae/Factory900-06_40987ecae.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1125,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098580/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06_40987ecae/Factory900-06_40987ecae.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-4093 wp-image-4098\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1769098580\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1125,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098580/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06_40987ecae/Factory900-06_40987ecae.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_600,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098580/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06_40987ecae/Factory900-06_40987ecae.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_576,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098580/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06_40987ecae/Factory900-06_40987ecae.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1152,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098580/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06_40987ecae/Factory900-06_40987ecae.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_375,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098580/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06_40987ecae/Factory900-06_40987ecae.jpg?_i=AA 500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1882,h_1412,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098580/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06_40987ecae/Factory900-06_40987ecae.jpg?_i=AA 1882w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As “Sabae glasses” gained international recognition, issues around fraudulent claims of production origin began to surface. In response, the Fukui Optical Industrial Association introduced a registered factory identification system in 1994, assigning a unique number to each manufacturer to certify authentic origin. \u003Cstrong>Aoyama Optical was given the number 900, which later became the name of the brand.\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\">\u003Cimg width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06-1/Factory900-06-1.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098699/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06-1/Factory900-06-1.jpeg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-4093 wp-image-4099\" style=\"width:384px;height:auto\" data-format=\"jpeg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1769098699\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098699/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06-1/Factory900-06-1.jpeg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098699/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06-1/Factory900-06-1.jpeg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098699/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06-1/Factory900-06-1.jpeg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098699/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06-1/Factory900-06-1.jpeg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1638,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098699/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06-1/Factory900-06-1.jpeg?_i=AA 1638w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098699/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06-1/Factory900-06-1.jpeg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098699/bidules-wordpress/Factory900-06-1/Factory900-06-1.jpeg?_i=AA 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>FACTORY900 is built upon the century-old savoir-faire of its Sabae factory\u003C/strong>. From the outset, Aoyama has operated outside conventional industry norms; \u003Cstrong>their approach to volume, thickness and colour remains largely unmatched and in some cases, unexplained.\u003C/strong> The brand’s distinctive shapes and avant-garde designs have earned it a strong reputation within the global eyewear industry. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deeply committed to their craft, Aoyama emphasises that nearly the entire manufacturing process is kept in-house, from initial design through production, allowing full control over craftsmanship and quality. This dedication extends all the way to their flagship store in Tokyo.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we reached out about any deadstock pieces, they explained quickly that it would be very difficult ; \u003Cstrong>they produce strictly on demand, maintaining virtually no excess inventory thanks to a family-run discipline, and simply common sense\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>So, instead of digging through old stocks, we went back to the source.\u003C/strong> These archive models have been \u003Cstrong>reproduced exclusively for us (production took 3 months)\u003C/strong>, \u003Cstrong>made to order in Japan,\u003C/strong> and are available exclusively in-store as optical frames. This is quite significant, given that their usual process (from production to consumer) is almost entirely contained within the company itself.\u003Cbr>Here’s a peek of some models – followed by the full list by name, colour and date of production:\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3024/FACTORY9000-3024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098960/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3024/FACTORY9000-3024.jpeg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-4093 wp-image-4100\" data-format=\"jpeg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1769098960\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098960/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3024/FACTORY9000-3024.jpeg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098960/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3024/FACTORY9000-3024.jpeg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098960/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3024/FACTORY9000-3024.jpeg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098960/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3024/FACTORY9000-3024.jpeg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1639,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098960/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3024/FACTORY9000-3024.jpeg?_i=AA 1639w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098960/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3024/FACTORY9000-3024.jpeg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098960/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3024/FACTORY9000-3024.jpeg?_i=AA 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-2933/FACTORY9000-2933.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098978/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-2933/FACTORY9000-2933.jpeg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-4093 wp-image-4101\" data-format=\"jpeg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1769098978\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098978/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-2933/FACTORY9000-2933.jpeg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098978/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-2933/FACTORY9000-2933.jpeg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098978/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-2933/FACTORY9000-2933.jpeg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098978/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-2933/FACTORY9000-2933.jpeg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1639,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098978/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-2933/FACTORY9000-2933.jpeg?_i=AA 1639w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098978/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-2933/FACTORY9000-2933.jpeg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098978/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-2933/FACTORY9000-2933.jpeg?_i=AA 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3033/FACTORY9000-3033.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098996/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3033/FACTORY9000-3033.jpeg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-4093 wp-image-4102\" data-format=\"jpeg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1769098996\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098996/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3033/FACTORY9000-3033.jpeg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098996/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3033/FACTORY9000-3033.jpeg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098996/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3033/FACTORY9000-3033.jpeg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098996/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3033/FACTORY9000-3033.jpeg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1639,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098996/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3033/FACTORY9000-3033.jpeg?_i=AA 1639w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098996/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3033/FACTORY9000-3033.jpeg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769098996/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-3033/FACTORY9000-3033.jpeg?_i=AA 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FA-205 col.565 (rel. 2009)\u003Cbr>FA-208 col.001, 376, 447, 840 (rel. 2011)\u003Cbr>FA-240 col.001, 425, 389, 745, 747, 746 (rel. 2010)\u003Cbr>FA-212 col.001, 425 (rel. 2010)\u003Cbr>FA-243 col. 001, 345, 425 (rel. 2012)\u003Cbr>FA-342 col. 001, 425 (rel. 2019)\u003Cbr>FA-360 col. 001, 872 (rel. 2018)\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>All pieces are polished by hand and feature incredibly beautiful, functional and flexible hinges that are patented and also manufactured in-house.\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"1200\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-candy-2/FACTORY9000-candy-2.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1200,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769101463/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-candy-2/FACTORY9000-candy-2.jpeg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-4093 wp-image-4117\" data-format=\"jpeg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1769101463\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1200,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769101463/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-candy-2/FACTORY9000-candy-2.jpeg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_640,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769101463/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-candy-2/FACTORY9000-candy-2.jpeg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_614,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769101463/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-candy-2/FACTORY9000-candy-2.jpeg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1229,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769101463/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-candy-2/FACTORY9000-candy-2.jpeg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1639,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769101463/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-candy-2/FACTORY9000-candy-2.jpeg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_400,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1769101463/bidules-wordpress/FACTORY9000-candy-2/FACTORY9000-candy-2.jpeg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We’re truly so excited to bring this drop to you in Brussels. We even received the frames with a special candy selection (see picture on the left) – if you’re quick enough, you might be able to get one with your coffee during your next visit \u003Ca href=\"https://www.bidules.be/store/\">at the store\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>All factory pictures from the 1970s are courtesy of the Aoyama\u003C/em> \u003Cem>family.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n",{"title":31,"shortDescription":32,"date":33,"excerpt":32,"author":8,"cover":9,"slug":34,"thumbnail":35,"categories":39,"rendered":40},"BIDULES’ FIRST BOOK: “3000 Days of Archives Related to the Optics and Glasses Frame Industry”","After seven years of being in our shop, and scanning and photographing countless oddities from the eyewear world, it felt like the right time to put a stamp on it. The result is our very first book, a documentation of the industry we work so closely with, told from our own perspective. “3000 Days of […]","October 9, 2025","bidules-first-book-3000-days-of-archives-related-to-the-optics-and-glasses-frame-industry",{"small":36,"medium":37,"large":38},"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_357,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760614076/bidules-wordpress/cover_3000_days_3995c466a/cover_3000_days_3995c466a.png?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_571,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760614076/bidules-wordpress/cover_3000_days_3995c466a/cover_3000_days_3995c466a.png?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760614076/bidules-wordpress/cover_3000_days_3995c466a/cover_3000_days_3995c466a.png?_i=AA",[],"\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After seven years of being in our shop, and scanning and photographing countless oddities from the eyewear world, it felt like the right time to put a stamp on it. The result is our very first book, a documentation of the industry we work so closely with, told from our own perspective.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-no-gutter is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/book-studio-visuels-1517/book-studio-visuels-1517.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1761139126/bidules-wordpress/book-studio-visuels-1517/book-studio-visuels-1517.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-3867 wp-image-4053\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1761139126\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1761139126/bidules-wordpress/book-studio-visuels-1517/book-studio-visuels-1517.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1761139126/bidules-wordpress/book-studio-visuels-1517/book-studio-visuels-1517.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1761139126/bidules-wordpress/book-studio-visuels-1517/book-studio-visuels-1517.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1761139126/bidules-wordpress/book-studio-visuels-1517/book-studio-visuels-1517.jpg?_i=AA 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“3000 Days of Archives Related to the Optics and Glasses Frame Industry” is a visual journey through the forgotten corners of the eyewear industry. Some untold stories, brands, objects, and people who shaped its evolving landscape.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04px\">The collection was started in 2018 by the Bidules team, and is an ongoing project, taking no claim to meaning, blending scanography and photography to explore fragments of a trade shaped by time, chance, and memory.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04px\">The publication was developed under the creative direction of \u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/2sntoss/?hl=en\">Mathys Dos Santos\u003C/a>, a 23-year-old Brussels-based photographer focused on archival storytelling and small print-run publishing.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published by Bidules, the book is a testament to the richness of forgotten material culture, placing itself at the crossroads of visual culture, industrial design, photography and archival research, documenting a lesser-known sector of the eyewear history through a curated lens.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sm-gutter is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg width=\"1283\" height=\"917\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/3000days-10-2/3000days-10-2.png\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1283,h_917,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760613630/bidules-wordpress/3000days-10-2/3000days-10-2.png?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-3867 wp-image-3985\" loading=\"lazy\" data-format=\"png\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1760613630\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/v1760613630/bidules-wordpress/3000days-10-2/3000days-10-2.png?_i=AA 1283w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_572,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760613630/bidules-wordpress/3000days-10-2/3000days-10-2-800x572.png?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_549,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760613630/bidules-wordpress/3000days-10-2/3000days-10-2.png?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_357,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760613630/bidules-wordpress/3000days-10-2/3000days-10-2.png?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1283px) 100vw, 1283px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg width=\"1300\" height=\"928\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/3000days-02-1/3000days-02-1.png\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1300,h_928,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760613629/bidules-wordpress/3000days-02-1/3000days-02-1.png?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-3867 wp-image-3986\" loading=\"lazy\" data-format=\"png\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1760613629\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/v1760613629/bidules-wordpress/3000days-02-1/3000days-02-1.png?_i=AA 1300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_571,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760613629/bidules-wordpress/3000days-02-1/3000days-02-1-800x571.png?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_548,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760613629/bidules-wordpress/3000days-02-1/3000days-02-1.png?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_357,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760613629/bidules-wordpress/3000days-02-1/3000days-02-1.png?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04px\">The book was launched on September 25th, 2025, as part of our shop’s seventh anniversary. To mark the event, we’ve invited a lineup of artists, musicians, writers, and curators who, each in their own way, work with some form of collecting. Through performance, talks, and music, they expand the world of the book into an evening celebrating the breadth of collecting that happens all around us. From the surreal spoken-word-music experiments of \u003Ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/odd-job-662317249?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=0&si=1B9DD779EDE6428B9145BB55A3717FDB&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing&mc_cid=a994447223&mc_eid=a6e6801989\">Odd Job\u003C/a>, to the careful curations of \u003Ca href=\"https://www.bogbodiespress.com/\">bog bodies press\u003C/a>, to reflections on collecting from the personal practices of Ewout De Cat, Jacob Lambrecht and Anwyn Howarth. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04px\">Here is a short introduction of all of our wonderful participants:\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-bidules-video is-100-width \" style=\"--ratio:4/3\">\n    \u003Cvideo data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/3000days-Video_405547fae.mp4\" playsinline autoplay loop muted width=\"970\" height=\"692\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/video/upload/br_1278k,c_scale,q_auto:low,w_480/f_auto,q_auto/v1761139721/bidules-wordpress/3000days-Video_405547fae.mp4?_i=AA\" class=\"wp-post-3867 wp-video-4055\" data-format=\"mp4\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1761139721\" data-seo=\"1\">\u003C/video>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/odd-job-662317249?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=0&si=1B9DD779EDE6428B9145BB55A3717FDB&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing&mc_cid=a994447223&mc_eid=a6e6801989\">Odd Job\u003C/a>: \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Artists Camille Bleker and Brecht Hayen formed “Odd Job,” a project that melds both of their interests with spoken word and music and transforms them into radio shows and live performances. Camille blends short stories and poetry with themes of surrealism and absurdism. Giving a voice to inanimate objects such as a fork, a kitchen mixer, or a bed cover. Brecht creates music and is fascinated by strange sounds, cassette recordings, spontaneous music, and explores the creation of eerie instruments by sampling his voice. In their work, they present a selection of spoken-word tunes, oddball experiments, and swift concoctions from well-, under-, and lesser-known artists. Their show immerses listeners in the peculiar and unusual aspects of life with engulfing atmospheres and stories. It is a celebration of the world’s extraordinary oddities.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sm-gutter is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"1071\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/book-studio-visuels-1404/book-studio-visuels-1404.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1071,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1761138379/bidules-wordpress/book-studio-visuels-1404/book-studio-visuels-1404.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-3867 wp-image-4048\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1761138379\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1761138379/bidules-wordpress/book-studio-visuels-1404/book-studio-visuels-1404.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_571,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1761138379/bidules-wordpress/book-studio-visuels-1404/book-studio-visuels-1404.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_548,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1761138379/bidules-wordpress/book-studio-visuels-1404/book-studio-visuels-1404.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_357,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1761138379/bidules-wordpress/book-studio-visuels-1404/book-studio-visuels-1404.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg width=\"1322\" height=\"944\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/3000days-03-2/3000days-03-2.png\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1322,h_944,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760614645/bidules-wordpress/3000days-03-2/3000days-03-2.png?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-3867 wp-image-4008\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" data-format=\"png\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1760614645\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760614645/bidules-wordpress/3000days-03-2/3000days-03-2.png?_i=AA 1322w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_571,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760614645/bidules-wordpress/3000days-03-2/3000days-03-2.png?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_548,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760614645/bidules-wordpress/3000days-03-2/3000days-03-2.png?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_357,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1760614645/bidules-wordpress/3000days-03-2/3000days-03-2.png?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1322px) 100vw, 1322px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.bogbodiespress.com/\">Bog Bodies Press\u003C/a>: \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">bog bodies press is a multi-disciplinary publishing house founded by Lilou Angelrath and Réiltín Ní Aodhagáin. They create print, digital and in-person platforms that engage people in our oldest communal practice – storytelling – in ways that build meaningful connection and spotlight the brilliant stories that lie beyond the limits of mainstream literature.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The press is founded on the belief that the stories we have access to shape our perspectives. They can show us things we’ve never imagined and reflect parts of ourselves we thought we’d never see. bog bodies press uses their award-winning design, diverse catalogue of phenomenal stories and warm, welcoming events to see the world in more nuanced, vibrant, complicated and wonderful ways. Their curation of talks for Bidules did, hopefully, bring you into that world too.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\">\u003Cimg width=\"333\" height=\"444\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/3000DAYS-GIF-LOWRES-1/3000DAYS-GIF-LOWRES-1.gif\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_333,h_444,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1759418495/bidules-wordpress/3000DAYS-GIF-LOWRES-1/3000DAYS-GIF-LOWRES-1.gif?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-3867 wp-image-3897\" style=\"width:480px;height:auto\" data-format=\"gif\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1759418495\" data-seo=\"1\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.outofstock.be/\">Ewout De Cat\u003C/a>:\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ewout De Cat comes to us from his bookstore, out of stock, in Ghent, which is filled with ephemera, books, prints, photographs and vernacular and folk art. out of stock is renowned for its vast, expertly curated collection, but Ewout is coming to talk about his own personal collection of Braille – exploring what it means to be a collector, and when to let go. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://freejacob.com/\">Jacob Lambrecht\u003C/a>:\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jacob Lambrecht doesn’t try to make sense of the world but life flows in, and life flows out in various forms. These congregate in collections that become wells of inspiration and curiosity for his artistic practice. He talks us through one of his collections; an attempt to create his own familiar, particular sense of disorder in this disordered world.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/anwyn.howarth/?hl=en\">Anwyn Howarth\u003C/a>:\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anwyn Howarth is a musician, filmmaker and producer who has been writing original songs since the age of 14. Although she hasn’t released any of them under her stage name, Angel Face, she often performs her music live at intimate venues across the world, leaving her with a vast collection of lyrics, moments, and memories spanning more than ten years; it can only be accessed by others when she gets on stage with her guitar.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>If you missed the launch or aren’t based in Brussels, you can find the publication in the following (book)stores: \u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.bidules.be/\">Bidules \u003Cem>(brussels, be)\u003C/em>\u003C/a> \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://peinture-fraiche.be/\">Peinture Fraîche\u003C/a>\u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https://peinture-fraiche.be/\"> (brussels, be)\u003C/a>\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://saint-martin-bookshop.com/\">Saint-Martin Bookshop \u003C/a>\u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https://saint-martin-bookshop.com/\">(brussels, be)\u003C/a>\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.tipi-bookshop.be/\">Tipi BookShop \u003C/a>\u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.tipi-bookshop.be/\">(brussels, be)\u003C/a>\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.rile.space/\">Rile* Books \u003C/a>\u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.rile.space/\">(brussels, be)\u003C/a>\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://cahiercentral.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooUFqAAd1fJtv3ghK3g6Vp6aWNwkjwUJrrNusX7jxt2VK8oKI1y\">Cahier Central \u003C/a>\u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https://cahiercentral.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooUFqAAd1fJtv3ghK3g6Vp6aWNwkjwUJrrNusX7jxt2VK8oKI1y\">(paris, fr)\u003C/a>\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://librairiesanstitre.com/\">Librairie Sans titre \u003Cem>(paris, fr)\u003C/em>\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.yvon-lambert.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorNb9k05xOn_FGt_rAShxW4htJ6hxZKmIavTibTSOFzFVTtAVo8\">Yvon Lambert \u003C/a>\u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.yvon-lambert.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorNb9k05xOn_FGt_rAShxW4htJ6hxZKmIavTibTSOFzFVTtAVo8\">(paris, fr)\u003C/a>\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.focus-focus.com/EN\">Focus Focus \u003Cem>(marseille, fr)\u003C/em>\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"http://www.musee-lunette.fr/fr\">Musée de la Lunette \u003Cem>(morez, fr)\u003C/em>\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://officiel-galeries-musees.fr/lieu/musee-du-peigne-et-de-la-plasturgie/\">Musée du peigne et de la plasturgie \u003Cem>(oyonnax, fr)\u003C/em>\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://wide-shades.myshopify.com/\">Wide Shades \u003C/a>\u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https://wide-shades.myshopify.com/\">(lisboa, pt)\u003C/a>\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.northoptical.me/\">NorthOptical\u003Cem> (portland, me, usa)\u003C/em>\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://speakeasy-kobe.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaccL4qwniVghwkWbhHcK3Kt7aJeejzPRaeYX6A5rDJ3a9nKHBcmFZt1xtPHyw_aem_udAEZpHKhCsJskPrg80YFQ\">Speak Easy \u003Cem>(tokyo, jp)\u003C/em>\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>The publication is also distributed by \u003Ca href=\"https://www.lespressesdureel.com/ouvrage.php?id=12843&menu=0\">Les Presse du Réel\u003C/a>.\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>We had such a great time making the book, and sharing it with all of Bidules’ community, onto more collecting, more books and more glasses!\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C/p>\n",{"title":42,"shortDescription":43,"date":44,"excerpt":43,"author":45,"cover":9,"slug":46,"thumbnail":47,"categories":51,"rendered":52},"FOR FRONTS’ SAKE!","Since our inception back in 2013, while unearthing new-old stocks of glasses, we’ve collected many raw, incomplete frames and parts from different eras along the way, inspiring us to assemble and finish these gems by hand ourselves instead of seeing them waste away. A decade later, through the FRONTs project, we handcraft frames using parts […]","March 5, 2025","adriana","fronts",{"small":48,"medium":49,"large":50},"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_333,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736434777/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-02-web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-02-web.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_533,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736434777/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-02-web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-02-web.