New Nordic-inspired range of partially recycled glasses

INSPIRED by Nordic street style; with a mini‐malist approach in design and a focus on indi‐vidual expression, the new LUXe range from Specsavers Ópticas is applying both Nordic thinking and Nordic styling to their range. Now available in Spain, the range is classic, minimalist and partially made from bio‐based acetate and recycled materials.

The beautifully crafted frames blend mini‐malistic design and classic chic styling. They fea‐ture soft textures, rich earthy tones, natural crystal shades and modern silhouettes, provid‐ing a clean and timeless look. Even the tiniest details have been considered, from the her‐ringbone textured corewires to the two‐tone laminated acetate temple tips. Every aspect of each frame adds to their refined aesthetic.

Sustainability was identified as one of the key drivers in buying decisions in a recent re‐port from Specsavers Ópticas, making this range’s eco‐credentials even more important. These frames are handcrafted from 52 per cent bio‐based acetate, made with materials like tree pulp, and the metal frames are made from 54 per cent recycled metals.

Nerea Galdos‐Little from Specsavers Ópticas Marbella commented, “It’s a pleasure to intro‐ duce this Nordic‐inspired range to our stores. Over five million Scandinavians holiday in Spain ever year and there are around 20,000 perma‐nent residents from Scandinavia living in the Malaga Province alone.

A recent Sifo survey showed that 28 per cent of Swedes have at some point considered buy‐ing a home abroad and 22 per cent of those would like to buy a home in Spain. And it’s not just the Swedes who love Spain, Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol has the second largest num‐ber of Finns outside Finland!

Scandinavians have a love affair with Spain and so it only seems right to introduce a range inspired by their style to the Costa del Sol, Cos‐ta Blanca and Mallorca, which many of them call home.

There are nine Specsavers Ópticas stores in Spain.

THE European Union (EU) has issued a stern warning to Spain over a controversial en‐vironmental law that seeks to legalise irrigation in thou‐sands of hectares of land around Doñana National Park, one of the most impor‐tant wetlands in Europe.

Virginijus Sinkevičius, the European Commissioner for Environment, wrote a letter on Thursday, April 20, ex ‐pressing his concerns about the proposed law and threat‐ened to take legal action if it violates environmental legis‐lation.