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The Dyeing Game: Synthetic, ‘Natural’ and Natural dye.

Hemp Eyewear first introduced the use of turmeric as a natural dye on their Primrose hemp fibre sunglasses back in February. The limited-edition frames presented a refreshing burst of warm colour a...

A Brief History of Hemp

Throughout history, hemp has been used extensively across the world for paper, fabrics and even medicines. Hemp was one of the first cultivated fibre plants with archaeological records of its use t...

How to Protect Your Eyes from Blue Light

If you're going to set one simple, achievable resolution in 2021, make it to take care of your optical health! Most of us have been spending a lot more time on screens than usual recently, and thi...

How it's made: The Turmeric frame

Meet Primrose, the first in our new limited edition range of eyewear frames made with a very unexpected ingredient: Turmeric. We've long been pioneers of using organic hemp fibre in all of our pr...

The Sustainable Christmas Handbook

The festive season is well and truly upon us, and traditionally, Christmas can be a time of overconsumption, excess and waste. In 2020, we've all learned to slow down, stay home and reconnect ...

A Beginner's Guide to Sustainable Materials

If you're a conscious consumer, navigating the minefield of materials used by the fashion industry can be an uphill climb. From recycled to organic, natural to synthetic, the myriad of different f...

How Sustainable is Hemp?

Industrial hemp is a super crop which has one of the longest and strongest plant fibres in the world. As well as high performance, it has thousands of uses and boasts environmental credentials whic...

Custom Eyewear

We are pleased to announce the launch of our custom eyewear service. Customising your eyewear allows you to take an existing Hemp Eyewear frame and add personalised elements including:  Frame Colo...

Limited Edition Collection

Introducing our Limited Edition range. Styles which are original. Designed for those of you who like to stand out, for eccentric, characterful, contrarian individuals.