Ten contemporary eyewear shops with eye-catching designs

Glasses are displayed on cornstarch shelves and "pixelated" display cases for our most recent lookbook, which features ten eyewear stores with bold design.

From an art deco-informed Phoenix shop by designer Adi Goodrich to a mint-coloured shop in Spain by design studio El Departamento, the projects below point to a fun, creative spirit that seems to be infused into the eyewear store typology.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides curated visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring minimalist bedrooms, poured resin floors and banquette seating.

Lunettes Selection, Germany, by Oskar Kohnen Studio

A wall of mint green shelving covers one side of this Lunettes Selection branch in Berlin, which holds a single pair of eyeglasses in each drawer.

"The large-scale, modular repeat of the drawers along with the unifying colour gives it a sculptural quality, punctuating the store's white cube of a front room," designer Oskar Kohnen told Dezeen.

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Ace & Tate, Belgium

Located in Antwerp, the walls of this Ace & Tate shop are made of recycled plastic chips intended to create a terrazzo effect.

The material was sourced locally by Dutch startup Plasticiet, which collaborated with Ace & Tate on the design as part of the eyewear brand's overall goal to become carbon-neutral by 2030.

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Cubitts, UK, by Child Studio

For this Cubitts branch in Soho, Child Studio took cues from the surrounding neighbourhood, including its history of "gambling, drinking, religious and political dissent, clubbing and prostitution".

After entering the ground-level showroom and store, customers descend into a basement, which is saturated in a deep red and contains a velvet curtain that conceals an eye examination room.

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Vision Studio, Australia, by Studio Edwards

Design studio Studio Edwards combined aluminium, concrete, marble and cool-toned pastels for the flagship store of eyewear brand Vision Studio in Melbourne.

Located in a shopping centre, the store is concealed behind a 3.6-metre-high perforated aluminium facade that swings open to reveal the "jewel-like" interior.

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Rookies, Germany, by Stephanie Thatenhorst

This children's eyewear store in Munich was conceived as a "noisy, wild and unique paradise for children".

Beyond its playful palette and tiled walls, the furniture and product displays were also designed for young customers and were adjusted for their height.

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JINS Park, Japan, by Yuko Nagayama & Associates

Local studio Yuko Nagayama & Associates created this standalone eyewear shop in Gunma Prefecture, Maebashi, as a community space where visitors can gather, rest and have a snack from its cafe while shopping.

"We proactively created public spaces that are not part of the sales floor, which encourages community members to come for reasons other than shopping," the studio explained.

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MONC, UK, by Nina+Co

Design studio Nina+Co incorporated biomaterials into this London store in keeping with the bio-acetate eyewear produced by eyewear brand MONC.

The shop's floating shelves and wave-like ceiling panels are made of cornstarch-foam, while display plinths are made of mycelium.

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PJ Lobster, Spain, by El Departamento

A variety of finishes and objects are covered in shades of seafoam green in this store in Barcelona. The different hues were selected to challenge the eye, according to design studio El Departamento.

"The human eye is able to distinguish more different shades of green than any other colour," the studio told Dezeen. "That's because, deep inside us, we're still hunters from the prehistoric era."

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Lunet, Romania, by Bogdan Ciocodeica Studio

Located in Bucharest, this branch of eyewear brand Lunet was outfitted with chipped wooden furniture and latex curtains for a "playful and pixelated environment".

Display cases are distributed around the store and set on light blue wheels so that they can be moved around the floor.

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Framed Ewe, USA, by Adi Goodrich

Designer Goodrich looked to art deco references for this Phoenix eyewear store, incorporating rounded forms and geometric patterns into its interior.

"My goal was to infuse the space with a sense of history while keeping it slightly unexpected," said Goodrich.

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This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides curated visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring minimalist bedrooms, poured resin floors and banquette seating.

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