Our story
How a Mirasol frame is made
How it's made
A scrapbook of the workshop
The acetate
Cut from a single sheet
Every Mirasol frame starts as a raw sheet of warm, plant-based acetate, laid out and hand-marked before a single cut is made.
The cut
Twelve steps of shaping
Each frame is cut, milled, and polished over twelve separate steps — most of them still done by hand in a small coastal workshop.
The lens
Mineral glass, ground true
We use polarized mineral glass instead of plastic — sharper contrast, zero distortion, and a lens that keeps its color through years of golden hours.
The fit
Fitted, not just sized
Three bridge widths and adjustable acetate temples mean the frame settles onto your face once and stays there, all summer long.
The finish
Polished by hand
Every hinge is set and every edge buffed by hand before a frame ever leaves the workshop — no two are perfectly identical.
The wear
Built for real light
From city rooftops to open water, a Mirasol frame is tested the only way that matters — worn, every day, chasing the sun.
See it for yourself