In the 6th annual Dezeen Awards, the 32°N Sunglasses by Deep Optics were named Winner in the Product Design of the Year 2023 in the consumer design and wearables category. The first and only adaptive sunglasses of their kind stand out with the use of pixelated liquid crystal (LC) lenses that mimic human eye behavior, enabling wearers to focus on objects at will, just as they would naturally without wearing them.
The 32°N sunglasses are the first product from Deep Optics and they allow wearers to seamlessly switch between reading mode for near vision and scenic mode for distances, without changing their opacity.
These innovative, adaptive reading glasses 32°N Sunglasses address the needs of people suffering from presbyopia, an age-related, irreversible gradual loss of the eye's ability to focus on nearby objects to use both reading glasses and sunglasses.
What's Driving This Trend
- Adaptive Sunglasses
- The 32°N Sunglasses by Deep Optics feature pixelated liquid crystal lenses that mimic human eye behavior, allowing wearers to seamlessly switch between reading mode and scenic mode.
- Pixelated Liquid Crystal Lenses
- The use of pixelated liquid crystal lenses in the 32°N Sunglasses mimics human eye behavior, providing wearers with the ability to focus on objects at will.
- Addressing Presbyopia
- The innovative 32°N Sunglasses from Deep Optics provide a solution for people suffering from presbyopia, allowing them to use reading glasses and sunglasses in one product.
Who This Affects Most
- Eyewear
- The 32°N Sunglasses by Deep Optics disrupt the eyewear industry with their adaptive design and pixelated liquid crystal lenses.
- Consumer Design
- Deep Optics' 32°N Sunglasses bring disruptive innovation to the consumer design industry with their adaptive reading glasses that seamlessly switch between reading and scenic modes.
- Wearables
- With their pixelated liquid crystal lenses, the 32°N Sunglasses by Deep Optics introduce disruptive innovation to the wearables industry, offering adaptive sunglasses that mimic human eye behavior.
