OUR HISTORY

A small workshop was established in Annaberg-Buchholz, East Germany, in 1946 making handcrafted frames using the finest available materials and lenses. During this period, East German goods weren’t considered flashy, but they lasted longer, which made them sustainable and eco-friendly.

YOUNG MATTHIAS HAASE AT WORK, ANNABERG-BUCHHOLZ, GDR, 1981

The workshop was renamed COCO LENI in 2015 by Matthias Haase and Arjun Sagar. Matthias Haase, a workshop technician and optometrist who worked in the same workshop since in 1981 and Arjun who had been learning under Matthias for many years, wanted to revive the handmade eyewear of that era. They are easily repaired, renewed and serviced as they are made using traditional design skills using long lasting hinges and natural materials.

#MadeToMeasure Eyewear

Excellence in craftsmanship is often a family affair. The COCO LENI house works only with natural sustainable materials, and carrying on traditional craft skills that have all but died out. They still manufacture their original models today. They specialise in high-end custom tailored eyewear, using traditional skills and hand workmanship.

BORN IN ANNABERG-BUCCHOLZ GERMANY

PHOTO OF OUR WORKSHOP AT ANNABERG-BUCHHOLZ, GDR, 1978

A pair of bespoke glasses is one that has been discussed, conceived, designed, created, polished, refined, adjusted, modified, and re-adjusted for a single client in accordance with that client’s anatomy, taste, lifestyle, and wishes.

Each pair of custom eyeglasses made by COCO LENI is one-of-a-kind and an artisanal object that was jointly developed by the artisan and his customer and will never be replicated in exactly the same way. Our expertise is based on this extreme individualization approach.

HANDCRAFTING BUFFALO HORN EYEWEAR

TRADITIONAL LONG LASTING RIVETED HINGES

#Sustainable Material

Whether it’s our ethically-sourced buffalo horn, bamboo, Italian acetate or more, we believe our customers deserve only the finest materials we can get our hands on. By scouring the globe for products, that are both environmentally friendly and high quality, we are able to provide a product we know our customers and our planet will be proud of.

ETHICALLY SOURCED WHITE BUFFALO HORN

SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT

We believe that far too many companies neglect ​where ​and ​how their products are sourced, which can have a negative impact on the environment in addition to customer experience. We also think not enough companies put customer experience and social issues at the forefront of their organization’s agenda. This is precisely why we choose to be different.

SPONSORING REFORESTATION

We use part of our profit to sponsor re-forestation.

CLEANING BEACHES

With the COCO LENI FOCUS Club, our number one goal is to eliminate single use plastics altogether.

We are dedicated in keeping this beautiful planet plastic free. This is exactly why we organize and participate in a number of beach clean up drives. We create awareness on reducing plastic waste, help in composting organic waste and bringing sustainable alternatives to the forefront.