AUREL Our Story
Maison Aurel · Founded Paris, MMXXIV

Born from restraint. Worn with intention.

— Our Story

We didn’t set out to make sunglasses. We set out to make the one pair you never take off.

AUREL was founded between an architect and an optician — two people who believed the objects closest to the face deserve the most consideration. Not the loudest. Not the most recognisable. Simply the most right.

Every frame begins as a block of Italian acetate from Cadore, cut by hand, finished over eleven hours, and engraved with twelve characters on the inner temple before it leaves the atelier. This is not efficiency. It is intention — and we would not do it any other way.

Chapter I · Her Signature
— Her Signature · Resort 2026

Drawn for the second glance.

Cat-eye and round silhouettes in Dune, Ivory, and Caramel Tort. Each piece shaped from a single block of Italian acetate. Oversized without weight. Present without announcement.

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“We don’t dress the face. We frame it.”
— Maison Aurel, Paris
Chapter II · The Gentleman
— The Gentleman · Resort 2026

Five silhouettes.One standard.

Rectangular and aviator frames in titanium and Italian acetate. Brushed Gold, Matte Black, Smoke. Built for men who wear intention and let everything else follow.

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i.
Italian acetate
Cut from a single block of Mazzucchelli laminate. The colour runs all the way through.
ii.
Eleven hours
From block to finished frame. Four of those hours are hand-finishing. There is no shortcut for this.
iii.
Engraved by hand
Twelve characters on the inner temple of every frame, always. A detail made for one person only — you.
iv.
Two-year warranty
And lifetime atelier repair. Postage only. We make things to last and we stand by that, quietly.

The collection is ready. So is the engraving chisel.