Banton Frameworks

29/10/2026

Blacksmithing, but really small. These tiny rivets are how we attach the hinges to your frame. They can also be re-fastened if you’re the type who sits on your glasses. (You know who you are.) Lifetime repairs service. Unlimited adjustments. Made in Glasgow.

Thanks for looking.

Lucy & Jamie, the makers x

29/10/2026

Blacksmithing, but really small. These tiny rivets are how we attach the hinges to your frame. They can also be re-fastened if you're the type who sits on your glasses. (You know who you are.) Lifetime repairs service. Unlimited adjustments. Made in Glasgow.

Thanks for looking.

Lucy & Jamie, the makers x

27/10/2026

A dominant oval frame with an extra large fit, the Mòr Rowan features a tall lens shape and wide saddle bridge for a confident, well-balanced look. Its softly rounded form brings a relaxed, vintage character while still holding enough structure to suit a range of face shapes. In Rosso Red, the acetate is layered with hazy tones of burgundy, port and black, offering natural warmth and depth.

He wears: Mòr Rowan | Rosso Red

Thanks for looking.

Lucy & Jamie, the makers x

22/10/2026

Mòr A in Bronzed Russet. 👉 Warm crystal amber acetate paired with rich green tinted lenses. A colour combination that really shouldn’t work as well as it does.

Golden honey tones in the frame. Cool forest greens through the lenses. Sunlight passing straight through both.

Bold. Warm. A little bit 1970s Riviera.

Definitely not your average sunglasses.

Lucy and Jamie, the makers x

20/10/2026

The Mòr H is inspired by the bold circular glasses worn by architectural visionaries like Le Corbusier and Philip Johnson, it’s a large-fit frame with a strong intellectual presence. Wide saddle bridge. Perfectly rounded lenses. Thick sculptural acetate.

Finished with our straight paddle temples that grip the sides of your head rather than hooking behind your ears.

A powerful frame with serious character.

Lucy and Jamie, the makers x

15/10/2026

Labelling your glasses is surprisingly tricky business. 🔎 The lettering needs to be tiny. Frame name. Frame size. Our logo. CE marks. UKCA marks. All squeezed into a ridiculously small space that could barely host a grain of rice.

But, just like many of our other processes, we do it the slow old-fashioned way.

By hand 🖐️

Using a solid brass die with miniature lettering carved into it, hot foiling works a bit like a “tattie stamp”. 🥔 The brass is heated, pressed onto metallic foil, then transferred directly onto the acetate frame beneath.

It leaves behind crisp, gleaming lettering that catches the light beautifully.

A small detail, yes. But hidden details are often the things that make an object feel special.

Like the silk lining inside a suit jacket.

Or a heated steering wheel on a cold morning.

Tiny luxuries you didn’t realise you cared about until they’re there.

Thanks for looking. Closely.

Lucy and Jamie, the makers x

15/10/2026

Labelling your glasses is surprisingly tricky business. 🔎 The lettering needs to be tiny. Frame name. Frame size. Our logo. CE marks. UKCA marks. All squeezed into a very small space.

And just like many of our other processes, we do it the slow old-fashioned way.

By hand 🖐️

Using a solid brass die with miniature lettering carved into it, hot foiling works a bit like an industrial stamp. The brass is heated, pressed onto metallic foil, then transferred directly onto the acetate frame beneath.

It leaves behind crisp, gleaming lettering that catches the light beautifully.

A small detail, yes. But hidden details are often the things that make an object feel special.

Like the silk lining inside a suit jacket.

Or a heated steering wheel on a cold morning.

Tiny luxuries you didn’t realise you cared about until they’re there.

Lucy and Jamie, the makers x

13/10/2026

13/10/2026

The worst and best part of making glasses? Hand polishing 💀 Weeks spent standing at a brightly lit polishing cabinet, holding acetate against a spinning mop. Podcast after podcast after podcast.

At first, it’s almost peaceful. Meditative, even.

By week two, you’re questioning your sanity, your posture and whether your spine will ever recover.

But then it's over.

The acetate has come alive.

What started as a dull, flat-looking frame becomes deep, glossy and full of character. Light moves through it differently. Colours begin to glow. The whole frame suddenly feels finished.

There’s no shortcuts to this.

Just time, patience and a sh*t load of polishing compound.

A rite of passage with every batch Lucy and I make.

Jamie, co-founder x

08/10/2026

PAINFULLY slow. Fiddly. Old fashioned.

“Thud.” One rivet in. Seven more to go before this frame’s hinges are fully attached.

So why bother?

Because speed and longevity rarely travel together.

Most big eyewear factories heat-melt their hinges into the frame. It’s quicker. Cheaper. Faster to produce at scale.

But after years of opening and closing, those hinges can loosen. And once they do, they’re difficult to properly repair.

Rivets are different.

Tiny little mechanical fixings, pressed in one-by-one by hand. Frustrating to fit. Strong as hell. And importantly, repairable.

It’s slower craftsmanship in exchange for a longer life.

Funny how the “expensive” way often turns out cheaper in the end.

Jamie, co-founder and full-time hinge fastener x