16/03/2022 2
With its glasses made of beans, the family-owned company Rolf Spectacles from the Tyrolean Ausserfern convinced the jury of five independent experts, who evaluated a total of 205 projects from 171 product designers and companies. All of the selected projects are based on the latest technological standards and stand out for their social relevance, groundbreaking progressiveness, sustainability and high economic potential.
03/11/2021 2
Honorable Award from China for the bean glasses.
ROLF was selected as one of the top 300 from nearly 8,000 entries.
03/03/2021 1
The podcast>Brillengentleman< from >die Brillenfreunde provides information about regional eyewear brands from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In one of her episodes, the glasses gentleman talks about the ROLF bean glasses.
09/12/2020 3
The new substance collection of glasses by ROLF brings the power of plants to the fore. The starting point for the latest collection is a powder derived from a very specific plant.
04/09/2020 3
The new substance collection of glasses by ROLF brings the power of plants to the fore. The starting point for the latest collection is a powder derived from a very specific plant.
12/12/2019 7
COLLABORATION | MÜHLMANN + ROLF SPECTACLES
18/04/2019 2
Why Titanium now?
And what is the deal with the FLEXLOCK?
27/03/2018 2
Der österreichische Musiker und Songwriter Simon Lewis mit seiner frischen ROLF Holzbrille.
09/09/2016 7
Visiting with good friends is like coming home. Today we are in the “Frauenseestube” hut with hosts Kevin and Max Matzner. These are two of ROLF Spectacles’ neighbors.
22/07/2016 8
A chance visit to the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts – The MAK – produced an unexpected and delightful surprise – a retrospective on Austrian eyewear designer Robert La Roche.
05/03/2016 2
ROLF Spectacles is pleased to announce that the stone frame BREAK 243 from the excellence collection has been shortlisted for this year's Optician Awards Frame of the Year.
24/07/2015
ROLF Spectacles shares the upcycling trend - "creating something new out of something old" is applied to meeting boxes, office and working spaces.
26/06/2015 3
ROLF Spectacles' eyewear design “Sapphire 92” out of the evolved collection has been awarded with the GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2015 Best in Category coming out as winner in the category Product Design: Fashion and Objects.
31/07/2014 6
"You should take wood seriously. Otherwise it's got a mind of its own."
10/09/2021 4
2021 it's "Doors open with the mouse" again! On October 3, you can take a look at the ROLF glasses factory under the motto "Hello Future".
17/02/2021 1
Do people who wear glasses care and know about the material of their glasses? Usually they are made of metal or plastic. The fact that glasses can be made from wood, buffalo horn or even beans is new. The Austrian television broadcaster ServusTV visited the ROLF eyewear manufacturer and gives an insight in the eyewear production processes.
09/12/2020 6
The new substance collection of glasses by ROLF brings the power of plants to the fore. The starting point for the latest collection is a powder derived from a very specific plant.
20/05/2020 5
The new substance collection of glasses by ROLF brings the power of plants to the fore. The starting point for the latest collection is a powder derived from a very specific plant.
12/11/2019 4
We are pleased to receive the highest award Platinum in the category Fashion Design - Natural eyewear.
Our model Lark made of smoked larch and cherry has convinced!
11/04/2019 1
Johann Lafer, the popular star cook with his new ROLF Wood / Stone Sunglasses Model Corniche looks back on a 40-year unique culinary career.
01/03/2018 6
We have already been finalists for this international award and eagerly await the result in April 2018 in the category "FRAME OF THE YEAR".
02/09/2016 4
The Zephyr is one of the latest additions to the excellence collection. The frame represents a fine example of ROLF Spectacles’ natural eyewear made from wood with two-tone style – a unique eye-catching. The classic and timeless frame lends a touch of aristocracy to its wearer.
04/05/2016 22
The opening of the ROLF SPECTACLES exhibition, “The Recipe for Success“, was a feast for the senses.
“Recipe for Success“ developed from the strong friendship between ROLF Spectacles and the show’s host, Alpenhotel Ammerwald. The event delivered perfection for both the palate and the eyes.
19/02/2016 4
ROLF Spectacles wins the iF Design Award 2016
15/07/2015 2
ROLF Spectacles' eyewear design “Excellence 92” from the evolved collection has been awarded the highest Spark Product Design Award, the Spark! Award.
16/03/2015 3
The "Foursome 102" out of the “evolved collection” has been awarded with the iF Design Award 2015.
25/03/2022 5
The SEAL Sustainable Product Award honors innovative and impactful products that are literally “purpose-built” for a sustainable future
18/08/2021 2
Jürgen Mühlbacher from the podcast Crafting Transformation was a guest at the eyewear manufacturer ROLF in Weißenbach and talked to founder Roland Wolf. You can hear how a company can live and implement regionality, what the genius of simplicity means and from which natural materials eyeglasses are made.
28/01/2021 2
Eyewear design DAVA out of the ROLF substance collection wins Silver International Design Awards (IDA) in Design For Society / Design for Sustainability category.
