Today, a new Kickstarter launched to raise money for revolutionary customizable sunglasses. Federico Vitiello quit his day job in November to re-invent something that already existed: A pair of sunglasses. MOOD is a pair of sunglasses with one frame and infinite design combinations. Inspired by the legos he loved playing with as a child, Vitiello created a kit that allows one to customize their sunglasses to fit their mood.
Vitiello has set out to raise $50,000 on Kickstarter to produce the first batch of MOOD sunglasses. The glasses themselves are printed at Shapeways using our Strong and Flexible Plastic. With each pair, you get a set of MOOD bricks, comprised of letters, numbers and symbols, that are optimized to look great on the sunglasses and allow you let your imagination run wild.
As Vitiello says:
“Our say on our fashion products ends the moment we choose to buy them. We wear things that someone else designed for us. We don’t wake up every morning and design our t-shirt for the day, and we definitely don’t reimagine that shirt as our day progresses. Yet clothes and accessories are part of our personality. They are our form of expression. Before we open our mouths or shake hands, we’re already communicating through what we wear. What if we could move from being mannequins and choosers to become creators and designers? What if we could do that with the most important accessory, the one closest to our eyes?”
Check out the Kickstarter here if you’re interested in donating!