Making eyewear here again.

A project in Glasgow, UK by Banton Frameworks
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The UK eyewear industry was once a thousand factories strong. Now, only a handful remain. We want to change that. This is 'Profile'
Backers: 123
Average Pledge Per Backer: £89

Funded: £10,950 of £10,000
Dates: May 2nd -> May 27th (25 days)
Project By: Banton Frameworks
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Latest News

Last 24 hrs

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone. Before you kick-off your weekend, we wanted to catch you before the end of the day. Even More Backers Having reached our funds yesterday we are experiencing even more backers who are continuing to get behind the project. It’s really... (Read More)

And over the line.

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
  After a year of planning, designing and development, we have managed to reach our goal of £10,000.      111 Backers Our project has been funded by 111 of you. We couldn’t be happier. Profile has been funded in the nick of time but we are... (Read More)

Good Vibrations.

May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Let us tell you about the wonderful process of tumble polishing. We use this process to remove marks and scratches from the previous stage of machine cutting our frames. Mesmerising to watch, we put our frames inside large barrels with what is known... (Read More)

Native. Some of our favourite brands.

May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
If you haven’t noticed, we pay a lot of attention to how and where things are made. We get all excited about materials and processes, obsessing over product details that a lot of people don’t even think about. Kickstarter is an amazing place to... (Read More)

Materials & Machining

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
  You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00   Premium Italian Acetate Since the beginning, we have sourced our acetates from the Europes leading supplier. Made in Italy, this... (Read More)

Summer is here.

May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We are excited to announce we are over the halfway mark with our project goal!    Summer Shipping Summer is well and truly here, even here in Scotland. In response, we are aiming to achieve a fast turnaround between project completion and... (Read More)

Our live Q&A, tonight at 8pm GMT.

May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone. We wanted to let you all know about our live Q&A session tonight.       Why? As the project creators and founders of Banton Frameworks, we wanted to get up close and personal with you, our followers and the global Kickstarter... (Read More)

Finding our way back.

May 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone. I hope you are enjoying your weekend. We wanted to check in and give further insight about how we are finding our way as a manufacturing eyewear brand.     When we set up Banton Frameworks, we were faced with a fiercely competitive... (Read More)

Hi Backers. This is why we’re crowdfunding.

May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
  Hi everyone. It's not even 24 hours since we have launched but we wanted to say hi and let you in on what's going on. Why are we crowdfunding? Crowdfunding protocol is usually structured around minimum order quantities, set by suppliers…... (Read More)

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