Designer
Tech packs, patterns, mockups
$5,500
Products
Source Anything
SOURCE ANYTHING BY THE/STUDIO
Eyewear encompasses everything from reading and prescription glasses to polarized and aviator sunglasses, designed for both function and style across men's and women's collections. THE/STUDIO is the custom eyewear manufacturer platform with a production team built in - connecting your brand to vetted factories worldwide while handling briefs, samples, tech packs, and production tracking so you can focus on your next drop.

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WHAT WE BUILD
From reading glasses to polarized shades, our custom eyewear manufacturer network and built-in production team bring every style to life - whether you're launching a private label line or scaling a white label collection.

Reading
Magnified lenses in lightweight frames designed for comfortable, extended wear.

Prescription
Custom corrective eyewear built to precise optical specifications for everyday clarity.

Polarized
Glare-reducing lenses that deliver sharper vision and superior UV protection outdoors.

Aviator
Iconic teardrop-shaped frames with a timeless silhouette for men and women.

Designer
Fashion-forward frames featuring premium materials and trend-driven detailing.

Your spec
Bring your own pattern or tech pack and we build to it.
A clean acrylic frame with no embellishment is straightforward manufacturing. A fully custom pair of eyewear with rhinestone / crystal detailing across the temples and bridge is what most brands actually brief our production team to develop. The elaborate end is the norm here, not the exception.


START YOUR BRIEF
You don't need a finished design to begin. Bring a sketch, a reference eyewear, a tech pack, or an AI-generated spec, and we develop it into a production-ready eyewear.

A rough concept is enough to start a eyewear brief.

Send a spec or a reference eyewear and we build to it.

Bring a spec from ChatGPT, Gemini, or Copilot. We productionize it.
MATERIALS
Explore the most popular materials for custom eyewear manufacturing, from lightweight acrylic frames to premium wood and bamboo styles.

Acrylic
Knit yarn (beanies) and cast sheet (keychains, pins)

Wood / bamboo
Wooden sunglasses, keychains, jewelry boxes, watch parts

Zinc alloy / metal
Die-cast metal for buckles, keychains, cufflinks, hardware

Rhinestone / crystal
Applied crystals for hats, hair, sunglasses, belts

Anything you want
Source a fabric we don't list, we'll find the mill.
Eyewear customization options
Work with your dedicated production team to explore custom decoration methods for your eyewear line, from private label branding to white label finishing, all managed through one platform.
THE/STUDIO connects your brand with 1,500+ vetted eyewear factories worldwide, giving you a built-in production team to develop custom eyewear from brief to final drop. Whether you're creating private label reading glasses, white label polarized sunglasses, or designer aviator frames, our sourcing network spans the top manufacturing regions known for precision optics, premium frame finishing, and expert lens work. Every factory is vetted for quality, capability, and reliability - so you can focus on your brand while we handle the production details.
China
World-leading eyewear manufacturing hub with deep expertise in acrylic, metal, and wood frame production across all custom styles

Italy
Heritage eyewear factories known for designer-grade acetate frames, precision hinge work, and premium finishing

Taiwan
Advanced lens technology and polarized eyewear manufacturing with rigorous optical quality standards

India
Skilled production of zinc alloy and metal frame eyewear with rhinestone and crystal embellishment capabilities

South Korea
Precision manufacturing of prescription and reading eyewear with cutting-edge lens coating and custom frame engineering

Building it yourself
Adjust the timeline, project complexity, and team structure to see the fully loaded monthly cost before producing a single unit.
Project timeline
6 months
Project complexity
Turn roles on or off to explore different setups
Designer
Tech packs, patterns, mockups
$5,500
Sourcer
Finds and vets the factory
$4,500
Production lead
Sampling, timelines, quality control
$6,500
Monthly INTERNAL team cost
$19,800
Typical range: $18,000 to $22,000
Estimated team utilization
68%
Base salaries
$16,500
Taxes and benefits
$3,300
Your total in house cost
$118,800
You are paying for idle capacity
At this setup, your team may spend about 32% of its time waiting on samples, factory replies, and approvals.

From $500 / month
Skip hiring. Start building.
GET YOUR EYEWEAR QUOTE
TIMELINE
From your first custom eyewear brief to final delivery, your dedicated production team guides every stage - coordinating with our vetted factory network so you can launch private label or white label collections with confidence and clear lead times.
1
Brief
1-3 days
2
Sample
10-15 days
3
Validation
5-7 days
4
Production
20-40 days
5
Delivery
7-20 days
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Brief, samples, tech packs, costing, and production tracking live in one place. Your eyewear program runs on the platform, so every drop builds on the last instead of starting over.
ORDER TIERS
Start with one sample and scale to full production when you're ready, with low minimums and unlimited revisions built in.
1-5
Sample
Validate fit, fabric, and finish before you commit.
30-100
Small drop
Test a collection or a launch run.
100-500
Core run
Your standing private label program.
500+
Scale
Full production with locked specs and tooling.
Your branding model
Run your eyewear as private label, white label, OEM, or ODM. We support all four, and can move you between them as your line grows.
Private label
Your brand on a developed eyewear platform.
White label
A ready design, your label applied.
OEM
We build to your full spec and pattern.
ODM
We bring a design, you brand and refine it.
Quality control
Seam strength
Tested for stress at high-wear seams.
Colourfastness
Checked against fade from wash, light, and wear.
Wash and shrinkage
Verified to spec after repeated wash cycles.
Measurement tolerance
Graded sizing checked against your spec.
Fabric weight
Confirmed to the agreed GSM.
Many eyewear can be built with recycled or certified fabrics when your brief calls for a lower-impact line. Tell us your sustainability targets and we'll match them to mills and materials that can document the claim, from recycled content to certified organic and bluesign-approved options.
SUSTAINABILITY

WHO WE SOURCE FOR
1
Men
Custom eyewear for men - from aviator frames to polarized lenses, your factory partner handles every spec so you ship with confidence.
2
Women
From your first sample to 1,000 units, then scaling into a full designer eyewear line - the development team you can't yet afford, built right into the platform. Private label and white label manufacturing ready.
THE/STUDIO gives you a custom eyewear manufacturer matched from our network of 1,500+ vetted factories, plus a production team built in from day one. Share your brief and our team handles tech packs, material sourcing, and low-MOQ samples so you can develop private label eyewear - from polarized styles to designer frames - without hiring in-house.
Every pair is built to your spec and your branding. Your dedicated team manages quality checks at the factory, tracks each milestone, and keeps production on schedule so your custom eyewear drops on time. Whether you are launching white label reading glasses or a full collection of aviator and prescription frames, you stay in control of the details while we handle the development workflow.
1,500+
vetted factories
50+
countries
Built in
production team