EYEWEAR OF THE YEAR (EOY) 2013

What is EYEWEAR OF THE YEAR?

EYEWEAR OF THE YEAR is one of the industry's leading awards. It selects and honors distinguished new products excel in design and/or function, to be marketed in the upcoming season. Screening and selection were conducted by the EOY 2013 Award Committee Members.

【Award Categories】

Men's Eyewear Category :
　　Men's frames which increase one's attractiveness at all scenes
Ladies' Eyewear :
　　Ladies' frames which highlight elegance, beauty and charm
Kids Eyewear :
　　Fashionable frames which also excel in function, e.g. durable and flexible, to support children's growth and lives
Sunglasses & Sports Glasses :
　　Sunglasses & sporty frames for fashion, sports and driving scenes which excel in design and function
Functions & Technologies :
　　Frames & sunglasses with innovative technology and/or superiority in function

【Screening and Selection】

Screening and selection were conducted by the following EOY Award Committee Members.
3 products, which included 1 Grand Prix among them, were awarded from each category.

< EOY 2013 Award Committee Members >

• Mr. Masaru Yoshino
  
  Vice President / Associate professor,
  The Nippon Optometrical College
  President,
  Yoshino Optic. Ltd.

  Mr. Tatsuya Wada
  
  Prof. at Tama Art University
  Product Design Course
• Mr. Hirokuni Toga
  
  Editor in Chief,
  Men’s CLUB,
  A Unit of Hearst Corp.
  

  Ms. Kaoruko Matsuzaki
  
  Editor in Chief of
  Mode Optique
  

  Profiles of Award Committee Members

• 【For Inquiry】

  EYEWEAR OF THE YEAR (EOY) Secretariat / IOFT Show Management
  Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd.
  Attn: Aya Koyama (Ms.), Hiroki Miyazaki (Mr.)
  TEL: +81-3-3349-8508　　FAX: +81-3-3344-2400
  E-mail: eoy-en@reedexpo.co.jp