The concept of the Kyosho, or “master of art,” is what shapes this series of limited-edition spectacles, a homage to the many achievements of Japan’s influential artists, those with a unique proclivity for embracing the country’s dual traditions of craftsmanship and innovation. Each eyewear style highlights an individual whose tremendous talents and efforts have meaningfully elevated global culture. Not only have these creatives prioritized mastering their craft, but they’ve radically demonstrated that creativity is a commitment, as much about understanding the past as it is about shaping the future.

With an easygoing elegance that belies an experimental edge, these limited-edition spectacles are inspired by poet, director, playwright, and photographer Shūji Terayama, among the most broadly influential and innovative figures active in the post-WWII Japanese avant-garde. An evolved expression handcrafted from the finest plant-based acetate and featuring new ‘Arrow’ front-pins, these are wide-set wanderers with a low profile, ready to heed the call for reckless abandon and rally in the streets.

Inimitable elegance and innovation intermingle in limited-edition navigators inspired by the prolific and challenging photographer Daido Moriyama, (b. 1938), whose formative works as an influential member of the Provoke movement helped shape post-war photography in Japan and around the world. Handcrafted in Japan from 100% beta titanium, these sights-for-soaring-eyes feature extendable twist-lock temples, a unique feature complemented by our signature hand-painted epoxy temple-tips.

Channeling the restless vision of poet, director, playwright, and photographer Shūji Terayama, these limited-edition navigators are an exercise in avant-garde elegance. Sculptural yet subversive, the silhouette pairs a commanding acetate monobrow with a precise titanium chassis featuring finely engraved eye-rim edges, an epoxy-adorned titanium bridge, columnar temples rich with refined hairline details, and sculptural acetate temple-tip sleeves. Poetry, provocation, and performance converge in collectibles that blur the boundaries between story and spectacle.

Limited-edition spectacles are received in a custom monograph box in our signature burgundy Bordeaux Empire color and includes our signature soft but structured Circa Envelope eyewear case, two commemorative double-sided microfiber cleaning clothes featuring exclusive Shuji Terayama-related artworks, and an Authenticity Card featuring collection literature and handwritten limited-edition serial number on traditional, archival-quality Echizen washi.