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1000,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736434777/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-02-web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-02-web.jpg?_i=AA",[28],"\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>Since our inception back in 2013, while unearthing new-old stocks of glasses, we’ve collected many raw, incomplete frames and parts from different eras along the way, inspiring us to assemble and finish these gems by hand ourselves instead of seeing them waste away. A decade later, through the FRONTs project, we handcraft frames using parts initially destined to be forgotten, trying to avoid new materials and creating a unique and unexpected blend of history—all that in our basement here in Brussels. \u003C/strong>\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years of routinely working on glasses repairs, hacks, upgrades and restorations, we’ve saved some pretty beat-up frames from extreme mishandling cases and got more in touch with our pieces. We developed an understanding of how glasses feel under stress and learnt to determine and improve each part’s longevity. With this built-up knowledge and with insights from fellow colleagues to better our machine mastery and measurements, we finally got the confidence to embark on a project of hand assembling and finishing frames made of parts coming from different places and periods of the 20th century.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Unboxing an unexpected treasure\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a dig, between customers or repairs, we always try to find a moment to gather around and hide in the stockroom for an unboxing session. Sometimes, it’s a long-awaited order we’ve pre-inspected through images sent back and forth. Other times, it can be a bit of a surprise with exciting pépites, although we’re never really safe from ending up with some very underwhelming meh’s and total disappointments either.\u003Cbr>On this day in August 2023, it was an unmarked crate that arrived at our door. We took it downstairs, and we can safely say it was unlike anything we’d seen before.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"938\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_938,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736435576/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Here are two pictures lined up next to each other. On the left, you'll see a newspaper of Oyonnax from April 1965. With the main title saying "the Oyonnax first aiders have participated in the large exercise of Givors". \nOn the right, the large crate mentioned in the article, full of stacked up reddish-brown transluscent plates of frame fronts.\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-image-3415\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1736435576\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_938,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736435576/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736435576/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_480,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736435576/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736435576/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1280,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736435576/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_313,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736435576/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-04-Web.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A layer of newspaper from April 1965 reading “Le Progrès”, “OYONNAX” was wrapping the content underneath: hundreds of flat and smooth, neatly stacked brown-reddish translucent plates of an early form of plastic, potentially injected celluloid or acetate. All the same size, flat with a small central bump, thin and light, yet sturdy. We counted them: 220 pieces of crown-pantos fronts from the 1940s-1950s.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Spoiler, only about fifty would make the cut.\u003Cbr>\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"1274\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1274,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736435773/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Here's the Huguenin Frères et Compagnie paper we found. It has a small logo with glasses on it, the sizing and "Morez du Jura"\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-image-3417\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1736435773\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1274,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736435773/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_680,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736435773/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_653,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736435773/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1305,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736435773/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_425,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736435773/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web.jpg?_i=AA 500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736435773/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web/Fronts-pantos-50s-fifties-Huguenin-web.jpg?_i=AA 1623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The crate offered few clues about its origin— just the newspaper’s date and location, along with a torn note from Huguenin Frères et Compagnie. ‘Lunettes Huga Lumosol’ from Morez du Jura (FR), it said, with an older frame sizing indication of 17X58. From there it’s only speculation: the company could’ve collaborated on the frames by subcontracting to some Oyonnaxian manufacturer… But the details remain uncertain.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All we knew was that we had some mid-century frame fronts in our stockroom, and although our end goal was crystal clear, we had yet to determine how to get there as we neither had the complete knowledge nor the tools to work on them. Also, some pretty major parts *cough* \u003Cem>all of them \u003C/em>*cough* were missing. So on we went for another deadstock quest for temples, hinges, and things as such, while Mathias worked on honing his workshop and his skills.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1733847845/bidules-wordpress/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Three plates of reddish-brown amber transluscent celluloid fronts, in their raw condition. A lot of dust/dirt is still on the frames.\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-image-3355\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1733847845\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1733847845/bidules-wordpress/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1733847845/bidules-wordpress/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1733847845/bidules-wordpress/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1733847845/bidules-wordpress/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1733847845/bidules-wordpress/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro.jpg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1638,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1733847845/bidules-wordpress/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro.jpg?_i=AA 1638w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1733847845/bidules-wordpress/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro/pantos-50s-fifties-Macro.jpg?_i=AA 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Some specifics on the materials/ the Plastic Valley of Oyonnax\u003C/strong> (FR)\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 1800s, items like piano keys, hair combs, and billiard balls were commonly made from ivory, bones, and shells. The Valley of Oyonnax and Saint-Claude (FR) were major players in this industry until overhunting led to resource depletion. However, around 1870, celluloid was patented as an alternative, so ‘thankfully’ (the consequences of industrial mass-made plastic were clearly not their problem), Oyonnax made the switch.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cem>— Fancy a bit more reading? More on the industrial story of Oyonnax on our other post: \u003Ca href=\"https://wp.bidules.be/riding-solo/\">\u003Cstrong>Riding SOLO\u003C/strong>\u003C/a>\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celluloid isn’t perfect; it emits quite a strong and distinctive camphor smell and requires strict conservation conditions. Not so incidentally, it was known to have spontaneously sparked a fire or two (or more), hence its later replacement by acetate: the non-flammable and less chemical now-industry-standard cousin.\u003Cbr>Back to our frames: due to the scarcity of the material, it was pretty unlikely that the fronts we had were made of tortoiseshell or any other animal byproduct. And a box full of intact-looking ‘cellulo’ frames without that Tiger Balm aroma seemed then a bit too good to be true. But they did feel quite silkier than acetate… So, we knew what we had to do, and after listening to our inner pyromaniac tendencies (with an extinguisher close-by of course), we concluded that indeed, we had authentic 1940s-50s celluloid parts in our burnt-up hands.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Another find: Temples and hinges\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During our quest for smaller parts, we aimed to stick to a maximum of older temples, hinges and other components, which complicated our search a bit… You know, landing on a crate of forgotten fronts is already a pretty uncommon thing, so we weren’t expecting to find another lot with the remaining items and build-your-own-frame manual included, that’s for sure.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Nonetheless, it’s kind of what happened, and it felt almost like a fever dream when a few months after sending us the fronts, the same fixer from Lyon (FR) gave us a call.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">‘ – I have temples, he said.\u003Cbr>– We’ll take them all.’\u003Cbr>And there we were, swimming in a sea of blondes and ambers, blues, lilacs and other bright ‘poissons’ … thousands and thousands of multicoloured, left and right sides all together, raw and unsorted 1970s acetate temples.\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg width=\"2560\" height=\"1787\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/00007-crop-web/00007-crop-web.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2560,h_1787,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736438437/bidules-wordpress/00007-crop-web/00007-crop-web.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Two images next to each other, the first one with brown amber acetate celluloid translucent glasses temples bundled together with a yellow rubber band and on the left a bunch of silver hinges photographed on a black background.\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-image-3426\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1736438437\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2560,h_1787,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736438437/bidules-wordpress/00007-crop-web/00007-crop-web.jpg?_i=AA 2560w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_559,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736438437/bidules-wordpress/00007-crop-web/00007-crop-web.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1047,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736438437/bidules-wordpress/00007-crop-web/00007-crop-web.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736438437/bidules-wordpress/00007-crop-web/00007-crop-web.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1072,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736438437/bidules-wordpress/00007-crop-web/00007-crop-web.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1430,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736438437/bidules-wordpress/00007-crop-web/00007-crop-web.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_349,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736438437/bidules-wordpress/00007-crop-web/00007-crop-web.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While sorting all of the pieces we had by material, colour, shape, and size, we searched for the remaining subcomponents; we put our best data recollection skills to work, talked with a few of our Jurassian friends, and on our way to Morez for our usual glasses stock trips, a box of locally manufactured mid-century hinges, screws and rivets was waiting for us. \u003Cbr>Then, boom. Our search bore even more fruit as we landed on another beautiful box, adding to our collection, this time with some pantos and square-shaped acetate fronts that we suspect come from Morbier’s Bourgeois.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With all the elements now available and displayed on our desk, it was now a matter of learning, crafting, trying and failing, trying again, asking for help and, lastly, getting there…Eventually.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"278\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Boite-Pantos-01-web/Boite-Pantos-01-web.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_278,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736438939/bidules-wordpress/Boite-Pantos-01-web/Boite-Pantos-01-web.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A view from a box of pantos fronts expected to have been made by Bourgeois (Morbier, Haut-Jura - FR) in the 1950 and 1960s. It’s the original wooden container from the factory with approximately 240 fronts of 4 to 8mm acetate in it, raw and untouched for 60-70+ years.\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-image-3429\" data-crop=\"5.4\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1736438939\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_278,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736438939/bidules-wordpress/Boite-Pantos-01-web/Boite-Pantos-01-web.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_148,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736438939/bidules-wordpress/Boite-Pantos-01-web/Boite-Pantos-01-web.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_142,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736438939/bidules-wordpress/Boite-Pantos-01-web/Boite-Pantos-01-web.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_285,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736438939/bidules-wordpress/Boite-Pantos-01-web/Boite-Pantos-01-web.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_380,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736438939/bidules-wordpress/Boite-Pantos-01-web/Boite-Pantos-01-web.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_93,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736438939/bidules-wordpress/Boite-Pantos-01-web/Boite-Pantos-01-web.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Let’s get cooking\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you’ve been at Bidules, chances are you’ve seen Mathias cause he’s been a key member since Day 1 of the Ravenstein store. Today, he is the repair/restoration final boss here, so we sought his insights and observations on the project.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout our twelve years of digs, we’ve had our fair share of ill-conserved, cracked and dried-up frames, some going back a century. Having experienced poorly stored frames before, we found out quite fast that many of the fronts were in worse condition than expected. Some were also much thinner, and others had prior modifications that didn’t fit our current assembly process. So, aside they went for future testing and experimentation. And just like that, by looking at them with better eyes, we went from 220 parts from that first crate to way, way less. About fifty, to be exact-ish. Then we repeated the selection process for the second box and temples as well.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to the smaller parts, newly manufactured hinges and rivets have a set of instructions with standardised measurements, but older stock has close to no info. So it was up to Math to find it and sketch it all out: micromillimeters of data, crucial for proper placement of hinges and rivets on a frame. Not only does it ensure a good-looking, symmetrical and aligned pair of glasses on the face, but also a comfortable and especially sturdy one at that.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"980\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/0-web/0-web.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_980,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736439643/bidules-wordpress/0-web/0-web.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Here are measurements of hinges from Morez sketched out by Mathias to prepare their mounting into our FRONTs collection’s front pieces\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-image-3435\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1736439643\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_980,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736439643/bidules-wordpress/0-web/0-web.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_523,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736439643/bidules-wordpress/0-web/0-web.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_502,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736439643/bidules-wordpress/0-web/0-web.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1004,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736439643/bidules-wordpress/0-web/0-web.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_327,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736439643/bidules-wordpress/0-web/0-web.jpg?_i=AA 500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736439643/bidules-wordpress/0-web/0-web.jpg?_i=AA 1562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So we’ve gathered, felt, measured. The following insertion steps, done hand in hand with our beloved \u003Ca href=\"http://bidules.be/tools\">tools\u003C/a>, are really the ones that can make or break a frame. Literally. Afterwards, once the drilling, melting, drying and waiting are done, the dismantled pieces are just shy of becoming a pair of glasses, leaving only some finishing and shaping ahead.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sm-gutter is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-bidules-video is-100-width \" style=\"--ratio:9/16\">\n    \u003Cvideo data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/FRONTS-SEQUENCE-04.mp4\" playsinline autoplay loop muted width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/video/upload/br_1278k,c_scale,q_auto:low,w_480/f_auto,q_auto/v1736440020/bidules-wordpress/FRONTS-SEQUENCE-04.mp4?_i=AA\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-video-3439\" data-format=\"mp4\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1736440020\" data-seo=\"1\">\u003C/video>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-bidules-video is-100-width \" style=\"--ratio:9/16\">\n    \u003Cvideo data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/FRONTS-SEQUENCE-01.mp4\" playsinline autoplay loop muted width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/video/upload/br_1278k,c_scale,q_auto:low,w_480/f_auto,q_auto/v1736440094/bidules-wordpress/FRONTS-SEQUENCE-01.mp4?_i=AA\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-video-3443\" data-format=\"mp4\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1736440094\" data-seo=\"1\">\u003C/video>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-bidules-video is-100-width \" style=\"--ratio:9/16\">\n    \u003Cvideo data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/FRONTS-SEQUENCE-03.mp4\" playsinline autoplay loop muted width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/video/upload/br_1278k,c_scale,q_auto:low,w_480/f_auto,q_auto/v1736440148/bidules-wordpress/FRONTS-SEQUENCE-03.mp4?_i=AA\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-video-3444\" data-format=\"mp4\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1736440148\" data-seo=\"1\">\u003C/video>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, these next few steps apply to every single one of our frames, regardless of their previous condition.\u003Cbr>Downstairs, the finishing process begins with a gentle rumble and a softly high-pitched hum as the polisher’s wax-covered wheels work on the front piece and temples. The buffing starts and occasionally stops for Mathias to inspect, wipe off the residue, and go back in for more smoothing of the edges. One step to the right and the shammy leather takes the wheel to give the parts their final shine.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put the pieces back together, do a wee bit more filing, heat the frame up, arch out the front, bend the temples to give their true shape, and \u003Cem>voilà\u003C/em>. Some pretty nice frickin’ glasses.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sm-gutter is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-bidules-video is-100-width \" style=\"--ratio:9/16\">\n    \u003Cvideo data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/FRONTS-SEQUENCE-06.mp4\" playsinline autoplay loop muted width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/video/upload/br_1278k,c_scale,q_auto:low,w_480/f_auto,q_auto/v1736440938/bidules-wordpress/FRONTS-SEQUENCE-06.mp4?_i=AA\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-video-3452\" data-format=\"mp4\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1736440938\" data-seo=\"1\">\u003C/video>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-bidules-video is-100-width \" style=\"--ratio:9/16\">\n    \u003Cvideo data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/FRONTS-SEQUENCE-08.mp4\" playsinline autoplay loop muted width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/video/upload/br_1278k,c_scale,q_auto:low,w_480/f_auto,q_auto/v1736441205/bidules-wordpress/FRONTS-SEQUENCE-08.mp4?_i=AA\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-video-3456\" data-format=\"mp4\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1736441205\" data-seo=\"1\">\u003C/video>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sm-gutter is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We placed our newly born, still warm mod.01 on the windowsill to share its first days with the late-winter sun after being tucked away for so many years. The Gargoyle hadn’t had its name found yet, but after one single week, on March 1st, 2024, we saw the frame leave Bidules sitting on a happy customer’s nose. There we were, set and preparing the second pair of glasses, and then the third. FRONTs was now launched and sent off into the world for all to see.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-style-xs-gutter is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">\u003Cem>✦ “So in a way, are these unique?” \u003Cem>✦\u003C/em>\u003C/em>\u003C/h3>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">With each individual front, temple and hinge having their independent technical specificities, every FRONTs assembly goes through a specific process to ensure good part-to-part compatibility. And with each part’s stock being limited, it implies having to adapt and rethink every step of each pair we assemble with experimentations and different techniques, whether it’s on the design of the temples, their angles, the placement of the hinges, a front’s specific shape etc. – all by hand. Even when we have a handful of the same set of front and temples (and therefore make multiples of one model), there are variations in the assembly work itself, making in the end every frame unique.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-style-xs-gutter is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg width=\"941\" height=\"1176\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Fronts-08-Macro.03-1/Fronts-08-Macro.03-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_941,h_1176,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736940186/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-08-Macro.03-1/Fronts-08-Macro.03-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A macro shot of our FRONT mod.08 by Bidules: a demi-amber acetate pantos front with blue-ish patterned acetate temples from the 70s.\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-image-3541\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1736940186\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736940186/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-08-Macro.03-1/Fronts-08-Macro.03-1.jpg?_i=AA 941w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736940186/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-08-Macro.03-1/Fronts-08-Macro.03-1.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736940186/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-08-Macro.03-1/Fronts-08-Macro.03-1.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736940186/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-08-Macro.03-1/Fronts-08-Macro.03-1.jpg?_i=AA 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Fronts-09-Face-6/Fronts-09-Face-6.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943740/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-09-Face-6/Fronts-09-Face-6.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A macro shot of our FRONTs mod. 09 by Bidules. Blonde 70s acetate temples on a 50s acetate front of the same shade. Crazy good match.\n.\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-image-3554\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1736943740\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943740/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-09-Face-6/Fronts-09-Face-6.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943740/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-09-Face-6/Fronts-09-Face-6.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943740/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-09-Face-6/Fronts-09-Face-6.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943740/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-09-Face-6/Fronts-09-Face-6.jpg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943740/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-09-Face-6/Fronts-09-Face-6.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943740/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-09-Face-6/Fronts-09-Face-6.jpg?_i=AA 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736939683/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A macro shot of the FRONTs mod.6 by Bidules: a yellow-black amber pattern on a much thinner pantos acetate frame.\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-image-3526\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1736939683\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736939683/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736939683/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736939683/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736939683/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1.jpg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1639,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736939683/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1.jpg?_i=AA 1639w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736939683/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736939683/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1/Fronts-06-Macro-01-1.jpg?_i=AA 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>✦ \u003C/strong>“Will you make sunnies?”\u003C/em> \u003Cem>✦\u003C/em>\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Glasses are, beyond being a beautiful object, a necessity for lots of people. Given the work we put into them, their specific and optometrically ideal sizes (smaller-sized frames allow for a thinner lens and thus a more aesthetic optical frame, particularly for very strong corrections), the unique aspect of the frames and the history they have, we would love for our FRONTs to be worn as often as they can be and to have a long, busy journey on the nose of the ones that need them (and will love them) the most. So no, no sunnies. Most of these frames will be exclusively made as opticals.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cbr>We have one exception: the celluloid fronts we got in the first crate are quite consistent in colour and size throughout the lot, so by systematically matching them to another stock of identical bottle green acetate temples, we managed to have multiples of one same \u003Ca href=\"https://www.bidules.be/glasses/mod-1/\">\u003Cstrong>mod. 01 Gargoyle\u003C/strong>\u003C/a>, therefore available both as opticals and as sunglasses!\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1269\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Fronts-01-Macro-web/Fronts-01-Macro-web.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1269,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736441852/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-01-Macro-web/Fronts-01-Macro-web.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A macro shot of our FRONTs mod. Gargoyle by Bidules: a celluloid 50s demi-amber front matched with 70s acetate bottle green temples. It's a sunny with grey lenses.\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-image-3473\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1736441852\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1269,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736441852/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-01-Macro-web/Fronts-01-Macro-web.jpg?_i=AA 1269w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_677,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736441852/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-01-Macro-web/Fronts-01-Macro-web.jpg?_i=AA 677w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_908,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736441852/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-01-Macro-web/Fronts-01-Macro-web.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1300,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736441852/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-01-Macro-web/Fronts-01-Macro-web.jpg?_i=AA 1300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_423,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736441852/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-01-Macro-web/Fronts-01-Macro-web.jpg?_i=AA 423w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736441852/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-01-Macro-web/Fronts-01-Macro-web.jpg?_i=AA 1380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1269px) 100vw, 1269px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">\u003Cem>✦ “Are you going to change styles or work on more modern shapes throughout FRONTs ?”\u003Cem> ✦\u003C/em> \u003C/em>\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cbr>Maybe, if we find a stash of high-quality Y2K speedy parts, we might. But realistically speaking, quality frame materials and standards have started to significantly fall and crumble around the late ’80s—it’s not like it’s a niche problem, eh… Don’t get us wrong; there are some great gems out there, but the composite materials and almost fully automated manufacturing make it harder to follow and finish the process by hand in our workshop. It’s even more true for sports glasses. Plus, we have to consider the lower market value (higher volumes, lower quality) of these 1990s-2000s products; in most cases it wouldn’t be worth the hours of hard work we’d put into it all.