By now we all know that we still need to protect our eyes from the sun in the winter months. Sometimes the sunnies we lived in all summer don’t jive with sweater weather. With that in mind, we’ve released two new all-titanium sun styles to get you through the winter. Part of the STATE x […]

Part old soul, part innovator, part patron saint of guitars, fully a New Original – we were thrilled to get to talk with Cindy Hulej of Cindy Guitars. Having learned luthiery from a true master, Rick Kelly of Carmine Street Guitars, Cindy’s approach to her work drips with knowledge and passion. How did you get […]

Thanks to your votes, we are proud to announce that the STATE x Maxwell Reunion Sunglasses have won the Accessories Council’s prestigious Design Excellence Award in the Sun category. This collaboration with Maxwell has been extraordinary from the start. From learning how to collaborate during a pandemic via Zoom, to donating a portion of sales […]

Congratulations to the inaugural class of Opening Your Eyes Scholarship recipients: Genesis Opokularbi, Jaedon-King Fletcher, Aaron Nyambe, Melissa Bottex, JonChris Valerio, Anastacia Paul, and Diya Folia. We are so excited to see the impact these bright students will have in the optical industry in the years to come. STATE is proud to contribute a portion […]

Explore the Latest STATE x Japan Styles The STATE x Japan Artisan Series combines the craft of Sabae, Japan and Chicago, USA. Sabae is where Japanese craftsmen created the world’s first titanium eyeglasses and developed a reputation for mastery that lives on today. In this collection, artisans from both Sabae and Chicago showcase their craft […]