Up with the Larke: crystal clear acetates for 2015

As an English glasses blogger, it's always a pleasure to meet a new English glasses designer. There aren't many.

So here's Laura Nicholson in her Larke frame, one of a stunning collection of stylish acetate specs, all available online and all made in England.

Featured here, top to bottom, are Gill in cobalt blue, the exceptional Locke in crystal and Veda in Horn.

Prices are around £275 with delivery available worldwide. A few stockists too in London, Copenhagen and Tokyo,

Götti get you into my life: horn glasses from Switzerland

Götti is renowned for its high-quality metals and acetate frames, but now it has launched some buffalo horn specs, right and above...

Lindberg's horn and titanium frame wins top tech prize at Silmo

Lindberg has a strong history of innovation so it's great to see it get the recognition it deserves with a Silmo d'Or in Paris. I had a good look at these Horn glasses in Paris and can confirm that the way the horn front fixes to the titanium sides is indeed clever stuff. And as these images testify, the join is far from clumsy. From the top: Lindberg 1801, 1802 and 1803.

Horny, horny, horny - three Super sunglasses for SS2011

Anyone feeling markedly materialistic in the run-up to summer should be trying out Super's new "Horn" sunglasses. Exactly what the material is I am not sure, but the price tag starts at a reasonable €120.

Zuerihorn handmade frames from Switzerland: horn and silk!

Zuerihorn is one of those incredibly good quality European eyewear companies that can do little wrong. With its handmade specs named after the cows from whose horns the frames are made, I'm looking forward to trying a pair of these on next weekend at the big glasses show in Paris. As you can guess from "Zuerihorn", the glasses are made from horn. But also silk - a new one on me!
These specs look great... I will update you soon!

Maybach Eyewear: horn, wood, leather and gold luxury eyewear... titanium too!

Next month's Silmo show in Paris means there are plenty of new glasses acoming. And new names too. Here luxury car brand Maybach releases a few pictures from its first collection of luxury Maybach Eyewear, to be previewed next month and available to consumers at the end of October.

A ready-to-wear collection comprises eight sunglasses and 10 spectacle frames. Then, the Individual products can be bespoke using wood, horn, 18-carat gold...

 No price list as yet, but suffice to say, Maybach cars sell for £500,000+ - these will not be the kind of sunglasses you lose.

Ralph Vaessen 2011 handmade natural horn sunglasses

It's always good to see the latest from Ralph Vaessen, so here's the latest from his 2011 collection... I love the way the graduated tint on the lenses above are complemented by the changing shade of the horn of the frame. Watch the video for more. More horn...

Ralph Vaessen eyewear: Kate Moss and 'Chas' are round the horn

More observant followers of EWG will have noticed the influence of celebrity on sunglasses, many of whom constantly want to upgrade - ain't no pleasing some.

I refer not however to the now solo pop sensation Chas (don't know what made me think of him), but to Kate Moss, who was spotted this afternoon wearing Ralph Vaessen's Katarina sunglasses (as worn in top picture) in Notting Hill.

The brand is another new one to me, Ralph Vaessen. Made by Hoffman Natural Eyewear in Germany from buffalo horn - I'm looking forward having a good look at some pieces next time I'm passing a quality optical boutique.

As for good glasses websites I implore you to visit ralphvaessen.com for a great spectacles-focused film -after you're finished here that is.

The other styles shown above are Willemijn (middle) and Spyker (bottom)... excuse my rabbiting on.