Japanese fashion house Issey Miyake Eyes has unveiled a revolutionary eyewear design featuring eight concave lenses placed in rows across the frame. As reported by designboom, the model, called UROKO, comes from the IM MEN Spring/Summer 2026 collection, Dancing Texture, and blends traditional Japanese craft inspiration with next-gen manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing.
Instead of the conventional single flat lens we’re used to in most sunglasses, UROKO uses eight separate optical lenses, four on each side of the frame. The components are arranged in a horizontal sequence, echoing the repetition often seen in the ceramics of celebrated Japanese potter Shoji Kamoda, whose work served as the key inspiration behind the design.
Each lens features a concave cut, with the surface curving inward rather than outward. According to the designers, shaping lenses like this allows them to sit tightly together in the frame without making the overall structure too bulky. Without this inward curvature, the lenses would require significantly more space, resulting in a much larger frame.
The team explains that the arrangement creates a distinctive layered look. At first glance, the accessory can resemble a necklace or bracelet, but a closer look reveals the individual lenses and folding sides turning into wearable eyewear.
The frame itself is 3D printed, highlighting how contemporary fabrication technologies can be integrated into fashion design. After printing, the structure undergoes a finishing process that intentionally leaves subtle irregularities on the surface – the detail which also reflects Kamoda’s ceramic works, with “no surface is perfectly even.” Similarly, each UROKO frame boasts of slight authentic variations, giving the object a tactile, hand-crafted touch despite its digital origins.
Up close, the material’s shimmering finish is also a tribute to glazed ceramic. The sunglasses are available with Dark Gray or Brown lenses, both referencing the textures and tones found in Kamoda’s ceramics while bringing an experimental optical concept to contemporary eyewear.
