Vinylize

Our story starts in 1998, when Zack Tipton began making titanium glasses by hand in Seattle Washington. After a couple of years, he began experimenting with plastics and found his father’s record collection in the garage. The vinyl was made to serve a different purpose, but Zack came upon the idea of transforming it into eyewear. He took the prototypes to an old socialist eyewear factory in Hungary. The first series was made from old communist-era vinyl found at local flea markets. Following years of developing the best production methods the first Vinylize collection was launched in 2004.

Since then Vinylize has worked with Maui Jim, Nespresso, AC/DC, Motown and provided frames for many music industry greats, including Ed Sheeran, Sir Richard Branson, Elton John, Robbie Williams, Elvis Costello, and Fred Durst. Today, Vinylize repurposes over three tons of vinyl per year and the brand’s products are sold globally.