Thierry Lasry’s geometric vision arrives in mosaic grey and warm mustard
The French eyewear virtuoso reimagines the round frame through an architectural lens, crafting a silhouette that marries playful construction with sophisticated restraint.
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Geometry as philosophy, construction as poetry. The Slippery 1006 emerges from Thierry Lasry’s enduring fascination with form and the unexpected spaces where functionality meets pure artistic expression. This is not merely a round frame; it is an homage to modular thinking, to the logic of building blocks that snap together into something wholly cohesive and graceful.
The silhouette speaks in whispers rather than declarations. Its circular profile carries the ease of a classic form, yet the execution is decidedly contemporary. A soft grey mosaic pattern glazes the acetate in gentle tones, evoking the tessellated surfaces of urban design and mid century modernism. Against this restrained foundation sits the warmth of milky mustard orange, a colour that feels both earnest and refined, neither garish nor apologetic. The interplay between these two tones creates a visual rhythm, a subtle conversation between neutrality and personality.
The brown sun lenses render the world in an amber tinted reverie. They sit as solid Base 2 lenses, offering genuine sun protection while contributing to the frame’s architectural coherence. There is a generosity to this design choice, a refusal to sacrifice vision for aesthetics or aesthetics for function.
Craftsmanship rooted in tradition
Handcrafted in Italy, each pair carries the precision of artisanal production. Thierry Lasry’s commitment to manufacturing excellence transforms what could be a conceptual gimmick into genuine wearable art. The acetate possesses that particular luminosity that only comes from patient hand finishing, a subtle depth that photographs cannot quite capture but eyes immediately recognise.
The Slippery 1006 arrives at a moment when eyewear has become increasingly polarised between maximalist spectacle and minimalist anonymity. This frame occupies neither extreme. Instead, it proposes a third way: playfulness tempered by restraint, visual interest grounded in proportion and balance. It is a frame for those who understand that true sophistication often whispers rather than shouts, that the most compelling designs are those that reveal themselves gradually, across seasons and occasions.
To wear the Slippery 1006 is to signal something beyond fashion allegiance. It speaks to an appreciation for geometric thinking, for colour that moves beyond the predictable, for eyewear that functions as both shield and statement. In this, Thierry Lasry remains faithful to his founding principle: that frames need not choose between art and utility, between vision and viewpoint.
Imagery courtesy of Thierry Lasry (@thierrylasry).