21/10/2020 3
The new substance collection of glasses by ROLF brings the power of plants to the fore. The starting point for the latest collection is a powder derived from a very specific plant.
26/02/2020 5
“We tried to develop the ROLF eyewear company in a way that the added value was as regional as possible. For us, this does not only mean that a product is sustainably created because we make glasses out of natural material. In our opinion, honest and real sustainability is that we produce everything in house in Austria and pay people here, that as much as possible the added value remains in the region. "
Christian Wolf, Rescue the Village Protagonist & ROLFspectacles co-founder in Weißenbach am Lech, Tyrol (1250 inhabitants)
19/06/2019 5
Matching to ROLFs sustainable eyewear frames, the upcycling-studio.com transformed "old" windows from a University and the packaging boxes of our machines for meeting and office space.
"Trash" at its finest.
28/03/2019 6
ROLF Spectacles wins NYC's "LOFTxTEF AWARD 2019" in the category Best Technical Sunglasses 2019.
The sunglasses model Osaka from the 3D printed Titanium Skyline collection won the LOFTxTEF Award and the whole ROLF team including their two US colleagues Dominik and Molly are thrilled about the victory. The award was given during the legendary LOFT Party in Manhattan. The prize was launched by TEF Magazine and the LOFT Eyewear Shows, which are known for supporting independent eyewear brands. The event "Awards for Excellence in Eyewear Design" was held for the first time. We are proud to have won the first award with a model of the new Titanium Skyline collection. Thank you for the great organization of the LOFT fair in New York.
See you next year!
29/11/2017 3
creative ideas | finest natural ingredients | traditional craftsmanship | a result in perfection
This recipe for success does not only go with the delicious cakes of Marian Moschen, the „baker by passion“, but also with ROLF Spectacles. A successful Tyrolean combination of senses, so to speak.
02/09/2016 3
The Duett from the ROLF Spectacles evolved collection was chosen in April 2016 as a GREEN AWARD 2016 Green Product Selection; to be nominated, entries must be produced in an environmentally-friendly way.
05/04/2016 5
The Topolino from the ROLF Spectacles evolved collection has won the renowned GOOD DESIGN Award.
28/10/2015 1
The eyewear frame "Major 93" from the evolved collection was honoured with the Focus Gold Award by the International Designpreis Baden-Württemberg.
15/07/2015 2
ROLF Spectacles was honoured with the "Born Global Champion" award for exceptional merits in the internationalisation of the Austrian economy.
20/01/2015 3
The new website www.rolf-spectacles.com, designed and implemented by elements.at New Media Solutions GmbH in Salzburg, has been rewarded with the Annual Multimedia Award 2015 (SILVER Website/Portal).
25/03/2022 5
The SEAL Sustainable Product Award honors innovative and impactful products that are literally “purpose-built” for a sustainable future
11/08/2021 2
We are happy to announce that our bean glasses have been nominated for the German Sustainability Award Design. The jury will decide on the finalists and winners in mid-September. The winners will be announced during the award ceremony on December 2, 2020 at the MARITIM Hotel Düsseldorf.
08/01/2021 2
Is it really unbreakable? Not crazy enough sit on it, free fall from a bidge, run over by the car - there is hardly anything that the glasses does not survive. On top: Hacks for glasses wearers - and why they are actually smarter.
09/10/2020 1
We are pleased to receive the golden award in the category Fashion Design - Natural eyewear.
Our new substance collection - made from beans - has convinced!
08/01/2020 3
Marco Büchel and ROLF Spectacles have a lot in common!
18/04/2019 1
The result is highly functional minimalism,
both in terms of production and product level.
10/04/2018 5
We have received the great news that we are the winners of the internationally renowned Red Dot award in the category Fashion Design 2018. The panel of experts awards the internationally recognised seal of quality only to products that win them over with the excellence of their design. We are delighted to have once again been chosen by this year’s jury and proudly present the winning frame.
23/08/2017 5
It took me a long time to find a pair of glasses with which I like both in real life and in photos .......... with ROLF Spectacles I have found a pair of glasses that actually found its way on my blog.
29/08/2016 2
ROLF Spectacles - synonymous with ground-breaking eyewear innovations and top-notch execution, from each frame to related accessories to the specially constructed trade fair booth - was recognized in June 2016 by the German Design Council for successful brand management with the GERMAN BRAND Award in the category „Industry Excellence in Branding”.
23/03/2016 8
The team of Optik Bärtschi in Bern has come to see the ROLF Spectacles headquarters last weekend.
09/09/2015 1
The new excellence collection represents lightness, grace and sheer elegance. The new models are presented at the international optical trade show SILMO Paris from 25th to 28th September 2015.
03/07/2015 8
The opening of the new optician Gute Brillen in Munich took place on 20.06.2015.
14/01/2015 3
The „Kallista 04“ out of the „main collection“ has recently been awarded with the German Design Award 2015