Theo Conifer
Large Square Line-Adorned Titanium Eyeglass Frame
258 Matte Black & Gray
365 Matte Black & Electric Blue
387 Burnt Shadow Matte & Fluorescent Red
Titanium
Designed in Belgium
Handmade in France
Description
Steam Trains
Steam trains. So revolutionary in their day.
Connecting people and passengers. Defining entire industries.
What was so innovative back then, is considered old and antique today.
“We’re so much more advanced now.” “We’ve got electric cars and space travel.”
“Steam trains? No one needs those anymore.” But 200 years from now?
Our idea of “modernity” will be outdated, too.
Theo’s Steam Train collection reminds us that it’s all about perspective.
Let us celebrate the past – rather than laugh about it.
Steam. Diesel. Electricity. Those may all go away.
But the real fuel—the fuel of connection—that will never disappear.
Everybody is theo
It started with a desire we just couldn't deny any longer. It was 1987 and we were hungry. Hungry for ‘a different pair of glasses’. And we were fired up to get to work. Together with Patrick Hoet (designer and anagram-namesake of theo) we decided to create original eyewear for own shops in Antwerp and Bruges.
The first theo models we launched made a bit of a splash and enthusiasm is contagious! Colleagues were soon asking us whether they, too, could sell theo in their shops. Little by little and country by country, theo gradually won over more and more hearts. This had an impact on us, of course. It encouraged us to continue on our chosen path.
We were increasingly determined to design glasses that always incorporate a touch of humour, individuality and a certain ‘edge’. And we’ve stayed true to this vision. After all, our goal has never changed: together with the theo optician, to make glasses-wearers happy and to offer them an unforgettable experience.
Now, a good 25 years later, we’re tremendously proud to be able to collaborate worldwide with a select group of individual opticians who have embraced theo and who, in turn, bring our love for design, originality and quality to their customers.
But our story doesn't end here. In the meantime, theo has grown into a platform where designers of all kinds (glasses, fashion, furniture, etc.) can work in synergy with a small army of enthusiastic employees at our warehouse in Antwerp. The drive to keep on inspiring and surprising is simply in our DNA. That, and our love for our fans.
theo loves you