Paloceras

Paloceras is an independent European eyewear brand established in 2022 by Finnish designer Mika Matikainen and Canadian designer Alexis Perron-Corriveau. Although the company is now headquartered in Helsinki, its origins are connected to the Geneva region, where the two founders met while studying at Switzerland's École cantonale d'art de Lausanne, commonly known as ECAL. Both completed the institution's Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship programme, an educational background that informs the brand's combination of experimental form, material attention and hand-finishing. The brand operates across several European design locations. Helsinki serves as its headquarters and is also the base of Matikainen's studio. Paloceras has a design studio in Lisbon and an atelier in London, giving the company a geographically distributed structure that links Nordic design culture with broader European fashion and craft networks. Its eyewear is positioned at the intersection of independent luxury, contemporary fashion and product design rather than as a mass-market optical offering. Paloceras's first collection, Pebble, established the visual language for the label. The frames use rounded acetate forms, inflated contours and carefully composed colours that have been compared in design coverage to sculpted glass. The emphasis is on eyewear as a visible object and accessory, with volume, surface and colour treated as central design elements. Later work expanded this sculptural approach into both optical and sunwear formats. Hydroceras, introduced in 2025, explored 3D-printed construction and was described in design coverage as resembling liquid frozen in time. Nouvelle Fiction, released in January 2026, adapted the brand's expressive Pebble-derived language into lightweight optical frames. In 2025, Paloceras opened a MicroFactory in Helsinki for 3D-printed eyewear production. The facility was supported by a grant from the Finnish government and combines digital design, additive manufacturing and hand finishing. The MicroFactory represents an important operational development because it allows the company to connect digitally generated forms with small-scale craft production. It also reflects the brand's broader interest in treating eyewear as an experimental design medium rather than simply a standardized optical product. Paloceras has developed visibility through collaborations, fashion presentations and specialist recognition. In 2025 it worked with former French international footballer Djibril Cissé on Marble Spectacle, a limited-edition series made in marbled acetate and restricted to 40 pairs per colourway. A further collaboration, Leopard Lace, followed in January 2026 as a numbered limited edition of 90 pieces per model. In January 2026, Paloceras designed eyewear for Robert Wun's Spring–Summer 2026 haute couture presentation in Paris. The eyewear was reportedly considered from the early creative stages of the collection and conceived as an integral part of the runway looks rather than as a separate accessory. In March 2026, the brand received the Best Sun Style – Independent award at the NOW Awards during Vision Expo in Orlando, Florida. The company has been covered by international fashion, lifestyle, design and optical publications, including the Financial Times, Vogue Italia, Vogue Portugal, Vanity Fair Italia, Numéro Switzerland, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Rolling Stone UK, Town & Country, Refinery29, InStyle, NYLON, Esquire, Eyestylist, Optical Journal and Vision Monday. Its eyewear has also appeared in editorial shoots featuring actor Ben Radcliffe and singer Cian Ducrot. Paloceras remains an independent, design-led brand whose identity is built around sculptural eyewear, limited production, digital fabrication and collaboration with fashion and cultural figures.

