Matter transforms into light. Blackfin Vitra represents the transparent evolution of titanium: a bold VitraCore™ front that defies fragility, anchored to the mechanical certainty of aerospace titanium temples and components. This is where the invisible meets the indestructible. Sharp geometries, absolute stability, and technical comfort merge into a design that hides nothing—because it is pure substance.
The name derives from the Latin vitrum, evoking purity and light. Yet, in Blackfin, transparency acquires body and strength. The heart of this project is VitraCore™, a proprietary technology based on an advanced polymer that represents a genuine structural innovation. With Vitra, the invisible becomes solid, introducing a crystalline material capable of meeting Blackfin’s rigorous standards of structural excellence.
The thickness of the VitraCore™ front is deliberately increased beyond standard measures to offer superior robustness. This bold volume provides aesthetic consistency while securely cradling the lens. Stability is guaranteed by titanium lugs anchored at the bridge, protecting the thinner sections from tension and cracks to ensure absolute structural longevity.
Blackfin expertise sublimates transparency into a design of extraordinary balance. Minimalist titanium elements, enhanced by absolute precision finishes, define an unmistakable technical character. The lugs and temple tips, crafted entirely from titanium, represent the state of the art: details that transcend mere function to become sculptures of contemporary design.
Forged from a single block of aerospace titanium, the structural elements eliminate soldering for unmatched durability. Inspired by aeronautical rivets, the micro-hinge is concealed behind the patented Loop fastening system: invisible from the side and front, it disappears once worn. It is a "complex simplicity" that unites precision, comfort, and adjustability in a true jewel of engineering.
The choice of a VitraCore™ front marks a departure from traditional materials: Blackfin asserts its technical DNA through evolved matter. Forms are sculpted into sharp geometries and decisive facets. It is an aesthetic of radical modernity, where the purity of transparency becomes contemporary style.
Color is not decoration; it is an aesthetic obsession. The transparency of VitraCore™ is expressed in crystalline or matte surfaces, interacting with an infinite range of titanium treatments. Anodization, PVD, painting, and manual brushing create unprecedented and sophisticated combinations. A rigorous mix of textures and tones transforms the finish into pure material substance.
The thickness of the front exceeds market standards to ensure impeccable stability and absolute comfort. The ergonomics are total: the lugs, anchored at bridge height, utilize an elongated support that allows for a wide range of adjustment. Vitra is available in the material purity of Full-Titanium or in a variant with silicone nose pads and medical-grade rubber temple tips, transforming the fit into a personal experience of comfort adapted to the uniqueness of every face.
Inspired by the resistance of aeronautical rivets, the hinge is crafted entirely from titanium—overcoming the fragility of common mechanisms based on plastic structures—to guarantee fluidity and tension that defy time. The entire architecture of Vitra simplifies excellence: the design allows for precise adjustment of the pantoscopic angle, while lens mounting utilizes a standard groove system, ensuring easy and universal lab work. A solution that facilitates the optician's mastery while ensuring lasting functional perfection for the wearer.
Every Blackfin frame is conceived and manufactured entirely in-house at our Black Shelter Sustainable Factory in the heart of the Italian Dolomites. This is the manifesto of our radical independence: a conscious choice of creative and productive autonomy, far from the mainstream. Since 1971, we have worked with honesty and respect for the territory and its people, transforming this responsibility into extraordinary quality and objects built to last. Because true creativity can only exist in total freedom.