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O.G. pantos frames are also in a lane of their own. Often imitated but never matched, they come from an era so mythical in the optical world that it’s close to impossible to offer complete and well-conditioned 1940-1950s pantos without falling into the mayhem of excessively high market speculation. Being able to bring back a bit of that special moment in history without the crazy numbers that go with it is simply a chance we had to take.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-style-sm-gutter is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-bidules-video is-100-width \" style=\"--ratio:4/5\">\n    \u003Cvideo data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/IMG_6602-4.mov\" playsinline autoplay loop muted width=\"2700\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/video/upload/br_1278k,c_scale,q_auto:low,w_480/f_auto,q_auto/v1736442043/bidules-wordpress/IMG_6602-4.mov?_i=AA\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-video-3477\" data-format=\"mov\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1736442043\" data-seo=\"1\">\u003C/video>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a way, we do switch styles sometimes. We’ve noticed as we were working that many of the assembly steps are in the same ballpark as, if not identical to, repairing a broken hinge on a \u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C_voSSYNahd/?img_index=1\">\u003Cstrong>Selecta\u003C/strong>\u003C/a>, or re-riveting a \u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5IskI3NmRp/?img_index=1\">\u003Cstrong>Fidela\u003C/strong>\u003C/a>. In most cases, working on ’60s-’70s frames is the perfect in-between: their quality is of the superior kind while being easier to work on and better preserved than antiques. So thanks to the new FRONTs skills we gained, we’ve managed to save some 1970s frames and make them fully operational although previously considered as unviable and initially kept for spare parts.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Same goes for some antique parts put into our own private ‘museum’. Too hard to restore back then, they’re now simply waiting for their own strange and unusual meet-cute to be completed. Good news, no?\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cem>The\u003C/em> \u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DDwWsnitx-j/?img_index=1\">\u003Cstrong>mod.11\u003C/strong>\u003C/a> shown here for example, has its own story. This chunky 1960\u003C/em>s \u003Cem>black front from Morez (FR) is actually one of the parts that inspired the project ages ago. It had been laying in our workshop for years until we finally matched it to some older 1950s C.H.O temples (Oyonnax, FR) coming from a ‘spare-parts’ frame we had with a damaged tenon. \u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Looking back, looking ahead\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It’s been a little over a year since we started working on FRONTs. It’s been 12 years between the day Nicolas made his very first parts discovery in Morez, and today. All of this seemed back then irrefutably impossible. Well, step by step, as they say.\u003Cbr>One year of FRONTs, and our excitement has yet to wane. Throughout this past year, with all the work and constant research that’s been done, we’ve had a bit of trouble keeping it low-key. Well, it’s not like we really tried to. The good thing however, is that everyone seems just as psyched as we are when we blab about it all, with some so excited we just had to show them behind the scenes. What a sight to see so much shared nerding in one same room. And, we gotta say, those FRONTs-wearers-and-lovers make beautiful \u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"http://bidules.be/eyes\">EYES\u003C/a>\u003C/strong>\u003C/em> …\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-xs-gutter is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736944356/bidules-wordpress/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A portrait of one of our customers, Tomohide Isokawa for our EYES photo project, wearing a customised FRONTs mod. Gargoyle by BIDULES. \n\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-image-3556\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1736944356\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736944356/bidules-wordpress/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736944356/bidules-wordpress/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736944356/bidules-wordpress/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736944356/bidules-wordpress/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0.jpg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1638,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736944356/bidules-wordpress/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0.jpg?_i=AA 1638w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736944356/bidules-wordpress/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736944356/bidules-wordpress/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0/TomohideI_3-OK_3556fd9c0.jpg?_i=AA 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg width=\"1106\" height=\"1382\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/SarahR_5-cropweb/SarahR_5-cropweb.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1106,h_1382,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736944353/bidules-wordpress/SarahR_5-cropweb/SarahR_5-cropweb.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A portrait of our customer Sarah Rogiers wearing one of our FRONTs, the mod.02. A beautiful very sharp pantos with a crown top and long tenons. A blonde, striped pattern on the acetate frame.\" class=\"wp-post-3348 wp-image-3561\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1736944353\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736944353/bidules-wordpress/SarahR_5-cropweb/SarahR_5-cropweb.jpg?_i=AA 1106w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736944353/bidules-wordpress/SarahR_5-cropweb/SarahR_5-cropweb.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736944353/bidules-wordpress/SarahR_5-cropweb/SarahR_5-cropweb.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736944353/bidules-wordpress/SarahR_5-cropweb/SarahR_5-cropweb.jpg?_i=AA 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1106px) 100vw, 1106px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"http://bidules.be/eyes/tomohide\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"bidules.be/eyes/tomohide\">Tomohide\u003C/a> (left) is wearing a demi-amber mod.01 Gargoyle and \u003Ca href=\"http://bidules.be/eyes/sarah\">Sarah\u003C/a> (right) is wearing a striped demi-blonde mod.02.\u003C/em> \u003Cem>Portraits by Tom Lyon\u003C/em>.\u003C/h4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cbr>Good things take time: good projects, good digs, good frames (and good blog posts too). We’ve landed on a few other mystery lots since the first one, which allowed us to explore even more while also developing everything else that we do at Bidules, with our restorations being both easier and more complex and our repair possibilities and techniques having greatly expanded. So far, we’ve finished about twentyish FRONTs now. Maybe more? It’s a bit hectic here; they each leave almost as soon as we put them out, so we missed out on a few frames that didn’t get shot before they were gone. No complaints! \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cbr>To make this project last, we can only wish for more digs, more FRONTs, and more visually impaired people who will love them as much as we do. And if you enjoy the stories and tribulations of our spectacles, pop us a message, give us a call, or even better: just pass by. We’ll show you all the tinkering up close, let you check out the workshop, feel the materials and all that jazz. We’d never turn down a chance to chat about it front to front…Ahem. Face to face.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Anyways. Coffee’s served.\u003Cbr>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>\u003Cbr>\u003C/em>\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider\" data-slider=\"6a60d708b73c6\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__intrinsic\">\n      \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel\">\n                           \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"1913\" height=\"2391\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Fronts-03-Face-1/Fronts-03-Face-1.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-3655\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1913,h_2391,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1738160072/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-03-Face-1/Fronts-03-Face-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1738160072\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1738160072/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-03-Face-1/Fronts-03-Face-1.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1738160072/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-03-Face-1/Fronts-03-Face-1.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1738160072/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-03-Face-1/Fronts-03-Face-1.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1738160072/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-03-Face-1/Fronts-03-Face-1.jpg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1639,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1738160072/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-03-Face-1/Fronts-03-Face-1.jpg?_i=AA 1639w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1738160072/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-03-Face-1/Fronts-03-Face-1.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1738160072/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-03-Face-1/Fronts-03-Face-1.jpg?_i=AA 1913w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                                \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Fronts-11-Face/Fronts-11-Face.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-3522\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943333/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-11-Face/Fronts-11-Face.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1736943333\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943333/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-11-Face/Fronts-11-Face.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943333/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-11-Face/Fronts-11-Face.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943333/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-11-Face/Fronts-11-Face.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943333/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-11-Face/Fronts-11-Face.jpg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1638,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943333/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-11-Face/Fronts-11-Face.jpg?_i=AA 1638w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943333/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-11-Face/Fronts-11-Face.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943333/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-11-Face/Fronts-11-Face.jpg?_i=AA 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                                \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"1376\" height=\"1720\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Fronts-09-Face-4/Fronts-09-Face-4.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-3544\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1376,h_1720,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1736943316/bidules-wordpress/Fronts-09-Face-4/Fronts-09-Face-4.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A macro shot of our FRONTs mod. 09 by Bidules. 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the most successful digs of deadstock vintage frames in Bidules history. It didn’t just happen from one day to the next, it took our team a lot of research, fact-checking, and negotiation to come away with hundreds of high quality acetate frames from […]","November 22, 2022","Dana Khuer","riding-solo",{"small":60,"medium":61,"large":62},"https://wp.bidules.be/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/riding-solo-Box-Fevrier-2022-02-500x400.jpg","https://wp.bidules.be/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/riding-solo-Box-Fevrier-2022-02-800x640.jpg","https://wp.bidules.be/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/riding-solo-Box-Fevrier-2022-02-1500x1200.jpg",[],"\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last winter, high up in the Jura mountains, we scored one of the most successful digs of deadstock vintage frames in Bidules history. It didn’t just happen from one day to the next, it took our team a lot of research, fact-checking, and negotiation to come away with hundreds of high quality acetate frames from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Along the way, we learned a ton about the history of eyewear and we feel like we need to document it somewhere – for ourselves and for our community. Read on for some new knowledge about frames, or just for a story about a really nice day :))\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663794/bidules-wordpress/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A front picture from vintage deadstock SOLO 430-TR/6 glasses by Ets. Grosfilkey (Oyonnax - circa 1970)\" class=\"wp-post-2767 wp-image-2850\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1669663794\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663794/bidules-wordpress/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663794/bidules-wordpress/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663794/bidules-wordpress/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663794/bidules-wordpress/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01.jpg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1639,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663794/bidules-wordpress/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01.jpg?_i=AA 1639w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663794/bidules-wordpress/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663794/bidules-wordpress/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01/Solo-430-TR6-40202-01.jpg?_i=AA 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-bidules-video is-100-width \" style=\"--ratio:4/5\">\n    \u003Cvideo data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/riding-solo-usine-jacquenod_IMG_2975-2.mov\" playsinline autoplay loop muted width=\"1350\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/video/upload/br_1278k,c_scale,q_auto:low,w_480/f_auto,q_auto/v1669663828/bidules-wordpress/riding-solo-usine-jacquenod_IMG_2975-2.mov?_i=AA\" class=\"wp-post-2767 wp-video-2835\" data-format=\"mov\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1669663828\" data-seo=\"1\">\u003C/video>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IT TAKES A VILLAGE! \u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you’ve been in the shop recently or checked us out on Instagram, chances are very high that you’ve come across the word SOLO many times. But what does it actually mean and where did it come from?\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We didn’t know for sure then, but now we’re sure: SOLO stands for\u003Cem> Société Oyonnaxienne de Lunetterie et d’Optique. \u003C/em>We could guess because we often come across acronyms like MMLO,\u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/COxSinxBXqq/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D\"> FOCA\u003C/a>, etc. One thing is certain – Oyonnax, France is a small village renowned for its expertise in plastic design, more specifically manufacturing acetate eyewear.\u003Cbr>As with most good things in life, it all started in the Middle Ages with a bunch of people in the countryside looking for better ways to smoke weed. Nah but seriously, French farmers pushed higher and higher up into the mountains in search of a special high altitude wood native to the Jura region in order to carve smoking pipes, because this certain species of wood, the wild buxus (latin. buxus sempervirens), was resistant to burning.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAST FORWARD… \u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fast forward a few hundred years, these mountain families became highly skilled in carving and whittling. Back in the day, horn and tortoiseshell were often harvested to carve small handy items. And so, the \u003Cem>oyonnaxiens\u003C/em> became highly skilled and known for their horn accessories as well. Eventually, plastic and acetate were discovered as cheap, moldable materials with similar properties to horn, and thus they became highly skilled plasticians. For small collections and quantities, this type of hand-based work is great, it gives you a lot of agility and flexibility, you don’t need big machines nor R&D, you “simply” hand-carve. That’s why the US would start out by importing from France – the quality was exceptional. Later on, when quantities/model needed to be larger… these families would start to struggle.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The year is 1925, and the \u003Cem>oyonnaxien\u003C/em> factories are busy making plastic combs and hair pieces for the growing fashionable middle class of Europe. As women’s hairstyles changed and hair pieces fell out of fashion, they searched for other products to develop. By 1930, these factories would pivot (fast) to designing and manufacturing high quality eyewear for the next 50 years. Postwar boom = more babies = more people needing glasses! More importantly, the average education and income level of people rose, and many advanced economies started to see a growing service sector economy, where reading and writing are more important as productivity factors. Long story short: more glasses usually signals longer lives and higher education levels, which is great.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/IMG_3105/IMG_3105.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663757/bidules-wordpress/IMG_3105/IMG_3105.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"On this picture you can see an archive found in the middle of boxes while Bidules discovered the vintage deadstock by SOLO / Ets. Grosfiley\" class=\"wp-post-2767 wp-image-2883\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1669663757\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663757/bidules-wordpress/IMG_3105/IMG_3105.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663757/bidules-wordpress/IMG_3105/IMG_3105.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663757/bidules-wordpress/IMG_3105/IMG_3105.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663757/bidules-wordpress/IMG_3105/IMG_3105.jpg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1638,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663757/bidules-wordpress/IMG_3105/IMG_3105.jpg?_i=AA 1638w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663757/bidules-wordpress/IMG_3105/IMG_3105.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663757/bidules-wordpress/IMG_3105/IMG_3105.jpg?_i=AA 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663816/bidules-wordpress/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-2767 wp-image-2843\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1669663816\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663816/bidules-wordpress/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663816/bidules-wordpress/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663816/bidules-wordpress/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663816/bidules-wordpress/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5.jpg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663816/bidules-wordpress/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663816/bidules-wordpress/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5/40e0d15d-3748-4c11-93dc-fbdcb8623386-4.5.jpg?_i=AA 1492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GOING SOLO: A STORY OF COLLABORATION\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we finally got our hands on the boxes of frames in Oyonnax, we immediately noticed the SOLO etched on every box. Back in the store, we researched to uncover the full story behind this name and the historical context around one of the BIG questions that we get all the time, which keeps the lights on at Bidules. That question is: Why, oh why are glasses produced before the mid-80s so much better than they are today? TLDR: globalization ruined the party.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It turns out that SOLO signifies the official end of the postwar boom. Simultaneously, the growing forces of globalization were impacting every industry. Whereas France had been the go-to name in eyewear (‘Made in France’ was very trendy in the US from the 1920s and until the 60s), now huge US competitors like Bausch & Lomb and American Optical were able to meet the market demand much more efficiently. SOLO came about because these family manufacturers had to join together to confront globalization and social-dumping. The ‘new’ ‘liberal’ market made it more difficult for French companies to succeed, even on their home turf. Large international companies also began to offshore production to the manufacturing juggernauts of east Asia, undercutting prices and pushing French eyewear brands off the market. In 1968 Max Pittion, Renor, Bouvier-Jacquiot, Lévrier, Marc Gaillard, Ets. Grosfilley and Maurice Grasset founded their cooperative: SOLO. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/riding-solo-IMG_3152/riding-solo-IMG_3152.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663841/bidules-wordpress/riding-solo-IMG_3152/riding-solo-IMG_3152.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A picture of the car's trunk full of vintage Ets. Grosfilley glasses from the sixties and seventies.\" class=\"wp-post-2767 wp-image-2831\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1669663841\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663841/bidules-wordpress/riding-solo-IMG_3152/riding-solo-IMG_3152.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_800,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663841/bidules-wordpress/riding-solo-IMG_3152/riding-solo-IMG_3152.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_150,h_150,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663841/bidules-wordpress/riding-solo-IMG_3152/riding-solo-IMG_3152.jpg?_i=AA 150w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_768,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663841/bidules-wordpress/riding-solo-IMG_3152/riding-solo-IMG_3152.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1536,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663841/bidules-wordpress/riding-solo-IMG_3152/riding-solo-IMG_3152.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2048,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663841/bidules-wordpress/riding-solo-IMG_3152/riding-solo-IMG_3152.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_500,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663841/bidules-wordpress/riding-solo-IMG_3152/riding-solo-IMG_3152.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHANCE ENCOUNTERS a.k.a. DIGGING IN KETOSIS\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SOLO stock has been a very important part of Bidules history, and the serendipitous journey of how we came across it is also worth telling. Nico was on a digging trip and taking a stroll along the river near the ruins of the Jacquenod factory (1866–1990) in Oyonnax. He had already found some great pieces that day, which were carefully wrapped and waiting in the back of his car to be transported back to Brussels.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He always makes a point to chat people up in these small villages with a history in eyewear. You never know where a chance encounter might lead! Plus, as part of a keto diet try-out, he was in fasting mode and hadn’t eaten in 20 hours – hence some funny hormone levels were at work in his brain (read: he was high). During this goofy chat, he discovered that this gentleman was a mechanic for many of the eyewear factories years ago, and gave Nico a contact who might be interesting to connect with. It turns out that this connection had just emptied out a building full of frames from Ets. Grosfilley and SOLO from 1950–1980. Many of these frames were children’s sizes and not suitable for Bidules, but hundreds of them were highly interesting pieces which have been stocking our shelves for the last few months – many will be featured in the Bidules Staff Picks 2022. Below you will find some of our favorites.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It’s safe to say that if that man hadn’t been walking his dog at that moment, and Nico hadn’t been high on ketones, Bidules would never be RIDING SOLO.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider\" data-slider=\"6a60d708c9758\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__intrinsic\">\n      \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel\">\n                           \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"2106\" height=\"1406\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/OK-43/OK-43.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-2467\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2106,h_1406,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671052/bidules-wordpress/OK-43/OK-43.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A front picture from vintage SOLO 430/TR6 glasses refurbished by BIDULES (Brussels)\" data-caption=\"SOLO 430-TR/6 col. Demi-Blond\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1669671052\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1001,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671052/bidules-wordpress/OK-43/OK-43.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_534,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671052/bidules-wordpress/OK-43/OK-43.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_513,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671052/bidules-wordpress/OK-43/OK-43.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1025,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671052/bidules-wordpress/OK-43/OK-43.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1367,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671052/bidules-wordpress/OK-43/OK-43.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_334,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671052/bidules-wordpress/OK-43/OK-43.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                                \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"2106\" height=\"1406\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/OK-35/OK-35.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-2459\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2106,h_1406,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671063/bidules-wordpress/OK-35/OK-35.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A front picture from unnamed vintage cat-eye glasses turned into sunglasses by BIDULES (Brussels)\" data-caption=\"Unnamed SOLO/Ets. Grosfiley\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1669671063\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1001,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671063/bidules-wordpress/OK-35/OK-35.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_534,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671063/bidules-wordpress/OK-35/OK-35.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_513,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671063/bidules-wordpress/OK-35/OK-35.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1025,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671063/bidules-wordpress/OK-35/OK-35.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1367,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671063/bidules-wordpress/OK-35/OK-35.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_334,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671063/bidules-wordpress/OK-35/OK-35.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                                \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"2106\" height=\"1406\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/OK-37/OK-37.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-2461\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2106,h_1406,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671057/bidules-wordpress/OK-37/OK-37.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A front picture from vintage SOLO 303 glasses turned into sunglasses by BIDULES (Brussels)\" data-caption=\"SOLO 303 col.Demi-Amber\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1669671057\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1001,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671057/bidules-wordpress/OK-37/OK-37.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_534,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671057/bidules-wordpress/OK-37/OK-37.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_513,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671057/bidules-wordpress/OK-37/OK-37.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1025,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671057/bidules-wordpress/OK-37/OK-37.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1367,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671057/bidules-wordpress/OK-37/OK-37.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_334,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671057/bidules-wordpress/OK-37/OK-37.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                                \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"2560\" height=\"1828\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-2856\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2560,h_1828,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663786/bidules-wordpress/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A front picture from unnmarked SOLO/Grosfilley glasses refurbished by BIDULES (Brussels)\" data-caption=\"unnmarked Ets.Grosfilley col.Black\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1669663786\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1071,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663786/bidules-wordpress/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_571,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663786/bidules-wordpress/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_549,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663786/bidules-wordpress/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1097,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663786/bidules-wordpress/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1463,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663786/bidules-wordpress/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_357,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663786/bidules-wordpress/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05/GrosFilley-Sept-2022-05.