Paloceras emerged from the meeting of Finnish designer Mika Matikainen and Canadian eyewear designer Alexis Perron-Corriveau. The founders met in the Geneva region while studying at ECAL in Switzerland, where both pursued the Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship programme. Their shared interest in design, luxury materials and craft provided the basis for an eyewear label that treats frames as sculptural objects as well as functional optical products. The company was founded in 2022. Although its origins are associated with the Geneva area, Paloceras established its headquarters in Helsinki. The brand also operates a design studio in Lisbon and an atelier in London. This network gives the company a distinctly European character, combining Finnish design surroundings with international creative and manufacturing links. Matikainen's Helsinki home and studio were later profiled by the Financial Times, while Perron-Corriveau contributed expertise as an eyewear designer. Paloceras's debut collection was Pebble. Its rounded acetate frames, inflated volumes and colour compositions established the visual identity that would recur in later work. Rather than relying on conventional minimal optical forms, the collection presented eyewear as an expressive fashion object, using the apparent softness and irregularity of sculpted glass as a source of inspiration. This language helped distinguish the company within the independent eyewear sector. The brand broadened its activities through limited editions and collaborations. In 2025, Paloceras worked with former French international footballer Djibril Cissé on Marble Spectacle, a series made from marbled acetate and limited to 40 pairs per colourway. The collaboration connected the brand's material experimentation with a public figure whose career extends beyond traditional eyewear design. In January 2026, Leopard Lace followed as a numbered limited edition with 90 pieces per model. Manufacturing became a major part of Paloceras's development in 2025, when it opened a MicroFactory in Helsinki for 3D-printed eyewear. Supported by a Finnish government grant, the facility integrates digital design, additive manufacturing and manual finishing. The model allows the brand to produce complex forms in small quantities while preserving a craft-oriented final process. Hydroceras, unveiled during this period, demonstrated the company's interest in using 3D printing to create forms that conventional frame-making methods might not readily produce. Paloceras also expanded its relationship with high fashion. In January 2026, it designed eyewear for Robert Wun's Spring–Summer 2026 haute couture presentation in Paris. The eyewear was developed from the early creative stages of the collection and treated as part of the overall silhouette and concept. This type of collaboration positioned Paloceras not only as an eyewear supplier but also as a design participant in a couture presentation. In the same month, the brand launched Nouvelle Fiction, a collection of lightweight optical frames derived from the Pebble line's sculptural vocabulary. The release showed an effort to translate Paloceras's distinctive visual language into more wearable everyday optical formats without abandoning its emphasis on form. Recognition followed in March 2026, when Paloceras won the Best Sun Style – Independent category at the NOW Awards during Vision Expo in Orlando, Florida. The award added trade recognition to the brand's fashion and editorial visibility. Paloceras had already appeared in publications including Vogue Italia, Vogue Portugal, Vanity Fair Italia, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Rolling Stone UK, Town & Country, Refinery29, InStyle, NYLON, Esquire, Numéro Switzerland and the Financial Times, along with specialist outlets such as Eyestylist, Optical Journal and Vision Monday. Its frames were also featured in editorials involving actor Ben Radcliffe and singer Cian Ducrot. Paloceras remains an independent, design-led eyewear company. Its development to date has been defined by a combination of sculptural acetate design, limited-edition production, collaboration with fashion and cultural figures, and investment in digitally enabled manufacturing. The brand's Helsinki MicroFactory and European studio network suggest a business model centered on controlled scale, experimentation and close integration between design and production.

1. 2026Paloceras designs eyewear for Robert Wun couture

   The brand contributes eyewear to Robert Wun's Spring–Summer 2026 haute couture presentation in Paris.

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2. 2026Nouvelle Fiction launches

   Paloceras releases lightweight optical frames derived from the sculptural Pebble design language.

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3. 2026Leopard Lace limited edition launches

   The brand introduces a numbered collaboration limited to 90 pieces per model.

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4. 2026NOW Award recognition

   Paloceras wins Best Sun Style – Independent at the NOW Awards during Vision Expo in Orlando.

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5. 2025Helsinki MicroFactory opens

   The company opens a grant-supported MicroFactory combining 3D printing, digital design and hand finishing for eyewear production.

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6. 2025Marble Spectacle collaboration launches

   Paloceras and Djibril Cissé release a limited marbled-acetate series restricted to 40 pairs per colourway.

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7. 2025Hydroceras is unveiled

   The brand presents Hydroceras, a 3D-printed design reflecting its interest in fluid, digitally produced eyewear forms.

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8. 2022Paloceras is founded

   Mika Matikainen and Alexis Perron-Corriveau establish Paloceras after meeting during their studies at ECAL in Switzerland.

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9. 2022The Pebble debut collection establishes the brand language

   Paloceras launches its first collection of rounded acetate frames with inflated contours and sculptural colour compositions.

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Independent European luxury eyewear focused on sculptural forms, experimental materials, digital fabrication, hand finishing and limited-edition collaborations.

• PebbleSunglasses and optical frames2022

  Pebble was Paloceras's first collection and established the brand's signature approach to eyewear. The frames use rounded acetate construction, inflated contours and strong colour compositions. Their deliberately substantial volumes give them the appearance of small sculptural objects, while the collection's references to polished or sculpted glass distinguish it from conventional restrained optical design.

• Hydroceras3D-printed eyewear2025

  Hydroceras explores Paloceras's use of additive manufacturing and digitally generated form. The design was presented as a fluid-looking object seemingly suspended or frozen in motion. It represents the brand's effort to use 3D printing not merely as a production shortcut but as a way of generating distinctive volumes and surfaces that complement hand finishing.

• Marble SpectacleLimited-edition collaborative eyewear2025

  Marble Spectacle is a 2025 collaboration between Paloceras and former French international footballer Djibril Cissé. The frames use marbled acetate and were produced in tightly restricted quantities of 40 pairs per colourway, reinforcing the collection's collectible and fashion-oriented positioning.

