Viale, Ombraz Armless Sunglasses

Jensen Brehm & Nikolai Paloni

Bellevue, WA

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$160.00

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About this piece

Viale, n. avenue , in Italian. Featuring elegant circular lenses and a vintage keyhole nose bridge, The Viale complements all face shapes and genders. Integrated mini visors minimize peripheral glare. Handmade in Italy with world-class Zeiss optics and Z87.1 safety certification. Available in Regular and Narrow. Transform The Viale into distinguished glacial sunglasses with our removable side shields, or a sport-forward, performance profile with the Nose Pad Riser. Ombra, n. Shade , in Italian. Ombraz armless sunglasses solve problems. Normal sunglasses break, fall off, pinch your head, and are difficult to store. By replacing the arms with a built-in cord, Ombraz don’t break, won’t fall off, pack flat, and when worn correctly, are more comfortable than ordinary sunglasses. We’ve conver...

About the artist

In 2012 Jensen Brehm was on a five-day camel safari in India's Thar Desert when someone sat on his sunglasses. He remembered a NOLS trick — wrap a cord around the broken hinges and tie it behind your head — and was floored by how well it worked. Six years and a college friendship later, Jensen and Nikolai Paloni launched Ombraz on Indiegogo in spring 2018, raising $165K from 1,400 backers in 30 days. Today the company runs out of Bellevue, WA, and ships armless polarized sunglasses to alpinists, anglers, and bikepackers who got tired of replacing snapped temples.

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