The project focuses on designing stylish and sustainable eyewear that seamlessly blends current fashion trends with environmental responsibility, appealing to eco-conscious consumers.

With a focus on sustainability, eyewear production has embraced paper as a material. Currently, two types of paper-based eyewear dominate the market: one resembles laser-cut cardboard, while the other involves composing and dyeing paper in various colours.

Paper decomposition emits methane gas, which is approximately 25 times more harmful and toxic than carbon dioxide. Research indicates that upcycling paper significantly reduces resource consumption compared to recycling.

The concept of incorporating Newspaper Wood into eyewear was developed, offering a sustainable and distinctive design. 

The newspaper wood created by Meike Meijer has limitations, such as a lack of fireproofing, water resistance, and weather resistance. To address this, liquid hide glue, one of the strongest adhesives with the necessary properties, was chosen, as it is well suited for machining processes.

The newspaper block was created using an interleaving technique, gluing the layers together, followed by folding them with the four-fold method. The key to crafting the block is warming the adhesive before use. Once the papers are glued, the block must be compressed to allow air pockets between the layers to escape. The block is then cut into the desired frame silhouette, and the prototype undergoes light sanding for a smooth finish.