Bigatmo frames
We’ve used titanium for our first collection, a metal with a lovely natural finish associated with both high-tech precision engineering and jewellery. It is ultra lightweight, very strong, extremely workable, corrosion resistant and hypo-allergenic.
Our designers have used these properties to the full and have produced a five model collection with organic, fully rimmed fronts and slim, unobtrusive temples. Sometimes less is more and these understated styles prove the point:
Understated design Technically sophisticated with high attention to detail and organic sculptured profiles.
Nose pads Neat and fully adjustable for a customised personal fit. They are less likely to snag hair than conventional adjustable designs.
Temples and eartips Extremely thin and shaped to fit the head, made from Beta-Titanium which is tensioned to provide a comfortable, secure fit. The inside of the tips are coated with a special epoxy finish designed to provide grip without pulling hair.
Hinges Designed for smooth operation, incorporating stops to prevent the eartips damaging the lenses.
We’ve used titanium for our first collection, a metal with a lovely natural finish associated with both high-tech precision engineering and jewellery. It is ultra lightweight, very strong, extremely workable, corrosion resistant and hypo-allergenic.
Our designers have used these properties to the full and have produced a five model collection with organic, fully rimmed fronts and slim, unobtrusive temples. Sometimes less is more and these understated styles prove the point:
Understated design Technically sophisticated with high attention to detail and organic sculptured profiles.
Nose pads Neat and fully adjustable for a customised personal fit. They are less likely to snag hair than conventional adjustable designs.
Temples and eartips Extremely thin and shaped to fit the head, made from Beta-Titanium which is tensioned to provide a comfortable, secure fit. The inside of the tips are coated with a special epoxy finish designed to provide grip without pulling hair.
Hinges Designed for smooth operation, incorporating stops to prevent the eartips damaging the lenses.
It is a painstaking journey which takes a
significant amount of time and masses of effort.
The results are worth it. Bigatmo frames are
designed for the long term. We believe that
sophisticated functionality can be extremely
stylish and that is what we have sought to
achieve.
3D CAD
Bigatmo frame design is a sophisticated
process. Our design team is led by
Anthony Harrison-Griffin, a multi-award
winning Industrial Designer. He begins
the process with free thought and
sketches which are then developed using
3D Computer Aided Design. This allows
us to model every part of our
sunglasses and test virtually
everything including the fit, look and
mechanical function.
Modelling
We create models using two very
different techniques. One is called
Stereolithography which uses the CAD
design files, lasers and liquid plastic
to generate a highly detailed plastic
model, which appears to grow out of the
fluid. The model is used to ensure that
the every aspect of the design works as
well as we hoped it would. The second
model is in aluminium, using computer
controlled milling machinery (a 5 axis
CNC milling machine in fact!). Our
production engineers use this in
conjunction with the CAD files to
construct the production prototypes.
