Finnish eyewear brand Paloceras has received the Prix Spécial du Jury at the 33rd SILMO d’Or for Pebble RX. Every autumn, the optical industry gathers in Paris, where the SILMO d’Or remains the most closely watched design prize. This year, the Finnish eyewear brand won the prestigious award in Paris.
Paloceras was founded in 2022 with the Pebble collection, and RX is its round shape, released in September 2024 as the company’s first physical piece. The frame is cut from DualLayer Mazzucchelli acetate, with a gold-plated wire core running through the temples and five-barrel hinges with gold-tone engravings. The team then hand-polishes each frame, giving the acetate depth and the edges a soft finish.
The prize caps a year that has already brought the Best Sun Style Independent title at the NOW Awards in the United States and a spot on the Paris Haute Couture runway alongside Robert Wun.
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Paloceras designs rare eyewear shaped by myth, precision, and the pursuit of the extraordinary. Every frame begins as a digital apparition, seen by millions before it becomes real. Once made physical, each piece is sculpted from the finest Mazzucchelli acetate and fitted with high-clarity nylon lenses that sharpen both sight and self.
All editions are intentionally small. Some colors appear only once and never again. Each release is a moment, not a cycle. The Pebble Collection exemplifies this philosophy: a series of bold, sculptural designs inspired by natural forms, crafted with uncompromising attention to detail.
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Founded by two award-winning designers, Alexis Perron-Corriveau, rooted in physical craft, and Mika Matikainen, rooted in digital creation, Paloceras moves between Lisbon and Helsinki, guided by a European spirit and a Swiss-born clarity.
The forms are unexpected. The language is distinctive. These are not accessories. They are objects of presence, featured in Vogue and Grazia and embraced by tastemakers worldwide across fashion, art, and design.
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