• Nouvelle FictionOptical frames2026

  Nouvelle Fiction is a collection of lightweight optical frames released in January 2026. It translates the expressive, sculptural vocabulary first associated with Pebble into frames intended for optical use, balancing Paloceras's distinctive form language with a lighter construction and more practical everyday orientation.

• Leopard LaceLimited-edition collaborative eyewear2026

  Leopard Lace is a numbered limited edition released in January 2026. Each model was restricted to 90 pieces, making the series part of Paloceras's strategy of combining recognizable design experimentation with scarcity and collectible positioning.

• 2026Robert Wun Spring–Summer 2026 haute couture presentation

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  Paloceras designed eyewear for Robert Wun's Spring–Summer 2026 haute couture presentation in Paris. The eyewear was reportedly developed from the early creative stages and conceived as an integrated element of the runway looks.

  Outcome. The collaboration placed Paloceras within a high-fashion and couture context and demonstrated its ability to develop eyewear as part of a broader collection concept.

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• 2026Leopard Lace

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  Paloceras released Leopard Lace as a numbered limited edition with 90 pieces per model, extending its use of scarcity and collaborative design in brand building.

  Outcome. The release reinforced the label's collectible, limited-production positioning.

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• 2025Marble Spectacle with Djibril Cissé

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  Paloceras collaborated with former French international footballer Djibril Cissé on a marbled-acetate eyewear series. The project connected the independent eyewear label with a high-profile figure from sport and was produced in limited quantities.

  Outcome. The collaboration expanded Paloceras's profile beyond specialist design audiences and created a tightly limited product line of 40 pairs per colourway.

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• 2026Nouvelle Fiction translates Pebble into optical eyewearProduct launch

  Paloceras sought to extend its recognizable sculptural design language beyond its original sunwear and statement-frame emphasis.

  What changed. The brand released Nouvelle Fiction, a collection of lightweight optical frames adapted from the Pebble line.

  Aftermath. The collection broadened the brand's optical offering while retaining its emphasis on expressive form.

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• 2025Paloceras invests in in-house digital manufacturingStrategy

  The brand's design identity depends on complex sculptural forms and small-batch production, creating a need for manufacturing methods that can support experimentation without relying exclusively on conventional frame production.

  What changed. Paloceras opened a MicroFactory in Helsinki for 3D-printed eyewear, combining digital design and additive manufacturing with manual finishing. The facility received support through a Finnish government grant.

  Aftermath. The facility enabled the brand to develop and present 3D-printed work such as Hydroceras while maintaining a craft-oriented finishing process.

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• 2025Hydroceras expands the 3D-printed product directionProduct launch

  Following the development of its Helsinki MicroFactory, Paloceras continued exploring forms made possible by digital production.

  What changed. The company unveiled Hydroceras, a 3D-printed eyewear design characterized by a fluid, highly sculptural appearance.

  Aftermath. Hydroceras strengthened Paloceras's association with experimental fabrication and digitally enabled eyewear design.

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• 2026Paloceras eyewear is designed for Robert Wun's Spring–Summer 2026 couture presentation

  Paloceras created eyewear for Robert Wun's haute couture presentation in Paris, with the pieces developed as part of the collection's creative process.

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• 2026Paloceras releases Leopard Lace

  The brand followed its Marble Spectacle collaboration with Leopard Lace, a numbered limited edition offering 90 pieces per model.

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• 2026Paloceras introduces Nouvelle Fiction optical frames

  Nouvelle Fiction adapted the sculptural design language of the Pebble line into lightweight optical frames.

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• 2026Paloceras wins Best Sun Style – Independent at the NOW Awards

  Paloceras received the Best Sun Style – Independent award at the NOW Awards held during Vision Expo in Orlando, Florida.

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• 2025Paloceras opens a Helsinki MicroFactory for 3D-printed eyewear

  The brand opened a Helsinki production facility combining digital design, 3D printing and hand finishing. The facility was supported by a Finnish government grant.

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• 2025Paloceras collaborates with Djibril Cissé on Marble Spectacle

  Paloceras introduced a limited-edition marbled-acetate eyewear collaboration with former French international footballer Djibril Cissé, limited to 40 pairs per colourway.

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• 2025Paloceras receives international fashion and design coverage

  The brand and its founders were featured across fashion, lifestyle, design and optical publications, including the Financial Times, Vogue Portugal, Numéro Switzerland and specialist eyewear media.

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