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©Roberta Vagliani
©Olga makarova
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©Lisa Gabellini
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Lisa Gabellini & Jochen Andreas Zeh

  • Woo Class
  • Eyewear maker
  • Florence, Italy
  • Master Artisan
Lisa Gabellini & Jochen Andreas Zeh Eyewear maker
Contact
Italian, English, French, German
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+39 0550517397
©Roberta Vagliani

Seeing through bespoke frames

  • • Lisa and Jochen are a married couple who love art and nature
  • • They handcraft sustainable eyewear using wood and organic oils
  • • They capitalise on the past to create innovative designs

If you believe that everything you wear must be special and represent your personality, you cannot fail to be seduced by Woo Class Atelier, in the heart of the city of Florence. Here, Lisa Gabellini and Jochen Andreas Zeh will help to showcase your uniqueness with a pair of glasses. Lisa is a designer and Jochen is a sculptor. They share a great passion for art and beauty. When their little girl needed to wear eyeglasses, they found that models and materials were mostly standardised, so they decided to undertake a new adventure. Combining their skills and passions, in 2004 they started to produce eyeglass frames at home using wood and in 2011 they launched their own workshop, Woo Class Atelier. Now their eyewear, created with handcrafted techniques and advanced technologies, is recognised as an example of excellence in Italian craftsmanship and sustainable fashion around the world.

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Works

  • ©Andrea Viti
  • ©Olga Makarova
  • ©Roberta Vagliani
  • ©Andrea Viti
Photo: ©Andrea Viti
JAZ Bespoke #002

This is a bespoke model made of madrona burl. The temples are made of pure Japanese titanium. All the steps of production – of which there are more than 80 – are manual.

Photo: ©Olga Makarova
From the Fernand Limited Edition

This bespoke model was created using only natural woods, smoked acacia and mahogany. All the stages of production – of which there are more than 80 – are manual.

Photo: ©Roberta Vagliani
From the Dante Limited Edition

These sunglasses are made of natural maple and birch woods, with a fossil oak finish. All woods are treated with a special blend of organic oils to make them hypoallergenic.

Photo: ©Andrea Viti
Cleopatra, Arabesque collection

These ladies' sunglasses are created with a special multi-layer of maple and purpleheart woods. Fine carved decoration on the frame was inspired by the ancient textile art of Bobbin Lace.

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