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On acetate and titanium, lenses and light, and the people who make and wear Halden frames.
Latest storySixty steps to a frameFrom a sheet of acetate to a hand-polished front: a day on the Halden bench in Aarhus.Read the storyAll stories
How to read the numbers on your frameLens width, bridge, temple: the three numbers that decide whether a frame fits.
Polarised lenses, explainedWhy a polarised lens cuts glare off water and snow, and when you might not want one.
Inside our eye test studioTwenty-five minutes, a proper refraction and no upselling. What to expect when you book.