Sept. 18, 2023 — Silmo has announced nominations for the 2023 Silmo d’Or Awards. Winners will be announced during the 30th edition of the optical trade show, set to take place Sept. 29-Oct. 3 at the Paris Nord Villepinte in Paris, France.
Earlier this year, Nicolas Fafiotte was named president of the 2023 Silmo d’Or Awards. Known for creating gowns for Miss France finalists, the fashion designer showcased his latest capsule collection, "Pronuptia by Nicolas Fafiotte," during the national competition's 2022 event.
Winners will be announced on Saturday, Sept. 30, by a panel of judges that includes Eyecare Business editor-in-chief Erinn Morgan.
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Below are this year’s nominees, listed by category:
Children
- De Rigo with Police UK136
- Etnia Barcelona with Ba-Baaaang !
- Kaleos Eyehunters with Philip C004
- Knco with Geo
- Variation Design with Chance K186
Sport
- Bollé with Windchaser
- Cébé with S’tech Autofit
- Marchon with Nike’s Flyfree
- Marcolin with Adidas Sport SO0088_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’s Spark 4
- Saargos with Quicksee Free from Plenoptika
- Sbrusset&Co with the Bootle Glass Set
Optical Frame Brands & Labels
- Bollé with Epid 02
- Eschenbach Optik with Marc O’polo 503216 Col.30
- Marchon with PS24607 Kimpton from Paul Smith
- Odlm-Seaport with KAAL71 Vear from Paul & Joe
- Odlm-Seaport with CC1086 Vedo from Carven
Sunglasses Brands & Labels
- Adcl with MAUS2318 01 from Mauboussin
- De Rigo with P8966 from Porsche Design
- Grosfilley with Billie, LA91033 C1, from Lancel Paris
- Marchon with CK24503S from Calvin Klein
- Odlm-Seaport with 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
- Urband 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 Joly 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