PARIS—Silmo has revealed the list of nominees for the 2023 Silmo d’Or Awards, chaired by Nicolas Fafiotte. A graduate of the ESMOD School of Fashion Design, Fafiotte trained in Paris before moving to Lyon in the early 2000s, where he opened his design workshop offering bespoke wedding gowns and evening dresses. Fafiotte is a native of Oyonnax, in the Ain region, a central hub of the French eyewear industry. The Silmo d’Or Awards will be presented on October 1 at Silmo.

This year’s nominees are:

CHILDREN
DE RIGO with style UK136 from Police
ETNIA EYEWEAR with BA-BAAAANG !
KALEOS EYEHUNTERS with Philip C004
KNCO with GEO
VARIATION DESIGN with K186 Chance

SPORT
BOLLÉ with Windchaser
CÉBÉ with S’tech Autofit
MARCHON with Flyfree from Nike
MARCOLIN with Adidas Sport style SP0088_02L

VISION
ESSILORLUXOTTICA with Varilux XR Series
DIVEL ITALIA with Re-Live
MORROW with Morrow eProgressives
OPTISWISS with Concept Biometrics

MATERIAL/EQUIPMENT
Cosium with e-StoreConnect
ESSILORLUXOTTICA with Shamir Spark 4
SAARGOS with Quicksee Free from Plenoptika
SBRUSSETT&CO with Bootle Glass Set

OPTICAL FRAME, BRANDS & LABELS
BOLLÉ with Epid 02
ESCHENBACH OPTIK with style 503216 Col.30 from Marc O’Polo
MARCHON with style PS24607 KIMPTON from Paul Smith
ODLM-SEAPORT with style KAAL71 – VEAR from Paul & Joe
ODLM-SEAPORT with style CC1086 – VEDO from Carven

SUNGLASSES, BRANDS & LABELS
ADCL with style MAUS2318 01 from Mauboussin
DE RIGO with style P8966 from Porsche Design
GROSFILLEY with style Billie – LA91033 C1 from Lancel Paris
MARCHON with style CK24503S from Calvin Klein
ODLM Seaport with style CC4091S NOVE from Carven

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN EYEWEAR
15-1 DIFFUSION with Aloha
ATAVU with Person ‘nez’ lissée from Les Petits Ponts
BUST OUT EYEWEAR with Twist
SBRUSSET & CO with Meyro-nde OP
URBRAND INTERNATIONAL with Urband Carbon 3

SUNGLASSES, EYEWEAR DESIGNER
ANDY WOLF with Blossom col.05
CLÉMENT LUNETIER with Opportunity – 5517
JEAN PHILIPPE JOLY with Jean Philippe Joy x Gimm
LUCAS DE STAËL with Glacier #01
SASAKI with Suekichi

OPTICAL FRAME, EYEWEAR DESIGNER
BLAKE KUWAHARA with Kellogg
CAROLINE ABRAM with Line
CUTLER AND GROSS with 9126 Lunettes Cat-Eye
RIGARDS with Model RG1009TI
VERONIKA WILDGRUBER with Tyrell