Some collaborations feel inevitable. When Berlin-based eyewear house Mykita meets Leica, the German icon of optics, the result is a dialogue between two worlds obsessed with precision and clarity. One is known for pushing eyewear into radical, minimal territory; the other has defined the way we see and capture reality for over a century. Together, they create frames that blur the line between design object and optical instrument.
Handmade at the Mykita Haus in Berlin, each frame distills a language of engineering into something wearable. References to Leica’s legacy are subtle but unmistakable, including contours echoing the brand’s lens hoods, finely textured surfaces reminiscent of knurled grips, and a palette of matte black, cool grey, and flashes of red, gold, or silver. The result is eyewear that feels like an extension of the camera itself: precise, functional, yet undeniably stylish.
Developed in Germany by Leica Eyecare, the sun lenses feature coatings adapted from photography and sports optics: anti-reflective and smudge-resistant, offering complete UV protection. The latest additions to the collection include new silhouettes that push the collaboration forward. ML16 and ML17 reinterpret navigator and aviator frames through stainless steel structures accented with slender rings of Mylon®, Mykita’s signature high-tech material. Behind this union are two houses with parallel philosophies. Leica, founded in Wetzlar and synonymous with craftsmanship and innovation in cameras and sport optics, and Mykita, established more than twenty years ago in Berlin, with its holistic approach to design, transparency, and creative exchange.