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                      \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui\">\n        \u003Cspan class=\"block-slider__caption\">SOLO 430-TR/6 col. Demi-Blond\u003C/span>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui__arrows\">\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui__prev\">\n          \u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://bidules.netlify.com/images/arrow.svg\" alt=\"Previous\" @click=\"prev\" />\n        \u003C/div>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui__next\">\n          \u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://bidules.netlify.com/images/arrow.svg\" alt=\"Next\" @click=\"next\" />\n        \u003C/div>\n      \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n  \n\u003C/div>",{"title":66,"shortDescription":67,"date":68,"excerpt":67,"author":69,"cover":9,"slug":70,"thumbnail":71,"categories":75,"rendered":76},"GOING HEAVY ON METAL","Earlier this year, something happened that doesn’t happen very often: we came across a few boxes of untouched, quality metal frames from the 1980s and early 1990s... ","September 13, 2022","Nicolas","going-heavy-on-metal",{"small":72,"medium":73,"large":74},"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_400,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664002/bidules-wordpress/LUX-MOREZ-R/LUX-MOREZ-R.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_640,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664002/bidules-wordpress/LUX-MOREZ-R/LUX-MOREZ-R.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1200,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664002/bidules-wordpress/LUX-MOREZ-R/LUX-MOREZ-R.jpg?_i=AA",[28],"\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Earlier this year, something happened that doesn’t happen very often: we came across a few boxes of untouched, quality metal frames from the 1980s and early 1990s.\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We found them through a fixer, but they originated in Lux de Morez in the Jura region of France, where some of the world’s best glasses manufacturers existed (before everything became ‘fast-fashion’). Whereas Oyonnax was renowned for their work in plastics and acetate, Morez factories in this region are specifically known for their fine metalwork. The frames we found were manufactured by GALA/Lux de Morez just before ESSILOR bought them at 12 Rue Voltaire in Morez.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SOME CONTEXT\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We got our hands on these metal frames through a fixer – we think it was an Italian distribution company, though it’s hard to tell. They were untouched – they even have the factory’s quality control sticker still attached to them. This was usually a woman working at the factory (we know because we only see notes from the \u003Cem>controleuse) \u003C/em>who would randomly check a pair of glasses from a batch, test their quality, and add a stamp to show that everything was all right and proper – in this case the adjustment.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/LUX-MOREZ-5/LUX-MOREZ-5.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663958/bidules-wordpress/LUX-MOREZ-5/LUX-MOREZ-5.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"This picture from Bidules (Brussels) shows the packaging from vintage deadstock metal glasses by Lux de Morez manufacture (Morez, France).\" class=\"wp-post-2601 wp-image-2649\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1669663958\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663958/bidules-wordpress/LUX-MOREZ-5/LUX-MOREZ-5.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663958/bidules-wordpress/LUX-MOREZ-5/LUX-MOREZ-5.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663958/bidules-wordpress/LUX-MOREZ-5/LUX-MOREZ-5.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1228,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663958/bidules-wordpress/LUX-MOREZ-5/LUX-MOREZ-5.jpg?_i=AA 1228w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1638,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663958/bidules-wordpress/LUX-MOREZ-5/LUX-MOREZ-5.jpg?_i=AA 1638w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663958/bidules-wordpress/LUX-MOREZ-5/LUX-MOREZ-5.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2047,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663958/bidules-wordpress/LUX-MOREZ-5/LUX-MOREZ-5.jpg?_i=AA 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-bidules-video is-100-width \" style=\"--ratio:4/5\">\n    \u003Cvideo data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Lux-de-morez-Logo-Gala-digging-reconditionning-6.mov\" playsinline autoplay loop muted width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/video/upload/br_1278k,c_scale,q_auto:low,w_480/f_auto,q_auto/v1669663981/bidules-wordpress/Lux-de-morez-Logo-Gala-digging-reconditionning-6.mov?_i=AA\" class=\"wp-post-2601 wp-video-2616\" data-format=\"mov\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1669663981\" data-seo=\"1\">\u003C/video>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We’re excited about metal because it has been relatively difficult to find good quality vintage metal frames – the ones you find easily are usually cheap-looking or kitsch. Think rhinestone embellishments, hand painted designs, glued-on pieces… \u003Cem>the 80s you know??\u003C/em> Not exactly timeless everyday looks.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 70s and 80s were also the period when major fashion brands started to have an outsized role in all clothing production, which extended to glasses eventually, too. It’s when brands started to license their name to manufacturers to put on their frames. Italian designers like Armani were pioneers in this. Result? Product value became less and less attached to actual quality, and instead became attached to the immaterial value associated with brands, logos, and advertising.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg width=\"890\" height=\"890\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Photo-22-06-2022-19-43-54-Carré/Photo-22-06-2022-19-43-54-Carré.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_890,h_890,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663977/bidules-wordpress/Photo-22-06-2022-19-43-54-Carré/Photo-22-06-2022-19-43-54-Carré.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"This picture from Bidules (Brussels) shows a stock of eighties and nineties metal glasses.\" class=\"wp-post-2601 wp-image-2640\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1669663977\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663977/bidules-wordpress/Photo-22-06-2022-19-43-54-Carré/Photo-22-06-2022-19-43-54-Carré.jpg?_i=AA 890w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_800,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663977/bidules-wordpress/Photo-22-06-2022-19-43-54-Carré/Photo-22-06-2022-19-43-54-Carré.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_150,h_150,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663977/bidules-wordpress/Photo-22-06-2022-19-43-54-Carré/Photo-22-06-2022-19-43-54-Carré.jpg?_i=AA 150w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_768,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663977/bidules-wordpress/Photo-22-06-2022-19-43-54-Carré/Photo-22-06-2022-19-43-54-Carré.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_500,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663977/bidules-wordpress/Photo-22-06-2022-19-43-54-Carré/Photo-22-06-2022-19-43-54-Carré.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/IMG_6102-Caré/IMG_6102-Caré.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663967/bidules-wordpress/IMG_6102-Caré/IMG_6102-Caré.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"On this illustration you Boidules shows a bulk of vintage acetate and metal frames just when they arrived in their Brussels optical store.\" class=\"wp-post-2601 wp-image-2641\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1669663967\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663967/bidules-wordpress/IMG_6102-Caré/IMG_6102-Caré.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_800,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663967/bidules-wordpress/IMG_6102-Caré/IMG_6102-Caré.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_150,h_150,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663967/bidules-wordpress/IMG_6102-Caré/IMG_6102-Caré.jpg?_i=AA 150w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_768,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663967/bidules-wordpress/IMG_6102-Caré/IMG_6102-Caré.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1536,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663967/bidules-wordpress/IMG_6102-Caré/IMG_6102-Caré.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2048,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663967/bidules-wordpress/IMG_6102-Caré/IMG_6102-Caré.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_500,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669663967/bidules-wordpress/IMG_6102-Caré/IMG_6102-Caré.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EYEWEAR CHEMISTRY 101 A.K.A THE VARNISH IS VANISHING\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another complication of working with metal is that surface treatments and coatings like varnish are notoriously tricky. Before the 80s, manufacturers managed to make high quality metal frames because collections were small and in most cases, people were happy with silver and gold-looking frames. When colored frames came into style, metal frames took a turn for the worst. Even today, brands have a lot of trouble making surface treatments that last. For instance, if you don’t get the temperature and density of the varnish exactly right, it will wear off, or won’t be scratch resistant enough. In short, the combination of major brands taking control, everything becoming seasonalized and ‘fast’ fashion, and everyone wanting colorful glasses because it’s the 80s resulted in metal eyewear that was subpar.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cbr>This is why gold-filled frames have remained the highest quality option throughout the 20th century. When the techniques for manufacturing gold-filled glasses are done well, the light and flexible frames are also very resistant to damage. More history on certified precious metals in the Upper Jura region of France \u003Ca href=\"https://wp.bidules.be/official-hallmarks-are-official/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1365\">here\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg width=\"768\" height=\"512\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/ODO-LOGO-Lux/ODO-LOGO-Lux.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_512,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664037/bidules-wordpress/ODO-LOGO-Lux/ODO-LOGO-Lux.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"An old picture of the GALA/Lux de Morez manufacture in Morez (France)\" class=\"wp-post-2601 wp-image-2602\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1669664037\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664037/bidules-wordpress/ODO-LOGO-Lux/ODO-LOGO-Lux.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_333,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664037/bidules-wordpress/ODO-LOGO-Lux/ODO-LOGO-Lux.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1598\" height=\"1596\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited.png\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1598,h_1596,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664025/bidules-wordpress/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited.png?_i=AA\" alt=\"A top view of the Morez area where a lot of metal glasses had been produced in the eighties (1980s) and nineties (1990s) in France.\" class=\"wp-post-2601 wp-image-2604\" data-format=\"png\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1669664025\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664025/bidules-wordpress/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited.png?_i=AA 1598w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_800,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664025/bidules-wordpress/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited.png?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1498,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664025/bidules-wordpress/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited.png?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_150,h_150,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664025/bidules-wordpress/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited.png?_i=AA 150w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_767,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664025/bidules-wordpress/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited.png?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1534,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664025/bidules-wordpress/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited.png?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_500,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664025/bidules-wordpress/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited/Capture-décran-2022-06-25-à-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-edited.png?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1598px) 100vw, 1598px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>THE FACTORY\u003C/strong>\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The factory itself has a \u003Ca href=\"https://patrimoine.bourgognefranchecomte.fr/dossiers-inventaire/usine-dhorlogerie-odo-puis-usine-de-lunetterie-lux-de-morez-ia39000542\">history\u003C/a> that gives a lot of insight into the transformation of the glasses industry. Plus, it’s a cool building and we like cool buildings. The factory was built around 1950 according to the plans of the architect Jean-Constant Duboin for the watchmaking company Odo. In 1964 and 1965, the company had the factory enlarged by the Saint-Claude architect Auguste Favier to house its mechanical workshop, producing Westminster clocks and chimes as well as reels for fishing rods. In 1973 and 1974, a new extension was built by the architect Léon Cretin for the offices and the research department. In 1987, Odo sold the site to the Lux eyewear company of Morez (successor of Louis Jacquemin et Fils). \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1991, it produced 500,000 pairs of glasses. In 1999, it was absorbed by its main shareholder, the Logo S.A. group (a former Essilor subsidiary founded in 1992). The building itself sums up the Morez area history pretty well: everything got bigger and bigger, then vanished. The most skilled families had more business, bigger plans, until they were so big that they didn’t make the decisions anymore. Then the decision was taken to shut it all down.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IT’S NOT ALWAYS SUNNY IN THE SALVAGE BUSINESS\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our metal dig didn’t go exactly as planned! We bought a large quantity of these metal frames, but a portion of them weren’t salvageable. This made us feel like it would be a good time to share more about how we work. First, quick s/o to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://rotordc.com/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://rotordc.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Rotor DC\u003C/a>, who are local pioneers in salvaging; they have been and continue to be mega creative, resourceful, and inspirational in their deconstruction adventures. They wrote \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CfHuykBNcNK/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CfHuykBNcNK/\" target=\"_blank\">an interesting post\u003C/a> about the salvage biz as well, and many of its insights resonate for us. TLDR – selling new materials is much easier, salvaging is a labor of love.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the salvage or secondhand/vintage business that we are in, all of the investment is done up front. We can only sell what we have in stock. There’s a lot of risk involved in our sourcing trips – because we have to sniff out quality suppliers and make an offer at a good price and if something goes wrong then we run out of stock! If something goes right, then we need extra storage. We can’t just order more, like a “new-new” store would. We always have to buy more knowing we can’t sell it all right away, which is why you could say we’re so focused on timeless pieces.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This time, we did some good sniffing – we researched the factory and its history, checked the facts, compared the stock to our archives, analyzed photos and quality, and yet even after all this and over 30 hours back in our lab sorting, cataloguing, and refurbishing the frames, we discovered that a portion of the colored frames had a defect, making them unsellable. It hurt, but only for a bit, because we’ll be using that stock for spare parts and repairs for the rest of our inventory. We say when life gives you lemons, make… sunglasses!!\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BRUSHING UP AGAINST METAL PERFECTION \u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-glasses grid cmp-grid \">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"title\">\n        \u003Ch2> \u003Ca class=\"no-wave\" href=\"https://wp.bidules.be/glasses/367/\"> 367 \u003C/a>\u003C/h2>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"slider\">\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel data-6a60d708cd09d\">\n                                                            \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                        \u003Cimg class=\"carousel-cell-image\" data-flickity-lazyload-srcset=\"\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664016/bidules-wordpress/Sans-titre-1/Sans-titre-1.jpg?_i=AA 720w,\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664016/bidules-wordpress/Sans-titre-1/Sans-titre-1.jpg?_i=AA 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" data-flickity-lazyload-src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664016/bidules-wordpress/Sans-titre-1/Sans-titre-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A front view of the Essilor 367, vintage metal glasses made in france in the 1980s\" />\n                    \u003C/div>\n                                    \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                        \u003Cimg class=\"carousel-cell-image\" data-flickity-lazyload-srcset=\"\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664010/bidules-wordpress/0F3A7300/0F3A7300.jpg?_i=AA 720w,\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664010/bidules-wordpress/0F3A7300/0F3A7300.jpg?_i=AA 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" data-flickity-lazyload-src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669664010/bidules-wordpress/0F3A7300/0F3A7300.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"On this picture you can see some details of the Essilor 367, vintage metal glasses made in france in the 1980s\" />\n                    \u003C/div>\n                                    \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                        \u003Cimg class=\"carousel-cell-image\" data-flickity-lazyload-srcset=\"\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1724409171/bidules-wordpress/Capture-decran-2022-06-25-a-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-640x800-1/Capture-decran-2022-06-25-a-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-640x800-1.png?_i=AA 720w,\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1724409171/bidules-wordpress/Capture-decran-2022-06-25-a-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-640x800-1/Capture-decran-2022-06-25-a-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-640x800-1.png?_i=AA 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" data-flickity-lazyload-src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1724409171/bidules-wordpress/Capture-decran-2022-06-25-a-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-640x800-1/Capture-decran-2022-06-25-a-18.06.23logo-lux-gala-streetview-640x800-1.png?_i=AA\" alt=\"A streetvew satellite picture of the Logo-Lux-Gala factory.\" />\n                    \u003C/div>\n                                    \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"table\">\n        \u003Ctable>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>\n                    \u003Ch2>Characteristics\u003C/h2>\n                \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Manufacturer\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> GALA / Lux de Morez \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Made in\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> 1980s \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Period\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Morez \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Brand\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Essilor \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Technical\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Pilot – double-bridge \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n        \u003C/table>\n\n        \u003Ctable>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>\n                    \u003Ch2>DISCOVERY\u003C/h2>\n                \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Location\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Italy \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Year\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> 2022 \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Digging Type\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Through a fixer \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n        \u003C/table>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"content rendered\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Made by Lux de Morez for Essilor when they were the only shareholder, before they eventually bought the company. It’s a classic, probably produced in large quantities, but you can see a good amount of valley savoir-faire in them. The welding is clean, a lot of parts have been designed specifically for the model, meaning very few standardized parts, which also means that each part has been created with custom developed tooling (hence implying a large quantity). Speaking of surface treatment, here we notice a “brushed” anthracite patina. The 367 is exactly the kind of piece we want in several sizes at the shop, so we can adjust it to practical perfection, in optical or solar. In this case,  it was a nice surprise to find it in 6 size combinations, 3 nose sizes (17-19-21mm) and 2 rim sizes (51-53). \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cem>Archive: A streetview satellite picture of the Logo-Lux-Gala factory.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\u003Cscript>\n  \n\n    window.glassesMap = [{}]\n    window.glasses = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.wp-block-glasses'))\n    window.glasses.forEach((masonry, index) => {\n        let carousel = masonry.querySelector('.carousel')\n        window.glassesMap[index] = new Flickity(carousel, {\n            pageDots: true,\n            setGallerySize: false,\n            lazyLoad: 1,\n            wrapAround: true,\n        });\n    })\n\u003C/script>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To sum it up – we have beautiful metal frames in the store, in a wide range of sizes and colors. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But only a few! Come check them out while they’re still in our care.\u003C/p>\n",{"title":78,"shortDescription":79,"date":80,"excerpt":79,"author":81,"cover":82,"slug":83,"thumbnail":84,"categories":88,"rendered":89},"Meet the tools we love","Rein de Wilde photographed the tools that are part of our daily life at the workshop.","May 13, 2022","Marine",false,"the-tools-we-love",{"small":85,"medium":86,"large":87},"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_350,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421897/tools-cover/tools-cover.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421897/tools-cover/tools-cover.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1050,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421897/tools-cover/tools-cover.jpg?_i=AA",[],"\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FOR US, FRAMES ARE IMPORTANT, BUT SO ARE THE TOOLS THAT HAVE BECOME PART OF OUR EVERYDAY LIVES IN THE WORKSHOP.\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>\u003Csub>photography by \u003Ca href=\"https://reindewilde.be/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://reindewilde.be/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rein de Wilde\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"https://mathieuteissier.com/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://mathieuteissier.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mathieu Teissier\u003C/a>\u003C/sub>\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sm-gutter margin-bottom-md is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" data-public-id=\"Rein-Tool-5/Rein-Tool-5.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2000,h_2500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421861/Rein-Tool-5/Rein-Tool-5.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-tools Rein de Wilde optical tools photography\" class=\"wp-post-899 wp-image-902\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421861\" data-seo=\"1\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Ch3 class=\"margin-bottom-xs wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>WE LOVE TOOLS, TOOLS WE LOVE\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, we still love frames. But the frames are only possible with the support of our tools. Honestly, tools are so important to us that we would be lost without them. Good (old) frames, good (old) tools, and good (old) habits go hand in hand.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tools are a big part of our everyday lives in the workshop. They give us the opportunity to repair and refresh frames, provide quality eye tests, and guarantee a comfortable vision. Besides that, they give us the freedom to experiment, transform, learn, challenge ourselves, and find sustainable solutions on all levels.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like our frames, the tools have a story as well. Some of them have been part of the family for decades, some are brand new and let our geeky side come out, some have an amazing, functional design, and others bring us closer to old and sometimes forgotten opticians’ habits.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.bidules.be/latest/the-tools-we-love/\">Here\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bidules.eyewear/\">there\u003C/a> we have already introduced you to some of our tools, but there’s so much more to say about them. The Humphrey Instruments Zeiss Optical Lens Analyser (LA360) is a great one to start with. This tool covers everything we’ve talked about so far.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not only do we love this tool because it looks like a computer from the 80s, it also gives us the most reliable measurement of the optical power of corrective lenses, which is very important to provide a comfortable vision. And a big plus: it’s been part of the family since the 1990s.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let’s introduce more tools that we love.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"margin-xs wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>PD-METER\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pupillary Distance (PD) is a serious thing, that’s why we have this serious-looking PD-meter. This tool measures the distance in millimeters between the pupils and the distance from each pupil and the middle of the nose bridge. With the handle at the bottom, we decide at which distance we want to measure the PD. The measurement is very important because it determines the position of corrective lenses. An inaccurate PD measurement can cause a blurry and uncomfortable vision or even double vision, headache, and nausea.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So nah – we’re not gonna ask you to measure your own pupillary distance with your webcam or a ruler. We go for precision and just enjoy using this PD-meter too much. It’s a family heirloom: it once belonged to Robert, Bidules’ great-grandfather. It has probably seen a few thousand eyeballs, including \u003Ca href=\"https://www.bidules.be/eyes/\">these ones\u003C/a>, since he started using it back in the 1980s. And there are so many more it wants to see!\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the way: did you know most pupillary distances are asymmetrical?\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns margin-bottom-md is-style-no-gutter grid-mobile-2 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" data-public-id=\"Tool-Pupillometre/Tool-Pupillometre.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1625563133/Tool-Pupillometre/Tool-Pupillometre.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-tools-optometry-optical pd-meter-eye test\" class=\"wp-post-899 wp-image-2149\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1625563133\" data-seo=\"1\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-bidules-video is-100-width \" style=\"--ratio:4/5\">\n    \u003Cvideo data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/IMG_4273_2150d55d7.mp4\" playsinline autoplay loop muted width=\"1332\" height=\"1666\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/video/upload/br_1278k,c_scale,q_auto:low,w_480/f_auto,q_auto/v1669671075/bidules-wordpress/IMG_4273_2150d55d7.mp4?_i=AA\" class=\"wp-post-899 wp-video-2150\" data-format=\"mp4\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1669671075\" data-seo=\"1\">\u003C/video>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"margin-xs wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>SOLDERING TOOL\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"margin-top-xs wp-block-paragraph\">Did you break your favourite metal frames? This is the perfect situation for us to bring out our soldering tool. We love nothing more than challenges and salvaging frames. Especially if we get to use fire.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We make sure lenses and plastic nose pads are removed before starting. The next and best step is creating a flame with oxygen and gas. We’re going for a little blue flame: when it’s orange, it means that it hasn’t reached the needed temperature yet. At the tip of the blue flame (1200°c), we melt a soldering stick and add a drop of liquid to the broken parts. Both parts are connected and held together by the solder. After the frames are cooled, they will be cleaned, polished, and ready to be used again.