GLAS Optician
A compact, refined interior featuring bespoke designs from the FRAMA Permanent Collection.
In a new location off a bustling arcade, Glas Optician transforms a small space into a room that rethinks what a glasses shop has to offer. The rectangular space is precise in every sense of the word: each dimension is customized, including custom glass shelving with leather details, backlit cabinets, sliding and adjustable mirrors, and custom drawers.
The machinery that allows the work to proceed on such a technical level is left exposed in the space—another design choice that speaks to the transparency and clarity at the core of the brand.
The small, thirty five square meter space is designed in response to its scale: intentionally embracing the fact that in such close quarters, conversation is inevitable. This was part of the appeal for the owners of Glas: a space where visitors would have to talk to one another, and where interacting with their products would have more focus and discussion than in a larger space meant for browsing. They encourage private appointments to make the most of this designed attention.
Once inside, a large birch communal table defines the modest space, complemented by inviting seating by the large windows. The Danish brutalist architecture of the building itself and its surroundings is another essential component, and new materials balance old throughout the experience. In a busy area, a haven for simplicity and warmth was the clear answer to what would be welcomed and needed in the space.
Within the customizations designed for the shop, custom shelving which included leather rests for the eyewear was a starting point. From there, shallow drawers added to their custom Shelf Library systems reference the drawers you might see in an archive for architectural plans—just deep enough to hold a row of glasses. Sliding, adjustable mirrors within the shelving system were the final essential element: a practical and discretely interactive feature. A podium in the center of the space allows for further display.
FRAMA’s interior architecture practice offers full-service architectural and interior design—allowing us the opportunity to work with other brands, hospitality spaces, retail, and offices that share the same approach to sensory connection.
