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Celebrations: It's Your Turn

Amy Spiezio

We all spend a good deal of time each day surrounded by eyewear, lenses, and accessories. But we don't usually have the opportunity to step into the designers' shoes and try out that side of the eyecare business.

For our 25th anniversary, EB invites you to explore the design side and create a celebratory piece to share with the staff and readers of Eyecare Business. To participate in the Eyes on 25 Design Contest, you can detail a lens with a finish, edge, or other creative treatment, or put together an accessory to enter the contest and be considered for a $500 American Express Gift Card and publication of your project in the special 25th anniversary edition of Eyecare Business.

You can also submit an anniversary pair of eyewear or sunglasses. Now we don't expect anyone to head to a frame factory or start carving a block of titanium—but of course you're welcome to do that if you like. Typically, however, our entries in the frame and sunglass segments are existing frames that have been tricked out to tie into the celebration of our 25th anniversary.

We will accept submissions via mail or images posted to the EB Facebook page until July 1. Please check out our first submission, shown on the left, and be inspired to create big, celebrate big, and win big!

IN IT TO WIN IT

Our First Submission The first submission to Eyecare Business' Eyes on 25 Design contest has arrived, and it looks like the designer truly thinks that Eyecare Business rocks! Below are two pictures of our first 25th anniversary eyewear creation, which the designer called “Rock On for Another 25 Years.” The ophthalmic eyewear was customized by the entrant in a colorful celebratory style. The frame was made using real turquoise “swarf” from the Kingman mine in Arizona. So you see, the only limit to this contest is your imagination. Fire up your glue gun and let the fun begin!