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No worries if you sat on your plastic frames. We have another technique to repair acetate, which is less aesthetically pleasing, but still a lifesaving method for your frames.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-no-gutter margin-bottom-md grid-mobile-2 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" data-public-id=\"DSCF2458/DSCF2458.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1625564415/DSCF2458/DSCF2458.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-tools-optometry-soldering. A picture of a tool Bidules uses to repair broken glasses\" class=\"wp-post-899 wp-image-2152\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1625564415\" data-seo=\"1\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-bidules-video is-100-width \" style=\"--ratio:4/5\">\n    \u003Cvideo data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/IMG_0934_2151c28d3.mov\" playsinline autoplay loop muted width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/video/upload/br_1278k,c_scale,q_auto:low,w_480/f_auto,q_auto/v1669671072/bidules-wordpress/IMG_0934_2151c28d3.mov?_i=AA\" class=\"wp-post-899 wp-video-2151\" data-format=\"mov\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1669671072\" data-seo=\"1\">\u003C/video>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cp>\u003Cem>The more time I spend as an optometrist, the more I realize that good vision is a basic need and not a luxury – it improves quality of life. The largest part of what we perceive is through our eyes, so we really need to take care of them.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\u003Ccite>\u003Cem>Bidules’ Optometrist, Ellis\u003C/em>\u003C/cite>\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sm-gutter margin-bottom-md is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>PHOROPTER\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can I get my eyes tested at Bidules? A question that many \u003Ca href=\"https://www.bidules.be/you-asked/\">have asked\u003C/a>. The answer is yes, please do! Our optometrists offer comprehensive eye examinations combining top-notch technology and good old-fashioned ophthalmic tools, like this mechanical phoropter (mod.11625 by American Optical). This beauty is not visible because it’s hidden in our eye testing room downstairs – but in fact, it’s the centerpiece of Bidules. The phoropter is mainly used to manually measure the refractive error, e.g myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. During the eye exam, the optometrist will ask you to read letters and will switch lenses in front of your eyes. The lenses have different optical powers and you will have to choose the best one. This process determines the eyeglasses prescription that comes closest to a 10/10 vision.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This phoropter is highly reliable and connects our optometrists  to the work and the patient more than using an automatic one. The fact that this type of phoropter is still used in all optometry schools in the country – and that it looks like it came straight out of a constructivist delirium of the former USSR – explains enough. It’s simply brilliant and serves as the basis of a good eye examination, and therefore good eyesight. \u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" data-public-id=\"Rein-Tool-4/Rein-Tool-4.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2000,h_2500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421863/Rein-Tool-4/Rein-Tool-4.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-tools Rein de Wilde optical tools photography\" class=\"wp-post-899 wp-image-901\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421863\" data-seo=\"1\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"margin-xs wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>POLISHER\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back in the 70s and 80s, what some might call the golden age of optics and eyewear, polishers were part of opticians’ daily lives. In those days, whether eyewear was made of acetate or metal, it was polishable. And, because the lifespan of frames back then was closer to that of a \u003Ca href=\"https://www.animalspot.net/european-rabbit.html\">European rabbit\u003C/a> than that of an inkjet printer, it was common for the frames to survive through several pairs of lenses. So from time to time, it was normal for the frame to be completely dismantled, brushed, cleaned and polished, with worn parts (pads and tips) taken back to the drawing board and switched up.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It looks like we’ve never left the golden age, since we work with frames from that era and ‘wear – use – polish – repeat’ is our daily anthem. We still use this polisher every day: to refresh a new arrival of frames we brought back or eyewear from our community whether these are Bidules or not. So, whether two years and five days, or ten years, you and your glasses will always get the same welcome.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-no-gutter margin-bottom-md grid-mobile-2 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" data-public-id=\"Bidules-13-04-20210666/Bidules-13-04-20210666.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1625569243/Bidules-13-04-20210666/Bidules-13-04-20210666.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-tools-optometry. A polisher used to repair scratched optical glasses or sunglasses\" class=\"wp-post-899 wp-image-2195\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1625569243\" data-seo=\"1\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-bidules-video is-100-width \" style=\"--ratio:4/5\">\n    \u003Cvideo data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/6_21949283c.mov\" playsinline autoplay loop muted width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/video/upload/br_1278k,c_scale,q_auto:low,w_480/f_auto,q_auto/v1669671071/bidules-wordpress/6_21949283c.mov?_i=AA\" class=\"wp-post-899 wp-video-2194\" data-format=\"mov\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1669671071\" data-seo=\"1\">\u003C/video>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"margin-xs wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>FRAME HEATER\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even without fire and flames we like hot temperatures. Acetate frames are easily adjustable with the use of a frame heater. When acetate warms up, it gets flexible and bendable. So this is the solution when your acetate frames are slipping down your nose, aren’t straight anymore, or are too tight behind the ears.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Especially for us, the frame heater is a highly important tool. The frames we bring back from our \u003Ca href=\"https://www.bidules.be/digging/\">digging trips\u003C/a> haven’t been touched for years and have lost their original shape. We mostly find them back somewhat crooked in boxes. As acetate material dries, it loses some of its water content and contracts. Without heating the frames first, they risk breaking. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We restore every frame manually and we even upgrade some of them by giving them a better shape. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also have tons of archive material about tools, factories, and all the other pieces of the puzzle that go into making dope glasses. If you’re interested in other nerdy eyewear related stuff feel free to take a look at \u003Ca href=\"https://wp.bidules.be/frames-1/\">FRAMES our free-fanzine\u003C/a>, or our archives at \u003Ca href=\"https://wp.bidules.be/store/\">the store\u003C/a>. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-no-gutter grid-mobile-2 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" data-public-id=\"DSCF2442_21990f95d/DSCF2442_21990f95d.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1625579981/DSCF2442_21990f95d/DSCF2442_21990f95d.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-tools-optometry A frame heater that helps Bidules to re-shape, restore and refurbish vintage deadstock glasses\" class=\"wp-post-899 wp-image-2199\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1625579981\" data-seo=\"1\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-bidules-video is-100-width \" style=\"--ratio:4/5\">\n    \u003Cvideo data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/IMG_1050_219824085.mov\" playsinline autoplay loop muted width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/video/upload/br_1278k,c_scale,q_auto:low,w_480/f_auto,q_auto/v1669671068/bidules-wordpress/IMG_1050_219824085.mov?_i=AA\" class=\"wp-post-899 wp-video-2198\" data-format=\"mov\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1669671068\" data-seo=\"1\">\u003C/video>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now we focus on training our staff and improving our techniques. Nevertheless, we’re always on the lookout for more tools, and with them the discovery of the golden methods set by our ancestors in optics. We love to combine this with ultra modern ways of repairing, salvaging, and experimenting. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Come *see* for yourself! Stop by the \u003Ca href=\"https://wp.bidules.be/store/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"21\">store\u003C/a> if you need a clean, a fix, or even a beer, we’d be happy to see you! \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It’s on us, anytime.\u003C/p>\n",{"title":91,"shortDescription":92,"date":93,"excerpt":92,"author":69,"cover":9,"slug":94,"thumbnail":95,"categories":99,"rendered":101},"BLACK FRIDAY!? LONG LIVE GLASSES!","Over the next two weeks, we'll be celebrating customers who have taken great care of their Bidules and helping the other lost souls.","November 22, 2021","black-friday-long-live-glasses",{"small":96,"medium":97,"large":98},"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_333,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671058/bidules-wordpress/LONGLIVEGLASSES-05_Plan-de-travail-1-cover-blog/LONGLIVEGLASSES-05_Plan-de-travail-1-cover-blog.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_533,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671058/bidules-wordpress/LONGLIVEGLASSES-05_Plan-de-travail-1-cover-blog/LONGLIVEGLASSES-05_Plan-de-travail-1-cover-blog.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1000,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671058/bidules-wordpress/LONGLIVEGLASSES-05_Plan-de-travail-1-cover-blog/LONGLIVEGLASSES-05_Plan-de-travail-1-cover-blog.jpg?_i=AA",[100],"Live Show","\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LONG LIVE GLASSES! LO\u003Cmeta charset=\"utf-8\">NG LIVE GLASSES! \u003Cmeta charset=\"utf-8\">LONG LIVE GLASS….\u003C/h1>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cmeta charset=\"utf-8\">\u003Cstrong>spoiler alert – don’t expect juicy discounts\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than never, we want to fight against the terrible decline in glasses’ life expectancy around the world.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, over the next two weeks, we’ll be celebrating customers who have taken great care of their Bidules and helping the other lost souls.\u003Cbr>Every customer that shows up at the store with glasses that are at least two years old (glasses must be complete – two arms, two lenses, a front) before December 1st will receive a ‘Survival Kit’ from us, to maintain them for an even longer life, including: a soft pouch or a hardcase, a 2-in-1 mini screw-driver, a \u003Ca href=\"https://camillepotte.bigcartel.com/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://camillepotte.bigcartel.com/\">Camille Potte\u003C/a> limited edition cloth and a forever refillable lens cleaner:\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"> 🧰 = + 🔧 + 🧼 +🧴\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1193\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1193,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671062/bidules-wordpress/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A picture from the special edition cloth Bidules x Camille Potte.\" class=\"wp-post-2269 wp-image-2272\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1669671062\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1193,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671062/bidules-wordpress/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1.jpg?_i=AA 1193w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_636,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671062/bidules-wordpress/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1.jpg?_i=AA 636w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_966,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671062/bidules-wordpress/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1221,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671062/bidules-wordpress/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1.jpg?_i=AA 1221w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1628,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671062/bidules-wordpress/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1.jpg?_i=AA 1628w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_398,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671062/bidules-wordpress/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1.jpg?_i=AA 398w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2036,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671062/bidules-wordpress/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1/Microfibre-Camille-Potte-1.jpg?_i=AA 2036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1193px) 100vw, 1193px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We’ve also worked with the her on a comic strip and some golden rules gathering essential dos and don’ts, to help you on your way… Start by meeting with Marjolyn and her pair of glasses. Hahaha! \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1061\" height=\"1500\" data-public-id=\"bidules-wordpress/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1061,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671052/bidules-wordpress/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A comic about 'Marjolyn and her glasses" by french illustrator Camille Potte in collaboration with Bidules\" class=\"wp-post-2269 wp-image-2290\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1669671052\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1061,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671052/bidules-wordpress/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1.jpg?_i=AA 1061w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_566,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671052/bidules-wordpress/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1.jpg?_i=AA 566w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_1086,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671052/bidules-wordpress/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1086,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671052/bidules-wordpress/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1.jpg?_i=AA 1086w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1448,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671052/bidules-wordpress/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1.jpg?_i=AA 1448w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_354,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671052/bidules-wordpress/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1.jpg?_i=AA 354w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1810,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1669671052/bidules-wordpress/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1/Marjolyn-FullPageCases-1.jpg?_i=AA 1810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1061px) 100vw, 1061px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And you’ll also find a more serious part of the Do’s and Don’ts here below. Yes, basically a list of care and maintenance golden rules:\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>Avoid exposing your glasses to very high temperatures (> 80°c) or any thermic shocks (a terrace in the middle of August, blowing in embers for long periods of time, washing glasses in boiling water)\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>Never clean your glasses with a cloth without first fogging up the lens a little with your mouth.\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>On that note, you’re not a chemist. So no washing-up liquid, hair conditioner, hand soap, magic miracle cure. With glasses cleaner, think mild, neutral, vegan.\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>If you have a stain on your lens, don’t keep rubbing it – try to dissolve it (as above) or pop in to see us.\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>Glasses might not work for every situation. (volleyball, bungee jumping, grilling on the barbecue…)\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>Glasses removal needs TWO hands. Unless you’re very agile, but in all cases, glasses should be kept parallel to your head.\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>Never put your glasses in your HAIR, in fact, never put them anywhere other than on your nose or in their case.\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>NEVER carry your glasses alongside blunt objects – other glasses, knives, screwdrivers, keys or bricks. (AGHH)\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>Avoid seawater, sand, nails, screws, acetone baths, cyanide, and all that crap.\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cp>Thank you. That is all. Perfectly reasonable requests, don’t you think?\u003C/p>\u003Ccite>Your glasses\u003C/cite>\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>Are your frames barely hanging on? Can you only count one arm?\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>Don’t worry, during these 2 weeks, we’ve got you too, \u003Cu>just like any other day\u003C/u>\u003C/strong>:\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We’ll clean, or provide repairs and refurbishments on any glasses – from us or any flea market or thrift shop. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our team is ready and waiting to chat with you about your grandmother’s vintage frames – whether they can be improved, or turned into sunnies or prescriptions for you. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We’ll also pass on our in-house \u003Cstrong>tricks\u003C/strong> for how to maintain and clean your glasses,so you can keep your faves in tip top shape for the next hundred years. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cmeta charset=\"utf-8\">\u003Cstrong>LONG LIVE GLASSES! \u003C/strong>\u003C/h4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>So swing \u003Ca href=\"https://wp.bidules.be/store/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"21\">by the store\u003C/a> to get your Survival Kit, or get your glasses fixed, cleaned or update – you’re always welcome, friday, or any other day. \u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n",{"title":103,"shortDescription":104,"date":105,"excerpt":104,"author":69,"cover":9,"slug":106,"thumbnail":107,"categories":111,"rendered":112},"Top Picks Of 2020","Funnily enough, 2020 was a fantastic year for glasses. It's always tough for us to choose favorites, but we're gonna do it anyway. Here's our top 6. Why 6? Don't Ask. ","January 19, 2021","top-picks-of-2020",{"small":108,"medium":109,"large":110},"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_400,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610807174/Castellani019/Castellani019.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_640,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610807174/Castellani019/Castellani019.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610807174/Castellani019/Castellani019.jpg?_i=AA",[],"\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funnily enough, 2020 was a fantastic year for glasses. It’s always tough for us to choose favorites, but we’re gonna do it anyway. \u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here’s our top 6. Why 6? Don’t ask.\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. \u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-glasses grid cmp-grid \">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"title\">\n        \u003Ch2> \u003Ca class=\"no-wave\" href=\"https://wp.bidules.be/glasses/kazuo/\"> KAZUO \u003C/a>\u003C/h2>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"slider\">\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel data-6a60d708d4de6\">\n                                                            \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                        \u003Cimg class=\"carousel-cell-image\" data-flickity-lazyload-srcset=\"\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1200,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610806806/Top2020-01-latest-horizontal/Top2020-01-latest-horizontal.jpg?_i=AA 720w,\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_640,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610806806/Top2020-01-latest-horizontal/Top2020-01-latest-horizontal.jpg?_i=AA 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" data-flickity-lazyload-src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1200,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610806806/Top2020-01-latest-horizontal/Top2020-01-latest-horizontal.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A front view from the Kazuo glasses, part of our Bidules 2020 TOP6\" />\n                    \u003C/div>\n                                    \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                        \u003Cimg class=\"carousel-cell-image\" data-flickity-lazyload-srcset=\"\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610806759/traction-production-top6-Archive-site-1/traction-production-top6-Archive-site-1.jpg?_i=AA 720w,\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_800,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610806759/traction-production-top6-Archive-site-1/traction-production-top6-Archive-site-1.jpg?_i=AA 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" data-flickity-lazyload-src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610806759/traction-production-top6-Archive-site-1/traction-production-top6-Archive-site-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A front view from the Kazuo glasses, part of our Bidules 2020 TOP6\" />\n                    \u003C/div>\n                                    \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"table\">\n        \u003Ctable>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>\n                    \u003Ch2>Characteristics\u003C/h2>\n                \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Manufacturer\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Victor Gros  \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Made in\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> 1990s \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Period\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Oyonnax, FR \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Brand\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Traction Productions \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Technical\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Acetate \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n        \u003C/table>\n\n        \u003Ctable>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>\n                    \u003Ch2>DISCOVERY\u003C/h2>\n                \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Location\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> N/A \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Year\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> 2020 \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Digging Type\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Kinda door-to-door \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n        \u003C/table>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"content rendered\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Classic round shapes are our weakness. We just can’t get enough of them and they are quite difficult to find. That’s why we do a little victory dance when new round models enter the shop. And we still feel like dancing every time we look at this 90’s model ‘Kazuo’ by Traction Productions. The combination of its shape alongside the blond tortoiseshell acetate is extremely traditional from the nineteen-thirties yet original: you will definitely make a statement wearing this frame.\u003C/p>\n \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\u003Cscript>\n  \n\n    window.glassesMap = [{}]\n    window.glasses = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.wp-block-glasses'))\n    window.glasses.forEach((masonry, index) => {\n        let carousel = masonry.querySelector('.carousel')\n        window.glassesMap[index] = new Flickity(carousel, {\n            pageDots: true,\n            setGallerySize: false,\n            lazyLoad: 1,\n            wrapAround: true,\n        });\n    })\n\u003C/script>\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2.\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-glasses grid cmp-grid \">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"title\">\n        \u003Ch2> \u003Ca class=\"no-wave\" href=\"https://wp.bidules.be/glasses/ak03/\"> AK03 \u003C/a>\u003C/h2>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"slider\">\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel data-6a60d708d613d\">\n                                                            \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                        \u003Cimg class=\"carousel-cell-image\" data-flickity-lazyload-srcset=\"\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1200,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1611051728/Top2020-02-1/Top2020-02-1.jpg?_i=AA 720w,\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_640,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1611051728/Top2020-02-1/Top2020-02-1.jpg?_i=AA 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" data-flickity-lazyload-src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1200,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1611051728/Top2020-02-1/Top2020-02-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A front view from the AK03 glasses, part of our Bidules 2020 TOP6\" />\n                    \u003C/div>\n                                    \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                        \u003Cimg class=\"carousel-cell-image\" data-flickity-lazyload-srcset=\"\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610807174/Castellani019/Castellani019.jpg?_i=AA 720w,\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_640,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610807174/Castellani019/Castellani019.jpg?_i=AA 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" data-flickity-lazyload-src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610807174/Castellani019/Castellani019.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"An archive from our last digging trip in Italy featuring a business card from the Castellani factory, a map from the region and a hand-note.\" />\n                    \u003C/div>\n                                    \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"table\">\n        \u003Ctable>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>\n                    \u003Ch2>Characteristics\u003C/h2>\n                \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Manufacturer\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Castellani \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Made in\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> 1990s \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Period\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Domegge di Cadore, IT \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Brand\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> N/A \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Technical\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Galvanized in 2020 \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n        \u003C/table>\n\n        \u003Ctable>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>\n                    \u003Ch2>DISCOVERY\u003C/h2>\n                \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Location\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Belluno (IT) \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Year\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> 2020 \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Digging Type\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> On-spot \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n        \u003C/table>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"content rendered\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We definitely had to add a full-metal frame to our selection and we very quickly agreed on this model – AK03 by Castellani. Made in the 90s in Domegge, they were found and finished in 2020, and hopefully will be worn happily ever after. We recommend you visit us to take a closer look at the nosebridge and hinges. The details on them alone are worth it.\u003C/p>\n \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\u003Cscript>\n  \n\n    window.glassesMap = [{}]\n    window.glasses = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.wp-block-glasses'))\n    window.glasses.forEach((masonry, index) => {\n        let carousel = masonry.querySelector('.carousel')\n        window.glassesMap[index] = new Flickity(carousel, {\n            pageDots: true,\n            setGallerySize: false,\n            lazyLoad: 1,\n            wrapAround: true,\n        });\n    })\n\u003C/script>\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3.\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-glasses grid cmp-grid \">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"title\">\n        \u003Ch2> \u003Ca class=\"no-wave\" href=\"https://wp.bidules.be/glasses/355/\"> 355 \u003C/a>\u003C/h2>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"slider\">\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel data-6a60d708d759e\">\n                                                            \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                        \u003Cimg class=\"carousel-cell-image\" data-flickity-lazyload-srcset=\"\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1200,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1611051982/Top2020-06-1/Top2020-06-1.jpg?_i=AA 720w,\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_640,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1611051982/Top2020-06-1/Top2020-06-1.jpg?_i=AA 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" data-flickity-lazyload-src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1200,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1611051982/Top2020-06-1/Top2020-06-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A front view from the 355 frames, part of our Bidules 2020 TOP6\" />\n                    \u003C/div>\n                                    \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                        \u003Cimg class=\"carousel-cell-image\" data-flickity-lazyload-srcset=\"\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1611053108/top6-horizontal-player019/top6-horizontal-player019.jpg?