30 years of IC! BERLIN
- By Editorial Team
In 2026, ic! berlin celebrates its 30th anniversary, “honouring its roots while looking ahead with clarity and purpose”. Founded in a Berlin apartment in 1996 when the city was newly reunited and driven by raw creative energy, ic! berlin has emerged from a culture defined by freedom, experimentation, and reinvention. Since then, the brand has continually rethought eyewear: designing, engineering, and manufacturing ultra-light and flexible frames that defy convention. For three decades, ic! berlin has stood for creative engineering, crafting minimalist frames from cold-rolled stainless-steel and designing an iconic screwless hinge which, to this day, is still focused on lightness, durability, comfort, and precision. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, ic! berlin has launched a special capsule collection that bridges heritage and innovation, pairing iconic stainless-steel designs with new technical interpretations. In it, four classic stainless-steel frames celebrating the brand heritage – LEIF, WANDA, OLI THE 2ND, and PINA – are joined by two innovative styles – SODIUM and XENON. This special eyewear edition revolves around a brand’s iconic chrome colour treatment: each pair of glasses is designed to accompany the wearer over time, eliminating excess and focusing on then essence. In particular, natural treatments enhance the quality of polished steel without coatings or artifices.
In 2026, ic! berlin celebrates its 30th anniversary, “honouring its roots while looking ahead with clarity and purpose”. Founded in a Berlin apartment in 1996 when the city was newly reunited and driven by raw creative energy, ic! berlin has emerged from a culture defined by freedom, experimentation, and reinvention. Since then, the brand has continually rethought eyewear: designing, engineering, and manufacturing ultra-light and flexible frames that defy convention. For three decades, ic! berlin has stood for creative engineering, crafting minimalist frames from cold-rolled stainless-steel and designing an iconic screwless hinge which, to this day, is still focused on lightness, durability, comfort, and precision. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, ic! berlin has launched a special capsule collection that bridges heritage and innovation, pairing iconic stainless-steel designs with new technical interpretations. In it, four classic stainless-steel frames celebrating the brand heritage – LEIF, WANDA, OLI THE 2ND, and PINA – are joined by two innovative styles – SODIUM and XENON. This special eyewear edition revolves around a brand’s iconic chrome colour treatment: each pair of glasses is designed to accompany the wearer over time, eliminating excess and focusing on then essence. In particular, natural treatments enhance the quality of polished steel without coatings or artifices.
