North's smart glasses booth at Vision Expo Smart glasses supplier North strives for “the power of discreet interactions,” according to its handout at its truck-like exhibition hall booth at last week’s Vision Expo East eyewear/eyecare trade show at New York’s Javits Center. “We push for invisibility, because if technology is invisible, people can be completely present.” Hence, North, which is based near Toronto in Waterloo (with showrooms in Toronto and Brooklyn), is approach

Costa's Jeffrey Ravreby and Sarah Graves at Vision Expo Costa launched an ambitious plastic lens recycling program at last week’s Vision Expo East eyewear/eyecare trade show at New York’s Javits Center. “We have three pillars: perform, explore, protect,” said Jeffrey Ravreby, optical division sales manager for the Daytona Beach-based sunglasses manufacturer. “This is about protecting the environment.” Costa’s new Kick Plastic Lens Recycling Program extends its larger longstan

Coco (left) and Breezy at their Vision Expo East booth Twin designers Corianna and Brianna Dotson, who are known to the fashion and music worlds respectively as Coco and Breezy, returned to eyewear/eyecare trade show Vision Expo East for the third time last week, this time bringing expanded offerings in their optical collection. “We launched it here last year,” said Breezy (Brianna). “Now we’ve expanded, and have also introduced new sunglasses.” The identical twins founded Co

Craig LaManna next to Maui Jim's Manchester Union display at Vision Expo A pair of recent developments buoyed indie premium sunglasses supplier Maui Jim’s usual sunny spirits even higher at last week’s Vision Expo East eyewear/eyecare trade show at New York’s Javits Center. First is the new multi-year partnership between the Maui-based, Peoria, Ill.-headquartered company and England’s powerhouse pro soccer team Manchester United Football Club (MNU), which has won 66 trophies