ULTRA LIMITED explores new shapes and constructions
- By Editorial Team
Ultra Limited’s latest collection gives familiar eyewear shapes a fresh expression, moving from strong geometric structures to softer profiles. Acetate layering and contrasting inserts emphasise each silhouette, with colour concentrated along the lower rim, brow line or outer edges. This placement responds to the contours of each frame rather than following a single decorative formula across the range.
Among the new optical styles, model GORIZIA has a sharp, projected outer line, creating an angular and expressive silhouette. Model MARATEA offers an oval front and fluid proportions, a softer counterpoint to the collection’s geometric designs. Patterned and transparent sections introduce subtle variations along the upper and outer contours without interrupting the rounded outline.
The collection also includes the CHIOGGIA sunglasses, a women’s cat-eye style with a wide front and pronounced upper corners. Layered acetate gives particular definition to the brow line and adds visual depth to the sculptural front. Black, Havana, burgundy and blue-based colourways offer contrasting interpretations of the same shape.
The collection’s variety comes as much from these material treatments as from the silhouettes themselves. Depending on their placement, colour accents can give greater definition to an edge or soften transitions across the frame. This relationship between colour and form gives the range a recognisable family resemblance without imposing the same treatment on every frame. Italian craftsmanship underpins the collection, reflecting Ultra Limited’s approach to acetate as both a structural and expressive material.
