The creativity of Hong Kong eyewear designers was celebrated in a competition reflecting the fact that glasses are no longer just functional but are fashion statements.
Yeung Ka-sing's design was the winner in the 'open' category, with glasses inspired by a dancing butterfly. 'Butterface' is decorated with precious stones on the lenses. Mr Yeung thought a butterfly was the best kind of animal to represent the changing colours of the sunglasses' lenses.
'To balance the eyeglasses, I set a flower at the end pieces that completed the theme,' he said.
To him the most difficult part to make the sunglasses is to inlay the diamond on the curved lenses.
Lai Pui-yan's design 'Tape' won the 'greatest creativity' award at the 9th Hong Kong Eyewear Design Competition. The temples of the eyeglasses are tapes that can be extended or contracted. The lenses and end pieces can also be changed for various conditions.
The winner in the student group at the competition was 'Appreciate'. The spectacles can be folded easily to transform into a fashionable necklace.