_i=AA 720w,\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_538,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1611053108/top6-horizontal-player019/top6-horizontal-player019.jpg?_i=AA 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" data-flickity-lazyload-src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1611053108/top6-horizontal-player019/top6-horizontal-player019.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"An archive from our last glasses digging trip in France featuring some Playgirl and Traction Productions deadstocks packaging\" />\n                    \u003C/div>\n                                    \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"table\">\n        \u003Ctable>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>\n                    \u003Ch2>Characteristics\u003C/h2>\n                \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Manufacturer\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Victor Gros \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Made in\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> 1980s \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Period\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Oyonnax, FR \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Brand\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Traction Productions \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Technical\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> OBE Spring-hinges \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n        \u003C/table>\n\n        \u003Ctable>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>\n                    \u003Ch2>DISCOVERY\u003C/h2>\n                \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Location\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Jura (FR)  \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Year\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> 2020 \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Digging Type\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> On-spot \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n        \u003C/table>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"content rendered\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Victor Gros first launched his brand in Oyonnax (FR) in the 60s, he came up with the delightful names of ‘Player’ and ‘Playgirl’. Although we’re unsure of his naming abilities, there’s no doubting the frames he designed and manufactured.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dark and transparent colour combinations give these thick acetate frames a less heavy, but still remarkable look. When spring hinges were added from OBE, the German hinge specialist, an extremely solid frame was born. When his son took over the business in the 1980s, he made a smart move and changed the name to Traction Productions.\u003C/p>\n \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\u003Cscript>\n  \n\n    window.glassesMap = [{}]\n    window.glasses = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.wp-block-glasses'))\n    window.glasses.forEach((masonry, index) => {\n        let carousel = masonry.querySelector('.carousel')\n        window.glassesMap[index] = new Flickity(carousel, {\n            pageDots: true,\n            setGallerySize: false,\n            lazyLoad: 1,\n            wrapAround: true,\n        });\n    })\n\u003C/script>\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4.\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-glasses grid cmp-grid \">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"title\">\n        \u003Ch2> \u003Ca class=\"no-wave\" href=\"https://wp.bidules.be/glasses/scandy/\"> Scandy \u003C/a>\u003C/h2>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"slider\">\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel data-6a60d708d898e\">\n                                                            \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                        \u003Cimg class=\"carousel-cell-image\" data-flickity-lazyload-srcset=\"\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610806971/Top2020-05_1882b1a90/Top2020-05_1882b1a90.jpg?_i=AA 720w,\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610806971/Top2020-05_1882b1a90/Top2020-05_1882b1a90.jpg?_i=AA 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" data-flickity-lazyload-src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610806971/Top2020-05_1882b1a90/Top2020-05_1882b1a90.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A front view from the Scandy glasses, part of our Bidules 2020 TOP6\" />\n                    \u003C/div>\n                                    \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                        \u003Cimg class=\"carousel-cell-image\" data-flickity-lazyload-srcset=\"\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421880/Fidela/Fidela.jpg?_i=AA 720w,\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421880/Fidela/Fidela.jpg?_i=AA 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" data-flickity-lazyload-src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421880/Fidela/Fidela.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"An archive picture from the Fidela factory rooted in the city-center of Morez.\" />\n                    \u003C/div>\n                                    \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"table\">\n        \u003Ctable>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>\n                    \u003Ch2>Characteristics\u003C/h2>\n                \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Manufacturer\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Fils d’Aimé Lamy \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Made in\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> 1970s \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Period\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Morez, FR \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Brand\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Fidela \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Technical\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Inverted arms \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n        \u003C/table>\n\n        \u003Ctable>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>\n                    \u003Ch2>DISCOVERY\u003C/h2>\n                \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Location\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Haut-Jura (FR) \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Year\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> 2020  \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Digging Type\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> kinda door-to-door \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n        \u003C/table>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"content rendered\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the next frame we stay in the same region in France but we travel a little bit North-East and arrive in Morez. This is an important area for the eyewear industry, especially the Lamy family. Relatives (les Fils d’Aimé Lamy) of the founder, Pierre-Hyacinthe Lamy, continued the family business under the name Fidela, and the high quality frames reflect their years of experience.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This model ‘Scandy’ is made in the late 70s, but with its refined transparent acetate we don’t get a strong ‘vintage 70’s vibe’ at all. If we would have to describe this frame in one word, it would be contemporary. This happens to be one of the most important words at Bidules, which explains why this frame deserves a spot in our top 6.\u003C/p>\n \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\u003Cscript>\n  \n\n    window.glassesMap = [{}]\n    window.glasses = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.wp-block-glasses'))\n    window.glasses.forEach((masonry, index) => {\n        let carousel = masonry.querySelector('.carousel')\n        window.glassesMap[index] = new Flickity(carousel, {\n            pageDots: true,\n            setGallerySize: false,\n            lazyLoad: 1,\n            wrapAround: true,\n        });\n    })\n\u003C/script>\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5.\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-glasses grid cmp-grid \">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"title\">\n        \u003Ch2> \u003Ca class=\"no-wave\" href=\"https://wp.bidules.be/glasses/pp84/\"> PP84 \u003C/a>\u003C/h2>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"slider\">\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel data-6a60d708d9ee5\">\n                                                            \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                        \u003Cimg class=\"carousel-cell-image\" data-flickity-lazyload-srcset=\"\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610806962/Top2020-04_1881eb614/Top2020-04_1881eb614.jpg?_i=AA 720w,\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610806962/Top2020-04_1881eb614/Top2020-04_1881eb614.jpg?_i=AA 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" data-flickity-lazyload-src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1610806962/Top2020-04_1881eb614/Top2020-04_1881eb614.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A front view from the PP84 glasses, part of our Bidules 2020 TOP6\" />\n                    \u003C/div>\n                                    \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                        \u003Cimg class=\"carousel-cell-image\" data-flickity-lazyload-srcset=\"\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1200,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1612359756/Foca-scans-107-copie/Foca-scans-107-copie.jpg?_i=AA 720w,\n              https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_640,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1612359756/Foca-scans-107-copie/Foca-scans-107-copie.jpg?_i=AA 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" data-flickity-lazyload-src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1200,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1612359756/Foca-scans-107-copie/Foca-scans-107-copie.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"An archive straight from our digging trip in Italy. On this scan you can see a vintage cardboard cut from an old box of glasses with the logo of the manufacture and its address. It's in one of these boxes that Bidules have found the PP84 frames.\" />\n                    \u003C/div>\n                                    \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"table\">\n        \u003Ctable>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>\n                    \u003Ch2>Characteristics\u003C/h2>\n                \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Manufacturer\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Frescura’s \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Made in\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> 1980s \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Period\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Grea di Cadore, IT \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Brand\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Foca \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Technical\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Translucid Acetate \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n        \u003C/table>\n\n        \u003Ctable>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>\n                    \u003Ch2>DISCOVERY\u003C/h2>\n                \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Location\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> Provincia di Belluno (IT) \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Year\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> 2020 \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n            \u003Ctr>\n                \u003Ctd>Digging Type\u003C/td>\n                \u003Ctd> On-spot \u003C/td>\n            \u003C/tr>\n        \u003C/table>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"content rendered\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foca Foca Foca: the Bidules highlight of 2020! So far, this is the biggest stock we’ve tracked down and brought back from Grea di Cadore (Belluno, Italy) and we’re still excited about it every day. Foca means seal in Italian, but also stands for Fabbrica Occhiali Celluloide Affini (1940s – 1991).\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Out of so many amazing acetate frames, it’s difficult to only choose one. They weren’t afraid to use and combine colours, yet we fell in love with this model PP84 with its transparent nude tone. We’ve transformed this frame into sunglasses by adding stone camel lenses by Zeiss and now it really is at its best.\u003C/p>\n \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\u003Cscript>\n  \n\n    window.glassesMap = [{}]\n    window.glasses = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.wp-block-glasses'))\n    window.glasses.forEach((masonry, index) => {\n        let carousel = masonry.querySelector('.carousel')\n        window.glassesMap[index] = new Flickity(carousel, {\n            pageDots: true,\n            setGallerySize: false,\n            lazyLoad: 1,\n            wrapAround: true,\n        });\n    })\n\u003C/script>\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We couldn’t possibly upload all the gems we bring back from our digging trips. Maybe in the future, when robots will be humans and humans will be robots. But for now, as a vastly incomplete reflection of our selection, you can also browse another selection of our all times best picks \u003Ca href=\"https://wp.bidules.be/glasses/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"20\">here\u003C/a> or swing by \u003Ca href=\"https://wp.bidules.be/store/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"21\">the store\u003C/a> to try as many glasses as you want. \u003C/p>\n",{"title":114,"shortDescription":115,"date":116,"excerpt":115,"author":69,"cover":9,"slug":117,"thumbnail":118,"categories":122,"rendered":123},"A RAVENSTEIN STORY","We at bidules are a curious kind. As you know, when it comes to our frames, we like to dig deep. And it was no different when we chose our beloved rue Ravenstein store, so let us take you on a tour of our archives.","November 16, 2020","a-ravenstein-story",{"small":119,"medium":120,"large":121},"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_333,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605007428/4-d128_0-CROP-2-3rectangle/4-d128_0-CROP-2-3rectangle.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_533,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605007428/4-d128_0-CROP-2-3rectangle/4-d128_0-CROP-2-3rectangle.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1000,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605007428/4-d128_0-CROP-2-3rectangle/4-d128_0-CROP-2-3rectangle.jpg?_i=AA",[28],"\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We at Bidules are a curious kind. As you know, when it comes to our frames, we like to dig deep. And it was no different when we chose our beloved Rue Ravenstein store.\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The longer we stay, the more we discover about our building, our neighbours, and its incredible place in history. So let us take you with us on a tour of our archives, to explore the hidden secrets behind the facade. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the centre of Brussels, our store sits sandwiched between two of Victor Horta’s creations – the Central Station and BOZAR the Centre for Fine Arts (Palais des Beaux-Arts/Paleis voor Schone Kunsten), one of the most famous modern cultural venue in Europe. Horta’s plan for the area at the time was deemed by many to be crazy – with even the King requesting that his work be limited in height, as to not spoil the royal view of the city he had from the Palace. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"1372\" data-public-id=\"Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1/Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1372,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605023946/Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1/Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1.png?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-1504 wp-image-1687\" data-format=\"png\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1605023946\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1372,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605023946/Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1/Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1.png?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_732,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605023946/Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1/Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1.png?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_703,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605023946/Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1/Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1.png?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1405,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605023946/Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1/Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1.png?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_457,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605023946/Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1/Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1.png?_i=AA 500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605023946/Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1/Plan-urbanisme-ravenstein-version-blog-1.png?_i=AA 1573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg width=\"1673\" height=\"2000\" data-public-id=\"62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope/62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1673,h_2000,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605551610/62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope/62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A view from the Galerie Ravenstein next to Bidules store\" class=\"wp-post-1504 wp-image-1751\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1605551610\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605551610/62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope/62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope.jpg?_i=AA 1673w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_669,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605551610/62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope/62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope.jpg?_i=AA 669w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1255,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605551610/62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope/62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope.jpg?_i=AA 1255w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_918,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605551610/62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope/62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1285,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605551610/62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope/62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope.jpg?_i=AA 1285w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_418,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605551610/62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope/62-d140-Enelevement-dEurope.jpg?_i=AA 418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1673px) 100vw, 1673px\" />\u003Cfigcaption>L’enlèvement d’Europe (Olivier Strebelle, 1954)\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our building, Siège des Assurances Générales de Trieste was designed by Alexis Dumont (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, 1877) in 1936, with Gallerie Ravenstein at the heart (the mall linking ville haute and ville basse) lending its name to the street.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It’s a strange neighborhood. Where innovators, artists, bankers and bureaucrats (the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control is located just above us!) sit shoulder to shoulder, alongside the busiest train station in Belgium. An area where these Horta creations – modern survivors of the second world war – coexist with the concrete giants of the brutal Bruxellization of the 60s-70s. Alexis Dumont is the guy behind many urban landmarks across Brussels, and our building surely doesn’t look out of place against his other creations. You’ve likely seen his Citroën building on Place de l’Yser – with its similar functionalist 30s aesthetic, now the controversial\u003Ca href=\"https://kanal.brussels/en?gclid=Cj0KCQjwxNT8BRD9ARIsAJ8S5xZ2jjplXGAhCpfqfhlf3is5mg21341b4XsIQCp1PZ7Wl3FnfZ69rmIaAqE0EALw_wcB\"> \u003C/a>KANAL – Centre Pompidou. This inter-war period of modern architecture is distinguished by curved lines, enormous windows, and the harsh juxtaposition of iron and glass.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It had always been a strange place, We’ve been told by locals that back in the early 2000s, you’d often see debauched white-collars emerging from the closed curtains of the champagne bars to catch their trains to their wives in the suburbs.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Legend has it that the bronze sculpture in the centre of the gallerie, “L’enlèvement d’Europe” (Olivier Strebelle, 1954) was stolen in 2006.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"1161\" data-public-id=\"Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1/Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1161,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605020951/Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1/Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A view from the Galerie Ravenstein, Galerie Ravenstein, Bruxelles, entrée côté rue Ravenstein en 1980 (© Fondation CIVA Stichting/AAM, Brussels)\n\" class=\"wp-post-1504 wp-image-1646\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1605020951\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1161,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605020951/Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1/Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_619,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605020951/Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1/Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_594,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605020951/Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1/Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1189,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605020951/Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1/Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_387,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605020951/Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1/Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1.jpg?_i=AA 500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605020951/Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1/Galerie-Ravenstein-Fondation-CIVA-1980-1.jpg?_i=AA 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Cem>Left – Galerie Ravenstein enter, right – Montagne du Parc Brutalist bank offices 1980 (© Fondation CIVA Stichting/AAM, Brussels)\u003Cbr>\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fun fact: our store, number 44, has the largest windows in the whole building, alongside the classic solid iron chassis. At the time, it was probably the largest window with a single pane of glass in the whole city. Another fun fact: before Bidules, the spot was a Vietnamese spa, which became pretty clear when we discovered the outlines of jacuzzis in the basement. Oh, and there’s still a hell of a lot of mirrors…though perhaps those are from the China Eastern Airline office. One thing’s for sure, we definitely still have all the pipes to reinstall a spa.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider\" data-slider=\"6a60d708dbd93\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__intrinsic\">\n      \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel\">\n                           \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"2358\" height=\"1572\" data-public-id=\"Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.24.04/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.24.04.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-1607\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2358,h_1572,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597162/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.24.04/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.24.04.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A view from Bidules Rue Ravenstein Bruxelles on Google Maps back in the October 2010\" data-caption=\"In 2010 the Airline agency has left\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1604597162\" data-seo=\"1\" 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https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_333,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597162/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.24.04/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.24.04.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                                \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"2469\" height=\"1646\" data-public-id=\"Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-1608\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2469,h_1646,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597165/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A view from Bidules Rue Ravenstein Bruxelles on Google Maps back in 2009\" data-caption=\"2009, the store is sandwiched in between a bookstore and an Italian snack-bar\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1604597165\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1000,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597165/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_533,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597165/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_512,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597165/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1024,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597165/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1365,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597165/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_333,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597165/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.49.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                                \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"2468\" height=\"1646\" data-public-id=\"Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-1609\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2468,h_1646,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597169/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A view from Bidules Rue Ravenstein Bruxelles on Google Maps back in 2013\" data-caption=\"2013, TAAG Airline offices had landed just next-door, the 44 is not an art-gallery yet\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1604597169\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1000,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597169/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_534,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597169/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_512,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597169/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1024,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597169/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1366,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597169/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_333,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597169/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.04.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                                \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"2480\" height=\"1654\" data-public-id=\"Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-1610\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2480,h_1654,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597172/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A view from Bidules Rue Ravenstein Bruxelles on Google Maps back, May 2018, Victor Pattyn is installing its exhibition\" data-caption=\"May 2018, Victor Pattyn is installing his exhibition Prends Soin de Toi\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1604597172\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1000,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597172/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_534,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597172/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_512,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597172/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1024,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597172/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1366,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597172/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_333,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597172/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21/Capture-décran-2020-10-16-à-11.21.21.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                                \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"2448\" height=\"1632\" data-public-id=\"Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59/Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-1611\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2448,h_1632,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597176/Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59/Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A view from Bidules glasses store Rue Ravenstein Bruxelles on Google Maps back in 2020\" data-caption=\"Today. The store sandwiched between Saveurs Edomae and the TAAG Airline office\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1604597176\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1000,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597176/Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59/Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_533,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597176/Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59/Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_512,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597176/Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59/Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1024,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597176/Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59/Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1365,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597176/Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59/Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_333,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1604597176/Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59/Capture-décran-2020-10-29-à-10.37.59.