WOOLET | Glasses Built for Wide Faces - 158 mm

A project in New York, NY by Woolet Co
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Your glasses look too small for your face | The eyewear industry stops at 150 mm | Woolet starts at 158.
Backers: 10
Average Daily Pledges: $1,311
Average Pledge Per Backer: $262

Funding: $2,621 of $3,000
Dates: Oct 29th -> Dec 3rd (36 days)
Project By: Woolet Co
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Latest News

400+ people with wide faces are already waiting.

October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
They know the red marks on the temples, the frames that slide down, the "just size up" that never works. They joined before launch to get the first Woolet frames - 158 mm front, Italian Mazzucchelli acetate. Click "Notify me on launch" and you hear... (Read More)

Stretch goal at $60,000: the 161 mm Aviator

October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Our standard Woolet front is 158 mm. For the widest faces, we're going further. When the campaign hits $60,000, we add the Woolet Aviator with a 161 mm front, in two versions: Wood Metal  (Read More)

STRETCH GOAL 01

September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
A third shape, and you decide whether it exists 007 Round and 009 Soft Square are funded and in production. Woolet 003 Bold Round is not - it exists as one pre-production sample, and this is the only photo of it. Round is the shape wide faces get... (Read More)

FitLens is live: your face width in 20 seconds

August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Most of you found Woolet after years of frames that pinch, slide, or leave dents in your temples. The question you keep sending us is the same one: will these actually fit me? Now you answer it yourself in 20 seconds. FitLens is live. It is a fit... (Read More)

This is what lands on your doorstep. 📦

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hard case, microfiber pouch, and a pair of 158 mm frames that finally don't pinch. We're still pre-launch — and everything happens in the VIP group first: the colour vote, the sizing details, the early-bird price, and the exact launch date. Backers... (Read More)

The cases just arrived 👓 (and there's more waiting for you inside)

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Quick one from the workshop — the protective cases for your Woolet frames just landed, and we couldn't wait to show you. Soft grey wool felt, our mark in gold, and a handmade finish that makes every pair feel like a moment when you... (Read More)

Why I killed a smart wallet to build glasses for wide faces

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Ten years ago, Woolet was a smart wallet. We raised money, we shipped hardware, and I learned more about manufacturing than any business school could teach me. And then I let it go.People ask me why I brought the name back for eyewear, of all things.... (Read More)

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