Line 02 · Eyewear

The eyewear that started everything

Born from the wood left over and from decks that had already rolled — ours, and the ones that came later. Today in two series: deck and hardwood.

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01What

Two series, two woods

The frame comes from a retired deck or from a block of hardwood. They are different pieces, with different patterns, and each one tells its own story.

Deck Series

Two frames from the same deck
never come out alike

Cut from a retired deck. The ivory wood or maple layers and the paint of the skateboard stay exposed on the side — the pattern changes every centimetre of the board, so each pair comes from a different place in the same wood.

Macro of a hardwood temple, with continuous grain and the LONGHILL engraving

Hardwood Series

The continuous grain,
and nothing else

Selected hardwood, sheets pressed in the workshop and machined in a block. No paint colour, no asphalt scar: the pattern is the grain of the wood, and the LONGHILL engraving on the temple.

Hardwood series — the pressed sheets, seen from the side

Deck-series LongHill eyewear on the concrete of the bowl, among dry leaves — Deck series — the stripe of the deck, on the temple

The LongHill round model on the fabric pouch and cloth — Round model

Hardwood-series eyewear in natural cases made from branches — A natural case, made from branches that fall in the forest around the HQ

LongHill wooden eyewear on a beach deck, with kayaks behind — LongHill goes with you wherever you go

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02Why

Reuse is not marketing. It is the origin.

LongHill was born from the discomfort of watching good wood become rubbish: production offcuts and broken decks that still had a lot to say.

We recover the spirit of each piece of wood and return the material transformed, rematerialised, renewed. In nature nothing is lost — we do not interrupt that cycle, we are part of it.

The lenses are flexible and polarised, with UVA and UVB protection — real protection for sunny days, from the asphalt to the beach.

A Baker skate deck on the CNC router, with the eyewear frames already cut out — A machined Baker deck — two eyewear models, and still no two pieces alike

A piece of used deck with frames cut out, resting on the concrete of the bowl

Every piece gives new life to a material that was headed for the bin

03Where

A CNC router opening frames in a block of hardwood, with sawdust — Hardwood series — the CNC machining the frames

The same bench as the watches. The same hands.

The design comes off the computer, the cut comes off the CNC — and from there on it is all hand: sanding, assembly, adjustment and finishing, piece by piece.

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04How

Unique, numbered, made without hurry

We produce in small numbered series. When a collection is gone, it is gone.

The frame: Deck series: a retired deck, with the layers and colours of the skateboard on show. Hardwood series: sheets of selected wood, pressed in the workshop. Both: carved, sanded and finished by hand.
The lenses: Flexible and polarised, with UVA and UVB protection — from the asphalt to the beach.
What comes with it: Every pair ships with a fabric pouch and a cloth, numbered by hand. The laser-engraved hard case is an accessory and is sold separately.
Specifications: Front width of 145 mm, end to end. Lens height, hinge material, lens category and price — to be set with the next collection.

05What comes with it

Cloth and pouch, with every pair

Every pair ships with a fabric pouch and a cloth. It is the minimum for the piece to travel in a bag without regret afterwards.

O hard case laser-engraved is an accessory — sold separately, in a few options, for whoever wants to keep the piece at home or carry it in a suitcase without worrying.

A yellow and blue deck-series pair resting on the fabric pouch — A cloth and pouch come with every pair

LongHill eyewear with fabric pouch, cloth and the laser-engraved hard case beside it — Hard case, pouch and cloth — the case is sold separately

A yellow and blue deck-series pair in the sun, on the fabric pouch — Deck series — made from a deck that has rolled

LongHill eyewear in rustic wooden cases — Hard case options, sold separately

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06Care

Wood asks for care

It is real wood, not acetate imitating grain. It breathes, it moves with the weather, and it is more fragile than it looks. With a minimum of care, it lasts far longer than an ordinary pair.

Not the bottom of a bag: Wood does not like the bottom of a bag. Always store it in the pouch — and, if you have one, in the hard case.
Heat: A closed car in the sun is the worst place in the world for a wooden frame: the dashboard passes 60 °C easily, and the heat opens the finish, fades the colour and warps the piece. The beach, saunas and the edge of a stove are no better.
Water: Splashes and rain will not kill it. Diving will. Never leave it soaking and never wash it in hot water — if it gets wet, dry it with the cloth and let it finish in the shade.
Pressure and weight: The temple is wood, not a metal spring: it does not open past its point, it does not twist and it does not spring back. No weight on top, no sitting on it, no hanging it from a collar or on your head — that is how a frame bends.
Cleaning: A dry cloth handles almost everything. For stubborn dirt: a thread of mild soap in warm water, a soft cloth along the grain, and dry it at once. No alcohol, no acetone, no cleaning products.
Every so often: Every three to six months, a drop of wood oil on a soft cloth brings back the shine and protects the finish. Not much: too much soaks in.
And most important: Wear it, and wear it hard. A LongHill was not made to be stored — it was made to be lived in. The marks of use do not ruin the piece: they are it finishing becoming itself.