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                      \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui\">\n        \u003Cspan class=\"block-slider__caption\">In 2010 the Airline agency has left \u003C/span>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui__arrows\">\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui__prev\">\n          \u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://bidules.netlify.com/images/arrow.svg\" alt=\"Previous\" @click=\"prev\" />\n        \u003C/div>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui__next\">\n          \u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://bidules.netlify.com/images/arrow.svg\" alt=\"Next\" @click=\"next\" />\n        \u003C/div>\n      \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n  \n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just before us, it was an art gallery. Well, like a lot of the surrounding spaces, it’s been many galleries over the last ten years. Richard Venlet, architect and artist, gave the space its final minimalist restorations, details which we fell in love with when we first laid eyes on the store. He created the all-white ceiling and mezzanine level, which we now use as our office and storage. We paid a last homage to this with the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.bidules.be/latest/prends-soin-de-toi/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://www.bidules.be/latest/prends-soin-de-toi/\">Prends soin de Toi\u003C/a> exhibition, bridging the gap ahead of our opening. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking of art, let’s also take a moment to imagine the great Vincent Glowinski suspended from ropes, risking his life in the dead of night, painting that big ol’ dinosaur skeleton above us, which mocks us from its pedestal. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were doing a little research, going through our archives on the district, and in this photo, our eyes were drawn to this display on our big brother, Bozar. It’s probably because the gallery still uses this spot to announce its exhibitions today, and we’re often told of their upcoming shows and events from the doorstep of our store. It gave us the same reflex, the same ‘who’s this?’\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1500\" height=\"1061\" data-public-id=\"ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB/ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1061,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605022502/ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB/ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"On this picture you can see BOZAR and the location of the current Bidules Store in 1980.\" class=\"wp-post-1504 wp-image-1665\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1605022502\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1061,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605022502/ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB/ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_566,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605022502/ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB/ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_543,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605022502/ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB/ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1087,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605022502/ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB/ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_354,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605022502/ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB/ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB.jpg?_i=AA 500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605022502/ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB/ravenstein-10001089_0026_M04-NB.jpg?_i=AA 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back then, Pierre Alechinsky was in fact advertising the opening of the first Belgian \u003Ca href=\"https://europalia.eu/en/archive/1980\">Europalia\u003C/a> exhibition, which took place from mid-September to December in 1980. It welcomed over a million visitors across over a thousand events. Here’s a few pics of the exhibition from the eighties, if you fancy geeking out. It’s now bi-annual, so be sure to check out the exhibition in 2021, and whilst you’re there, why not try the food by our neighbour and good friend, \u003Ca href=\"https://bidules.be/eyes/stefano/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://bidules.be/eyes/stefano/\">Stefano\u003C/a>, Head Chef at VICTOR Bozar cafe?\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1197\" height=\"800\" data-public-id=\"Europalia-1980-3/Europalia-1980-3.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1197,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549819/Europalia-1980-3/Europalia-1980-3.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A view from Europalia exhibition at Bozar in 1980\" class=\"wp-post-1504 wp-image-1721\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1605549819\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549819/Europalia-1980-3/Europalia-1980-3.jpg?_i=AA 1197w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_535,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549819/Europalia-1980-3/Europalia-1980-3.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_513,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549819/Europalia-1980-3/Europalia-1980-3.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_334,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549819/Europalia-1980-3/Europalia-1980-3.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1197px) 100vw, 1197px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1185\" height=\"800\" data-public-id=\"Europalia-1980-2/Europalia-1980-2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1185,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549807/Europalia-1980-2/Europalia-1980-2.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A view from Europalia exhibition at Bozar in 1980\" class=\"wp-post-1504 wp-image-1715\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1605549807\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549807/Europalia-1980-2/Europalia-1980-2.jpg?_i=AA 1185w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_540,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549807/Europalia-1980-2/Europalia-1980-2.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_518,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549807/Europalia-1980-2/Europalia-1980-2.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_338,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549807/Europalia-1980-2/Europalia-1980-2.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1185px) 100vw, 1185px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1226\" height=\"800\" data-public-id=\"Europalia-1980-2-/Europalia-1980-2-.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1226,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605022755/Europalia-1980-2-/Europalia-1980-2-.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A view from Europalia 1980 exhibition at BOZAR\" class=\"wp-post-1504 wp-image-1670\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1605022755\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605022755/Europalia-1980-2-/Europalia-1980-2-.jpg?_i=AA 1226w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_522,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605022755/Europalia-1980-2-/Europalia-1980-2-.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_501,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605022755/Europalia-1980-2-/Europalia-1980-2-.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_326,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605022755/Europalia-1980-2-/Europalia-1980-2-.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1226px) 100vw, 1226px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1189\" height=\"800\" data-public-id=\"Europalia-1980-3-1-1/Europalia-1980-3-1-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1189,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549815/Europalia-1980-3-1-1/Europalia-1980-3-1-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A view from Europalia exhibition at Bozar in 1980\" class=\"wp-post-1504 wp-image-1719\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1605549815\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549815/Europalia-1980-3-1-1/Europalia-1980-3-1-1.jpg?_i=AA 1189w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_538,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549815/Europalia-1980-3-1-1/Europalia-1980-3-1-1.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_517,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549815/Europalia-1980-3-1-1/Europalia-1980-3-1-1.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_336,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549815/Europalia-1980-3-1-1/Europalia-1980-3-1-1.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1189px) 100vw, 1189px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1176\" height=\"800\" data-public-id=\"Europalia-1980-4-1/Europalia-1980-4-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1176,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549813/Europalia-1980-4-1/Europalia-1980-4-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A view from Europalia exhibition at Bozar in 1980\" class=\"wp-post-1504 wp-image-1718\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1605549813\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549813/Europalia-1980-4-1/Europalia-1980-4-1.jpg?_i=AA 1176w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_544,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549813/Europalia-1980-4-1/Europalia-1980-4-1.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_522,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549813/Europalia-1980-4-1/Europalia-1980-4-1.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_340,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1605549813/Europalia-1980-4-1/Europalia-1980-4-1.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EUROPALIA BELGIUM 1980\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">18 09 › 09 12 1980\u003Cbr>1 148 352 visitors / 1050 events\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We chose our Bidules store to be in the centre of it all, side-by side with the weird and the wonderful – with its seedy afterwork bars side-by-side with great institutions, deep roots and historical monuments. It had just enough space and undefined edges to establish our own voice – somewhere underrated glasses, laughter and legendary hangovers could meet.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But we’ll let you into a little secret. Now that we’ve set down some roots, we’re ready for our next step…\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bring on 2021.\u003C/p>\n",{"title":125,"shortDescription":126,"date":127,"excerpt":126,"author":69,"cover":9,"slug":128,"thumbnail":129,"categories":133,"rendered":134},"Official Hallmarks are official","French loved to use precious metals in eyewear - especially in the Upper Jura area, so it’s their hallmarks we know best and pay attention to.","May 23, 2020","official-hallmarks-are-official",{"small":130,"medium":131,"large":132},"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_396,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590252141/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_633,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590252141/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1187,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590252141/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061.jpg?_i=AA",[],"\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nerds? You ain’t seen nothing yet.\u003Cbr>Welcome to the wonderful world of French warranty stamps.\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hallmarks are official marks struck on metal, to certify the amount of noble metal it contains – gold, silver, platinum, and in some places, palladium. But, more generally, ‘hallmark’ can also just mean a distinguishing feature. The French loved to use precious metals in eyewear – especially in the Upper Jura area, so it’s their hallmarks we know best and pay attention to. But there’s nothing secretive about it – you’ll find the same markings on a fork at the flea market as on the rarest of jewels. Y’know, eagles, wolves, swords…\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider\" data-slider=\"6a60d708df3fa\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__intrinsic\">\n      \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel\">\n                           \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"2151\" height=\"1721\" data-public-id=\"Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-1385\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2151,h_1721,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251300/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Bidules - Latest - Hallmarks - slider - picture 1\" data-caption=\"Charançon\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1590251300\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1200,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251300/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_640,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251300/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_614,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251300/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1229,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251300/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1639,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251300/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_400,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251300/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans079.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                                \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"1668\" height=\"2085\" data-public-id=\"Poiçons-Garantie-Scans063-1/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans063-1.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-1384\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1668,h_2085,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251295/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans063-1/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans063-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Bidules - 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Latest - Hallmarks - slider - picture 4\" data-caption=\"Tête de Mercure\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1590251284\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251284/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans075-copie/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans075-copie.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251284/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans075-copie/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans075-copie.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251284/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans075-copie/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans075-copie.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251284/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans075-copie/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans075-copie.jpg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1639,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251284/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans075-copie/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans075-copie.jpg?_i=AA 1639w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251284/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans075-copie/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans075-copie.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251284/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans075-copie/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans075-copie.jpg?_i=AA 1785w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                                \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" data-public-id=\"Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-1366\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2560,h_1440,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590250834/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Bidules - Latest - Official Hallmarks are official - illustration 4 - Lunetterie des Instruments de Précision published in 1970 by Azur-Editions.\" data-caption=\"Poinçon Mixte (silver & gold)\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1590250834\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_844,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590250834/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_450,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590250834/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_432,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590250834/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_864,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590250834/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1152,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590250834/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_281,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590250834/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans066.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                                \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"1393\" height=\"1741\" data-public-id=\"Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-1383\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1393,h_1741,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251289/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Bidules - Latest - Hallmarks - slider - picture 5\" data-caption=\"Le Mascaron\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1590251289\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251289/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251289/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251289/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251289/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069.jpg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251289/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590251289/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans069.jpg?_i=AA 1393w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                      \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui\">\n        \u003Cspan class=\"block-slider__caption\">Charançon\u003C/span>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui__arrows\">\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui__prev\">\n          \u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://bidules.netlify.com/images/arrow.svg\" alt=\"Previous\" @click=\"prev\" />\n        \u003C/div>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui__next\">\n          \u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://bidules.netlify.com/images/arrow.svg\" alt=\"Next\" @click=\"next\" />\n        \u003C/div>\n      \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n  \n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we discover frames from the first half of the 20th century, these will often be the only marks we can find. Back then, frames were rarely branded, with few logos or inscriptions. So we cling to these eagles and wolves instead, like in this extract from L’Annuaire de l’Optique de la Lunetterie des Instruments de Précision published in 1970 by Azur-Editions.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"2560\" height=\"2025\" data-public-id=\"Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2560,h_2025,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590252141/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Bidules - Latest - Official Hallmarks are official - illustration - \nLunetterie des Instruments de Précision published in 1970 by Azur-Editions.\" class=\"wp-post-1365 wp-image-1402\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1590252141\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2560,h_2025,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590252141/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061.jpg?_i=AA 2560w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_633,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590252141/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1187,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590252141/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_608,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590252141/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1215,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590252141/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1620,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590252141/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_396,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1590252141/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061/Poiçons-Garantie-Scans061.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les empreintes des divers bureaux de la Garantie se distinguent de celles apposées ailleurs qu’à Paris par le signe distinctif de chaque bureau ou différent, celles apposées au bureau de Paris par l’absence de différent\u003C/p>\n\u003Ccite>Azur-Editions, 1970\u003C/cite>\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Up until the 80s, gold was super common in eyewear (often 14ct, sometimes 18ct, ranging in thickness from 10/1000 to 40/1000), but after that we started to see a lot more platinum used. So along with telling us its quality, these hallmarks help us work out what a frame’s made of, it’s origins and when and where it was crafted.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you’re interested in these stamps or other related collections such as jewellery or design, feel free to come and take a look at our archives at the store. \u003C/p>\n",{"title":136,"shortDescription":137,"date":138,"excerpt":137,"author":81,"cover":9,"slug":139,"thumbnail":140,"categories":144,"rendered":145},"Why are some disturbing puppets wearing our frames at BOZAR?","We racked our brains to find frames for the MONDO CANE fictional and marginalised characters.","February 19, 2020","why-are-some-disturbing-puppets-wearing-our-frames-at-bozar",{"small":141,"medium":142,"large":143},"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_336,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421859/cover-blog/cover-blog.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_537,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421859/cover-blog/cover-blog.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1007,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421859/cover-blog/cover-blog.jpg?_i=AA",[],"\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the 58th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale of 2019, artists Jos de Gruyter and Harald Thys occupied the Belgian pavilion with their \u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.mondocane.net/\">MONDO CANE\u003C/a>\u003C/em> exhibition. Curated by Anne-Claire Schmitz, it was given an honourable mention by the jury and you can now see this installation until April 24 at BOZAR. Just next door, actually.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibition is quite an immersive experience which is rather difficult to explain if you haven’t seen it. Of course our neighbours from \u003Ca href=\"https://www.bozar.be/en/activities/159365-mondo-cane\">BOZAR\u003C/a> do this better, so we shamelessly play the card of laziness and redirect you to their website : “passing through a steel fence, one enters a secluded space occupied by 22 ashen-faced, mute dolls. About ten of them are automated and perform repetitive actions, condemned to an eternal monotonous existence. \u003Cem>MONDO CANE\u003C/em> can be seen as a Contemporary Museum of Folk Art in which the human figure is on show, in a society where inertia and apathy reign supreme. (…) They are intrigued by modern society’s current state of psychosis. The dolls in \u003Cem>MONDO CANE\u003C/em> are living proof of this.”  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\">\u003Cimg width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" data-public-id=\"Site-monde-cano/Site-monde-cano.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1024,h_767,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421858/Site-monde-cano/Site-monde-cano.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-mondo-cane-Jos-de-Gruyter-Harald-Thys-bozar\n\" class=\"wp-post-1219 wp-image-1220\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421858\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421858/Site-monde-cano/Site-monde-cano.jpg?_i=AA 1024w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_599,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421858/Site-monde-cano/Site-monde-cano.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_575,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421858/Site-monde-cano/Site-monde-cano.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_375,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421858/Site-monde-cano/Site-monde-cano.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Cem>MONDO CANE exhibition, © \u003Ca href=\"https://www.belgianpavilion.be/\">Belgian Pavilion\u003C/a> \u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your eyes are sharp enough and that you’re the kind of people who takes time to read exhibition labels, you may have notice that Bidules was mentioned as a partner of the project, as it was the case at Giardini della Biennale. Yes, you read it right. How the hell did this happen?\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We first met Harald Thys when we were still busy renovating the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.bidules.be/store/\">store\u003C/a>, before he dropped again to get new glasses. As he’s a member of \u003Ca href=\"https://www.etablissementdenface.com/introduction\">Etablissement d’en face\u003C/a>, located around the corner, we kept in touch. Later on, he contacted us because he needed, guess what, frames. Not for him this time, rather for a new installation he and his friend Jos de Gruyter were working on for the Venice Biennale. The brief wasn’t that easy: he asked us to provide some eyewear pieces that would suit strange apathetic puppets, while matching their specific stories and ophthalmologists’ prescriptions.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After quite hilarious conversations about 90’s Nord-Pas-de-Calais and through a trial and error work method, we finally provided Harald with a selection of frames. On the hand, it was the perfect occasion for us to dig deeper into our stock, while bringing to the surface pieces that we don’t usually focus on. On the other hand, we enjoyed racking our brains to decide the kind of frames those fictional and marginalised characters would wear in that world peopled by zombies, poets, and psychotics.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"2560\" height=\"1775\" data-public-id=\"Mondo-Cane-01-scaled/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2560,h_1775,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421862/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-mondo-cane-Jos-de-Gruyter-Harald-Thys-bozar\" class=\"wp-post-1219 wp-image-1213\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421862\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2560,h_1775,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421862/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 2560w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_555,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421862/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1040,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421862/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_533,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421862/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1065,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421862/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1420,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421862/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_347,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421862/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled/Mondo-Cane-01-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a sneak peek of the result. The man laying down in the picture is named Klottemans, and the exhibition catalog will inform you that Klottemans’s body was accidentally discovered in the basement of an unoccupied building in Boom during demolition work. According to the medical examiner, his death dates back to a few weeks. No, we won’t disclose the rest of the story here. Nice try.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just head to BOZAR until April 24 to experience MONDO CANE, and after that, come say hi, we are not that far after all.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" data-public-id=\"Site-monde-cano-2/Site-monde-cano-2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1280,h_640,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421857/Site-monde-cano-2/Site-monde-cano-2.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-mondo-cane-Jos-de-Gruyter-Harald-Thys-bozar\" class=\"wp-post-1219 wp-image-1221\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421857\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421857/Site-monde-cano-2/Site-monde-cano-2.jpg?_i=AA 1280w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_400,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421857/Site-monde-cano-2/Site-monde-cano-2.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_384,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421857/Site-monde-cano-2/Site-monde-cano-2.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_250,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421857/Site-monde-cano-2/Site-monde-cano-2.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" />\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Cem>MONDO CANE installation views, © \u003Ca href=\"https://www.lalibre.be/culture/arts/le-monde-angoissant-de-thys-et-de-gruyter-atterrit-a-bozar-5e4cff87f20d5a642285eeb8\">Philippe de Gobert\u003C/a>\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\n",{"title":147,"shortDescription":148,"date":149,"excerpt":148,"author":81,"cover":9,"slug":150,"thumbnail":151,"categories":155,"rendered":156},"Why we join forces with the Citizen’s Platform for Refugee Support","As far as we are concerned, no one should get cold or stay with visual impairment.","January 21, 2020","why-we-join-forces-with-the-citizens-platform-for-refugee-support",{"small":152,"medium":153,"large":154},"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_333,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421880/Winter_BXL_Refugee_3.2/Winter_BXL_Refugee_3.2.