{"id":347,"date":"2013-09-20T15:29:29","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T15:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/testimonials\/?p=347"},"modified":"2013-09-20T15:29:29","modified_gmt":"2013-09-20T15:29:29","slug":"behind-the-idea-drift-eyewear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/?p=347","title":{"rendered":"Behind the idea, Drift Eyewear."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The team at Drift Optical have a very honest, thoughtful approach to creating their collection.\u00a0They used familiar material \u2014 laminated maple temples cut from a retired skateboard \u2014 rooted our business in the idea that glasses can be more than just functional accessories.<\/p>\n<p>As the company progressed, DRIFT pays homage to a broad field of influence, from the architecturally inspired steel core of the wood temple, to the resonant beauty of the Delta Blues. Each design is embodied with a character and beauty of its own.\u00a0A pairing of new-school technology and old-school craftsmanship provide the foundation of our 2000 square foot Chicago studio, where every DRIFT frame is made by hand, by real people, and with a supreme attention to detail.<\/p>\n<p>The Newest Collection inspired by the teak decks and vibrant hulls of the 70\u2019s 12Meter racing yachts.<\/p>\n<p>A rare piece of teak found in one of the naval yards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tumblr_mt0tq6kBAi1rky119o1_r4_400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-348\" alt=\"tumblr_mt0tq6kBAi1rky119o1_r4_400\" src=\"http:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tumblr_mt0tq6kBAi1rky119o1_r4_400.jpg\" width=\"394\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tumblr_mt0tq6kBAi1rky119o1_r4_400.jpg 394w, https:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tumblr_mt0tq6kBAi1rky119o1_r4_400-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/drift.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-350\" alt=\"drift\" src=\"http:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/drift.jpg\" width=\"648\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/drift.jpg 648w, https:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/drift-259x300.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team at Drift Optical have a very honest, thoughtful approach to creating their collection.\u00a0They used familiar material \u2014 laminated maple temples cut from a retired skateboard \u2014 rooted our business in the idea that glasses can be more than just functional accessories. As the company progressed, DRIFT pays homage to a broad field of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[44,98,14,52,53,99,75],"class_list":["post-347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trends","tag-2013-fashion-trends","tag-acetate-and-wood-glasses","tag-artistic-eyewear","tag-drift-eyewear","tag-drift-optical","tag-eco-friendly-eyewear","tag-wood-frames"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=347"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":351,"href":"https:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions\/351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artisticeyewear.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}