The SILMO d’Or ceremony is one of the highlights of the French SILMO optical exhibition, visited this year by more than 35,888 guests who had come to discover the 970 exhibitors’ creative innovations.
In a ceremony presided over by French designer and interior architect Christophe Pillet, the jury rewarded the best in optical innovation and the most memorable frames of the year. The ceremony took place on the evening of the 28th September, at the Pavillion d’Armenonville, in Paris’ 16th arrondissement.
Among the winners: a frame made of wood that can be ergonomically adapted to different face shapes; innovative reading glasses for people with dyslexia; and the first contact lens to adapt to light levels, minimising visual effort and glare.
“I’m not looking for the extraordinary,” explained Christophe Pillet about the winning entries, “rather to reveal what is beautiful and moving in the ordinary.”
The winners of the 26th SILMO d’Or are:
Technological Innovation Frames: Avantgarde by Freisicht
Children: Opal for “TCAA353” by Tartine et Chocolat
Fashion Trend Optical Frame: Marchon for Marni “ME2632”
Fashion Trend Sunglasses: L’Amy for Sonia Rykiel “Endless Summer”
Sport: Safely for “Attackmagmtb” by Smith
Vision Contact lenses: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care for “Acuvue Oasys with Transitions”
Vision Lenses: Novacel for “Variovid Volterra”
Equipement: BBGR for “Lumiz 100”
Designer Eyewear Optical Frame: Tarian for “Graphic”
Designer Eyewear Sunglasses: Caroline Abram for “Divine”
Low Vision: Voxiweb for “Vaccine”
Special Jury prize: Jacques Marie Mage for “Loewy”
1st class prize: Lightbird for “Planet”
Special Visual Health prize: Abeye for “Lexilens”
Topic: Optical News
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