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_533,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421880/Winter_BXL_Refugee_3.2/Winter_BXL_Refugee_3.2.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_999,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421880/Winter_BXL_Refugee_3.2/Winter_BXL_Refugee_3.2.jpg?_i=AA",[],"\n\u003Cp class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>As far as we are concerned, no one should get cold or stay with visual impairment.\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since we opened the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.bidules.be/store\">store\u003C/a>, we almost naturally teamed up with the non-profit organization\u003Ca href=\"http://www.bxlrefugees.be/en/#services\"> La Plateforme Citoyenne de Support aux Réfugiés\u003C/a>. Founded in 2014, this Belgian platform aims to build concrete solidarity with all migrants. They denounce and fight against the current state of Belgian and European migration policies, because the right to live in dignity belongs to everyone.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With their advices and support, we have implemented two actions in order to contribute to this essential struggle for human solidarity.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\">\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1% EVERYDAY\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vision is a major contributor to quality of life, at every stage of life, and for everyone. But it still remains a significant global health concern, especially among refugees. Due to the rapid loss of healthcare infrastructure in the country where they’ve arrived, they are at increased risk for worsening eye care. Without vision rehabilitation and other supports and services, people with vision impairment are even more disadvantaged than their peers.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, there is no actual figures about the visual needs of life in refugee groups, but we know they are the only people on Belgian territory who are not supported by any structure, private or public, regarding optometry and ophthalmology. As a result, near-blind people or the ones suffering from heavy sight problems or diseases, like glaucoma, have no one to turn to. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It makes sense that players (small or big) should help to tackle this issue, so we decided to give a hand by offering free glasses repairs, free eye tests and when possible free glasses or corrective lenses to the people selected by the Platform as priority. In this crappy political climate of nationalism, we made the decision to systematize theses actions and turn them into a permanent service. This is why since the beginning of 2019, 1% of our turnover is used to support it.\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\">\u003Cimg width=\"1400\" height=\"456\" data-public-id=\"OK-1/OK-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1400,h_456,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421883/OK-1/OK-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-refugees brussels\" class=\"wp-post-1152 wp-image-1166\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421883\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421883/OK-1/OK-1.jpg?_i=AA 1400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_261,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421883/OK-1/OK-1.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_250,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421883/OK-1/OK-1.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_163,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421883/OK-1/OK-1.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" />\u003C/figure>\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\">\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">15% OFF, 0% COLD\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our second action is more punctual and usually takes place throughout the month of January. The goal is to highlight an urgent cause and warm up our most disadvantaged neighbors. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>How does it work?\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of offering end of year sales (you know the rules), we offer a direct  reduction of 15% or a gift card of 25€ to anyone who brings us warm clothes and winter accessories at the store (sleeping bags, sports clothes, pants, sweater, jackets, sneakers, hats etc.) \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All that to say\u003Cstrong> you’ve got until January 31 to make some room in your closet and bring your bags full of \u003C/strong>warm clothes and accessories at the store. Good news is that we already collected more clothes than last year. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one should get cold. 15% off, 0% cold, that sums it up. Thanks !\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg width=\"1400\" height=\"392\" data-public-id=\"teste3-1/teste3-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1400,h_392,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421881/teste3-1/teste3-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-brussels refugees\" class=\"wp-post-1152 wp-image-1173\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421881\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421881/teste3-1/teste3-1.jpg?_i=AA 1400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_224,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421881/teste3-1/teste3-1.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_215,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421881/teste3-1/teste3-1.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_140,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421881/teste3-1/teste3-1.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" />\u003C/figure>\u003C/div>\n",{"title":158,"shortDescription":159,"date":160,"excerpt":159,"author":81,"cover":9,"slug":161,"thumbnail":162,"categories":166,"rendered":167},"FRAMES NO.1","Our very own quaterly free fanzine. ","December 24, 2019","frames-1",{"small":163,"medium":164,"large":165},"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_350,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421867/Frames-cover/Frames-cover.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421867/Frames-cover/Frames-cover.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1050,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421867/Frames-cover/Frames-cover.jpg?_i=AA",[16],"\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>Our very own quaterly free fanzine, available in the shop.\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meet FRAMES, the first number of our quarterly fanzine, where we collected archives and records from the optical industry. In that issue, we focus on the arrival of information technology, standardisation and automation in European factories. All the visual materials and informations integrated in FRAMES were collected as a mean of learning, identifying, and analyzing the history of an industry while highlighting a forgotten eyewear culture. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Designed by \u003Ca href=\"http://ingridbourgault.com/\">Ingrid Bourgault\u003C/a>, those pages want you to join our fantasies about that bygone era and its very specific communication and advertising style. An era where the industry was way more than closed factories and dusty boxes. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back in July, FRAMES was selected by \u003Ca href=\"https://www.newspaperclub.com/blog/posts/18142-print-roundup-july-2\">Newspaper Club\u003C/a> as part of their 10 best print publications of the month. Have a glimpse below and come grab your exemplar for free anytime in the shop. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider\" data-slider=\"6a60d708e3d44\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__intrinsic\">\n      \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel\">\n                           \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-public-id=\"Frames-slider-cover/Frames-slider-cover.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-895\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2000,h_1333,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421868/Frames-slider-cover/Frames-slider-cover.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-blog Frames fanzine optic industry - page 1 - view 2\" data-caption=\"\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421868\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1000,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421868/Frames-slider-cover/Frames-slider-cover.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_533,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421868/Frames-slider-cover/Frames-slider-cover.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_512,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421868/Frames-slider-cover/Frames-slider-cover.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1024,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421868/Frames-slider-cover/Frames-slider-cover.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_333,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421868/Frames-slider-cover/Frames-slider-cover.jpg?_i=AA 500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421868/Frames-slider-cover/Frames-slider-cover.jpg?_i=AA 2000w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                                \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-cell\">\n                       \u003Cimg width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-public-id=\"Frames-Slider-2/Frames-Slider-2.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"carousel-cell-image wp-image-891\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2000,h_1333,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421875/Frames-Slider-2/Frames-Slider-2.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-blog Frames fanzine optic industry - 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With a kindness and a bold accent that can only come from Eddy Mercks’s beloved Belgium, he introduced himself by saying he discovered us via an interview we did on the radio. Optician since 1963, he explained he would soon close his shop. « Back in the days, sales weren’t something we usually did, you know », he told us. So instead of breaking prices, André stored. Stored a lot. He dropped some names, some dates.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hung up. Looked like we just got a date.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday, July 25, 8:00 am. Temperatures already hit 26.5 °C. We jump on the car, heading to our exotic destination without really knowing what we are about to discover there. On the road, Ja Rule rhymes, the sun and the prospect of meeting a passionate retiree in the delicious Hainaut area fill us with a thrilling joy.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-embed-aspect-9-16\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://player.cloudinary.com/embed/?public_id=bidules-wordpress/Highlights-digging-9-16-02_6090d9bc&cloud_name=studioscale&player%5Bfluid%5D=true&player%5Bcontrols%5D=false&player%5Bmuted%5D=true&player%5Bautoplay%5D=true&player%5Bloop%5D=true&source%5Bsource_types%5D%5B0%5D=mp4&source%5Btransformation%5D%5B0%5D%5Bbit_rate%5D=1278k&source%5Btransformation%5D%5B0%5D%5Bcrop%5D=scale&source%5Btransformation%5D%5B0%5D%5Bquality%5D=auto:low&source%5Btransformation%5D%5B0%5D%5Bwidth%5D=480&source%5Btransformation%5D%5B1%5D%5Bfetch_format%5D=auto&source%5Btransformation%5D%5B1%5D%5Bquality%5D=auto&vpv=3.0.2&_i=AA\" width=\"720\" height=\"1280\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16/9; height: 100%; max-width: 100%;\" onload=\"this.height = this.parentNode.offsetWidth/0.563\">\u003C/iframe>\u003C/div>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uncomfortably packed in our unfashionable shorts, we finally land on that old and quiet street. We park the car 100m from the meeting point to take a breath and try to cope with the heat, far from sight. And we did well, because André and his wife were already waiting for us, hidden behind the curtain.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">« I must admit, I already knew how you will look like », confesses our date. André has indeed conscientiously prepared this meeting, asking his children to help him stalking us on the Internet. Creepy, you think? No, the old man was just curious. And we know well how curiosity is needed when you work in the optical industry. \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>The couple kindly offer us drinks, while taking us on a store tour. The place is still in its original condition, and what a condition. 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And here we go again : that good old naïve feeling shows up, thinking we finally did the discovery of our life, completely forgetting the last and disdaining the next. But for today, for this week, for this month, we are sure it’s the best discovery of our life. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On that note, we accept another glass of juice.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six hours and 25 litres of juice later, we leave with 160 pairs wisely waiting on the back seat, ready to discover their new home. Did we pay them too much ? Not enough ? Was it a good deal ? Should we go back there ? It’s while the adrenaline drops down that some questions start to rise. But one thing is for sure : it was a precious human meeting, and a gold mine absolutely worth the miles.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back at the store, we re-open the boxes. Our anxieties are quickly swept by the serotonin delivered while unpacking. In André’s house, it was Madame who bought and put the collections together since 1963. With good taste and sharp eye, obviously. 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https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_576,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421900/Slider-3-scaled/Slider-3-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1152,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421900/Slider-3-scaled/Slider-3-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421900/Slider-3-scaled/Slider-3-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_375,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421900/Slider-3-scaled/Slider-3-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 720px, 360px\" />\n                \u003C/div>\n                      \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui\">\n        \u003Cspan class=\"block-slider__caption\">\u003C/span>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui__arrows\">\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui__prev\">\n          \u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://bidules.netlify.com/images/arrow.svg\" alt=\"Previous\" @click=\"prev\" />\n        \u003C/div>\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"block-slider__ui__next\">\n          \u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://bidules.netlify.com/images/arrow.svg\" alt=\"Next\" @click=\"next\" />\n        \u003C/div>\n      \u003C/div>\n    \u003C/div>\n  \n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the hottest day since 1833 in Belgium; record broken.\u003Cbr>It was one of the most thrilling digging session in Belgium.\u003Cbr>Waiting to broke that one too.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>If anything in that story could negatively affect you, or that you don’t feel comfortable with some of the information unveiled, we engage ourselves to delete that part. Just drop us a mail.\u003C/em>\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\n",{"title":180,"shortDescription":181,"date":182,"excerpt":181,"author":81,"cover":9,"slug":183,"thumbnail":184,"categories":188,"rendered":189},"Introducing the HYBRIDS","A series embracing an unconventional approach to eyewear upcycling. ","May 27, 2019","introducing-the-hybrids",{"small":185,"medium":186,"large":187},"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_350,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421878/Hybrids-8/Hybrids-8.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421878/Hybrids-8/Hybrids-8.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1050,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421878/Hybrids-8/Hybrids-8.jpg?_i=AA",[],"\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>A series embracing an unconventional approach to eyewear upcycling. \u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just as its name suggests, this collection naturally has transformation and combination at its core. In collaboration with designer \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Shitika Agrawaal (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http://wp.bidules.be/eyes/shitika/\" target=\"_blank\">Shitika Agrawaal\u003C/a>, we selected, dissected and merged several frames to come up with exclusive pairs of glasses. It’s the result of the radical experimentations that took place in our workshop basement. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the help of Shitika’s golden fingers, techy drawings and through a trial-and-error methodology, the HYBRIDS reimagines eyewear iconography, fusing sport eyewear shapes, technics from Antwerp’s jewelry, and no-room for compromises. This 12 pieces selection gathers the best and brightest of the upcycling process by literally taking the forgotten frames and spare parts to another level. A level only made of unique and handmade custom pieces. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\">\u003Cimg width=\"2000\" height=\"1400\" data-public-id=\"Hybrids-8bb/Hybrids-8bb.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2000,h_1400,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421877/Hybrids-8bb/Hybrids-8bb.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-hybrids frame experimentation\" class=\"wp-post-399 wp-image-713\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421877\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421877/Hybrids-8bb/Hybrids-8bb.jpg?_i=AA 2000w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421877/Hybrids-8bb/Hybrids-8bb.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1050,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421877/Hybrids-8bb/Hybrids-8bb.jpg?_i=AA 1500w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_538,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421877/Hybrids-8bb/Hybrids-8bb.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1536,h_1075,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421877/Hybrids-8bb/Hybrids-8bb.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_350,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421877/Hybrids-8bb/Hybrids-8bb.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\">\u003Cimg width=\"1380\" height=\"1725\" data-public-id=\"Hybrids-9/Hybrids-9.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1380,h_1725,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421875/Hybrids-9/Hybrids-9.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-hybrids frame experimentation\" class=\"wp-post-399 wp-image-714\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421875\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421875/Hybrids-9/Hybrids-9.jpg?_i=AA 1380w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421875/Hybrids-9/Hybrids-9.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421875/Hybrids-9/Hybrids-9.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421875/Hybrids-9/Hybrids-9.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421875/Hybrids-9/Hybrids-9.jpg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421875/Hybrids-9/Hybrids-9.jpg?_i=AA 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1380px) 100vw, 1380px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\">\u003Cimg width=\"1453\" height=\"1816\" data-public-id=\"Hybrids-5/Hybrids-5.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1453,h_1816,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421874/Hybrids-5/Hybrids-5.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-hybrids frame experimentation\" class=\"wp-post-399 wp-image-715\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421874\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421874/Hybrids-5/Hybrids-5.jpg?_i=AA 1453w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421874/Hybrids-5/Hybrids-5.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421874/Hybrids-5/Hybrids-5.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421874/Hybrids-5/Hybrids-5.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421874/Hybrids-5/Hybrids-5.jpg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421874/Hybrids-5/Hybrids-5.jpg?_i=AA 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1453px) 100vw, 1453px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\">\u003Cimg width=\"1453\" height=\"1017\" data-public-id=\"Hybrids-6/Hybrids-6.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1453,h_1017,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421872/Hybrids-6/Hybrids-6.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-hybrids frame experimentation\" class=\"wp-post-399 wp-image-716\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421872\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421872/Hybrids-6/Hybrids-6.jpg?_i=AA 1453w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421872/Hybrids-6/Hybrids-6.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_538,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421872/Hybrids-6/Hybrids-6.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_350,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421872/Hybrids-6/Hybrids-6.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1453px) 100vw, 1453px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\">\u003Cimg width=\"1206\" height=\"1507\" data-public-id=\"Hybrids-7/Hybrids-7.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1206,h_1507,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421871/Hybrids-7/Hybrids-7.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-hybrids frame experimentation\" class=\"wp-post-399 wp-image-717\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421871\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421871/Hybrids-7/Hybrids-7.jpg?_i=AA 1206w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421871/Hybrids-7/Hybrids-7.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421871/Hybrids-7/Hybrids-7.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421871/Hybrids-7/Hybrids-7.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421871/Hybrids-7/Hybrids-7.jpg?_i=AA 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1206px) 100vw, 1206px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\">\u003Cimg width=\"1223\" height=\"1529\" data-public-id=\"Hybrids-1/Hybrids-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1223,h_1529,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421869/Hybrids-1/Hybrids-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-hybrids frame experimentation\" class=\"wp-post-399 wp-image-718\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421869\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421869/Hybrids-1/Hybrids-1.jpg?_i=AA 1223w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421869/Hybrids-1/Hybrids-1.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421869/Hybrids-1/Hybrids-1.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421869/Hybrids-1/Hybrids-1.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421869/Hybrids-1/Hybrids-1.jpg?_i=AA 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1223px) 100vw, 1223px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>The HYBRIDS are available \u003Ca href=\"https://wp.bidules.be/store/\">in-store\u003C/a> only. \u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n",{"title":191,"shortDescription":192,"date":193,"excerpt":192,"author":81,"cover":82,"slug":194,"thumbnail":195,"categories":199,"rendered":200},"Prends soin de toi","A moroccan escape through traditions and modernity.","May 2, 2019","prends-soin-de-toi",{"small":196,"medium":197,"large":198},"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_400,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421868/1049-scaled/1049-scaled.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_800,h_640,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421868/1049-scaled/1049-scaled.jpg?_i=AA","https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1500,h_1200,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421868/1049-scaled/1049-scaled.jpg?_i=AA",[],"\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>A moroccan escape through traditions and modernity.\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">We just needed something different. A breathtaking, uncommon travel experience, something that would be able to make us step out of our comfort zone, but comfort us in the way we approach our glasses. A journey full of unexpected meetings and paradoxes. Without thinking further, we took the photographer Victor Pattyn on board and got on the first plane to Morocco. No plan, no schedule, no must-see people, places or things. Just us, armed with a bag full of glasses and an analog camera.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">What directly struck us when we landed in the middle of the Moroccan desert was the idea of timelessness that this magnificent landscapes and its population carried within them. The answer to our quest for paradoxes stood just in front of our eyes : traditions embracing modernity, modernity embracing traditions.During our road trip through the infinite sand dune-scapes, we reached small desert villages and met with locals still living in a nomadic setting. They were quite intrigued by these two intruders and after some shy exchanges, we finally started more laid-down conversations, helped by the bag full of glasses that tickled their curiosity. Open to our enquiries, none of them questioned why we wanted to photograph them with these frames on. No-one objected. They just picked up a pair and struck a pose. Naturally. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\">\u003Cimg width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" data-public-id=\"1053-scaled/1053-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421867/1053-scaled/1053-scaled.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-prends soin de toi Victor Pattyn Maroc\" class=\"wp-post-723 wp-image-725\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421867\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2048,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421867/1053-scaled/1053-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_640,h_800,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421867/1053-scaled/1053-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1200,h_1500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421867/1053-scaled/1053-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_768,h_960,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421867/1053-scaled/1053-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1229,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421867/1053-scaled/1053-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 1229w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_1638,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421867/1053-scaled/1053-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 1638w, https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_400,h_500,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421867/1053-scaled/1053-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" />\u003C/figure>\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\">\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">By meeting the moroccan nomads, we also found parallels with our own craft – modernity mixed with tradition. For us, the idea of timelessness, or even learning from the past, isn’t some kind of theme for a branding purpose.The idea that the answer is not always found in novelty, and sometimes that the best fit lies in old ways, could be the perfect explanation to our digging trips. These 10 days in Morocco became more than a quest for adventure and paradoxes, it strengthened our belief that you can’t separate old and new. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\">\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\">\u003Cimg width=\"2560\" height=\"1540\" data-public-id=\"Maroc-1-scaled/Maroc-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2560,h_1540,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421862/Maroc-1-scaled/Maroc-1-scaled.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"bidules-latest-journal prends soin de toi Victor Pattyn\" class=\"wp-post-723 wp-image-727\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:good\" data-version=\"1586421862\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_2560,h_1540,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421862/Maroc-1-scaled/Maroc-1-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 2560w, 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https://res.cloudinary.com/studioscale/images/w_500,h_301,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto:good/v1586421859/Maroc-3-scaled/Maroc-3-scaled.jpg?_i=AA 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" />\u003C/figure>\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\">\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">In a nutshell, modernity is simply an expression of our past, made for the future.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>A series by \u003C/em>\u003Ca href=\"http://victorpattyn.com/\">\u003Cem>Victor Pattyn\u003C/em>\u003C/a>\u003Cem>, exhibited at Ravenstein 44 on 17-20 May 2018\u003C/em>\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\n",{"title":202,"shortDescription":203,"date":204,"excerpt":203,"author":81,"cover":82,"slug":205,"thumbnail":206,"categories":210,"rendered":211},"Visions etc.","The Jewellery Design Department of Antwerp's Academy of Fine Arts questioned the concept of vision through glasses’ 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Design and upcycling are coming out of their perpetual  elds to mutate over time ; raw materials and spare parts are mixed to new elements in a deep hybrid research. Through the project VISION ETC. the Jewellery Design, Gold and Silversmithing Department of the Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp questioned the concept of vision through glasses’ designs and spare parts tracked down by us all around Europe. 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class=\"wp-block-spacer\">\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photography by \u003Ca href=\"https://victorpattyn.com/#index\">Victor Pattyn\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n",1784731406883]