British eyewear brand CUTLER AND GROSS was founded by Graham Cutler and Tony Gross.Together they launched Cutler and Gross in 1969 and opened their own store with a workshop upstairs where the exclusive eyewear was designed and assembled by hand. In 1982, Marie Wilkinson joined the company as a Design Director and has been holding the post to present day. The same year, at Paris Fashion Week, Tony Gross for the first time presented the new collection that had a tremendous success and won the recognition of artists, architects, designers and other art workers. In recent years many eyewear companies have opted for mass production, yet Cutler and Gross has not followed this path. The company upholds its traditional values and today handcrafts its frames based on the processes it originally used. Cutler and Gross production facility is based at its factory in Cadore, Italy due to the level of craftsmanship provided and the quality the Italian workers can supply.
British eyewear brand CUTLER AND GROSS was founded by Graham Cutler and Tony Gross who met while studying Optometry at Northampton College in London in the early 1960s. Together they launched Cutler and Gross in 1969 and opened their own store with a workshop upstairs where the exclusive eyewear was designed and assembled by hand. Harmonic design that combined aesthetic and anatomic components was the fruit of the idea exchange between the designers and their first customers who made an important contribution to the brand’s future success. The brand’s original logo, Cutler&Gross engraved on the inside of the right temple in rolled gold has remained unchanged over the years. In 1982, Marie Wilkinson joined the company as a Design Director and has been holding the post to present day. The same year, at Paris Fashion Week, Tony Gross for the first time presented the new collection that had a tremendous success and won the recognition of artists, architects, designers and other art workers. In recent years many eyewear companies have opted for mass production, yet Cutler and Gross has not followed this path. The company upholds its traditional values and today handcrafts its frames based on the processes it originally used. Cutler and Gross production facility is based at its factory in Cadore, Italy due to the level of craftsmanship provided and the quality the Italian workers can supply.
The 1158 style is for the man looking to make a statement, exuding a rigid youthful flair with a unique keyhole bridge and combination of acetate and metal workmanship. Handmade in Italian acetate with a hand-polished finish and fitted with 100% UV400 absorbing Carl Zeiss Polarised lenses