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In the Studio with Bespoke Eye Wear Makers Maison Bonnet
Heading the family firm that created Yves Saint Laurent’s signature eyewear, Franck Bonnet handcrafts spectacles and sunglasses that are visions of character and individuality. CONTENT PROVIDED BY CHRISTIE’S INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE
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rom an early age, Franck Bonnet knew where his future lay. Hanging out with the craftsmen at his father’s eyewear business in Burgundy, France, he absorbed their knowledge and studied their art, ultimately becoming CEO of Maison Bonnet. “I’d spend
my Wednesdays with the craftsmen, trying to create little objects with the materials at my disposal,” remembers Bonnet. “Bespoke wasn’t viewed the same way in the 1980s, so my father was unsure, but I insisted. I was 18 and as the eldest of three, it was my responsibility to take over the family business.”
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