Treviso · Italy · Since 2011
RES/REI
Sculpted, colour-layered Italian acetate from a product designer near Treviso.
The story
After years designing for large corporate clients, Oliviero Zanon wanted a business where he could guide a product from idea to finished piece and know the people who wear it. He co-founded RES/REI in 2011 in the countryside outside Treviso. Its first acetate collection named each frame after a Roman emperor (Adriano was among the first) and balanced the weight so it rested more on the ears than the nose. The brand has since grown into themed families of sculptural, colour-layered frames made with Veneto artisans.
Look for
Sculpted, layered acetate whose colour shifts with the thickness of the material
- Made
- Veneto, Italy: designed, prototyped and largely produced at the Treviso-area HQ, with a few specialist steps done by local Veneto workshops
- Owned by
- Independent
- Frames here
- Catalogue coming
- Stores listed
- 10
- Official site
- resrei.com
Where to try RES/REI
10 listed stores.
- Solace Eye StudioYorkville, Toronto
9 designers: BLAC, FACTORY900, LINDBERG, Lunor, Matsuda…
- Willow EyewearQueen West, Toronto
11 designers: Barton Perreira, Blake Kuwahara, Hoet, ic! berlin, LINDBERG…
- Wren OpticiansLeslieville, Toronto
7 designers: Jacques Marie Mage, Matsuda, Oliver Peoples, RAPP, RES/REI…
- Juniper OpticalThe Annex, Toronto
9 designers: Anne et Valentin, Barton Perreira, Bevel, eyewitness by theo, Jacques Marie Mage…
- Moraine Spectacle Co.Gastown, Vancouver
9 designers: Bevel, Blake Kuwahara, Bruno Chaussignand, CABRIO, Jacques Marie Mage…
- Saffron EyewearSoHo, New York
10 designers: Barton Perreira, BLAC, Bruno Chaussignand, ic! berlin, LINDBERG…
- Fable Spectacle Co.West Village, New York
9 designers: Anne et Valentin, FACTORY900, ic! berlin, LINDBERG, Morà Busoli…
- Vesper Spectacle Co.South End, Boston
8 designers: Anne et Valentin, Barton Perreira, Hoet, LINDBERG, RES/REI…
News
All news →RES/REI · Event
RES/REI shows a new women's collection at LOFT 2026 in New York
RES/REI returned to the LOFT eyewear show in New York with a new women's collection made exclusively in northern Italy, including the compact, gently angular Muse.
Eyestylist
RES/REI · Award
Nocturne B94 sunglasses nominated for a 2025 Silmo d'Or
RES/REI's Nocturne B94 was one of five nominees in the Sunglasses, Eyewear Designer category of the 32nd Silmo d'Or awards.
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