State Optical Co. is a luxury American eyewear brand that is currently being manufactured in Chicago. State Optical Co. is the collaboration between husband and wife team, Scott and Amanda Shapiro, eyewear executive Jerry Wolowicz, entrepreneurial cousins Marc Franchi and Jason Stanley, and award-winning eyewear designer Blake Kuwahara. The brand prides itself on pure quality and authenticity of its eyewear designs. Each frame’s temple tip echoes the company’s logo, a pyramid comprised of 21 individual “dots” (representing America’s 21st state, Illinois) skillfully cut then filled by hand with clear epoxy and polished. The acetate palette is sophisticated and nuanced with colors and structures were chosen specifically to enhance the frames’ silhouettes and flatter the face.
The long-term ambition of State Optical Co. is to keep on developing improved and sophisticated eyewear. State Optical Co. will keep focusing on design, technological innovations, as well as the development and nurturing of talented and dedicated employees.
Some of the wonderful series of eyeglasses manufactured by the company include Dearborn, Ravenswood, Sandburg, Humboldt, Maxwell, Clybourn, and a host of others. My personal favorite is the Dearborn series, The Dearborns are sleek, sharply shaped frames which do not only protect your eye but gives you a classic and timeless look. I usually need my glasses for about 85% of the day, so my eyes need to feel protected and I don’t want to worry about slippage, The Dearborns has me covered in both areas. The frames are professionally and skillfully cut. Not to mention, they enhance my look. I appreciate a company that offers genuine, authentic, attractive, and unique frames for us, four-eyed earthlings! It also feels great to wear glasses that were made in the USA! CEO, Scott Shapiro told me he hopes to boost eyewear manufacturing in America.
This unique style features ultra-sleek colors like mahogany ash, mocha, black, and my personal favorite, auburn. With Dearborn, you can never go wrong.
State Optical Co. is able to interpret the aspirations and tastes of their customers. This makes it possible for the brand to create the best imaginable eyewear capable of satisfying just about everyone. To achieve such high standards, State Optical Co. dedicates all available resources and energy, experience and skills, coupled with state-of-the-art innovations to produce magnificent eyewear.
State Optical Co. prides itself with a team of highly trained well-experienced professionals responsible for handcrafting each and every pair of glasses which is a demanding process that takes nothing less than 70 steps to complete. The company promotes a culture of thoughtfulness through craftsmanship, and it shows with their luxury eyewear.
To learn more about STATE, head over to stateopticalco.com.