Blackfin

Ita­li­an thro­ugh and thro­ugh, Blac­k­fin pri­ori­ti­zes people, land, and heri­ta­ge. Rooted in Agor­do, the bran­d’s com­mit­ment to its wor­k­for­ce and loca­ti­on is unwa­ve­ring. Craf­ting fra­mes solely from Japa­ne­se tita­ni­um, Blac­k­fin blen­ds Ita­li­an artis­try and tec­h­ni­cal exper­ti­se. This bran­d’s essen­ce is tied to its people and Italy, sha­ping a futu­re gro­un­ded in sha­red his­tory and commitment.

Blac­k­fin embra­ces recy­cla­ble tita­ni­um for the­ir fra­mes, howe­ver tita­ni­um mining poses envi­ron­men­tal chal­len­ges. The­ir headqu­ar­ters and fac­tory are loca­ted in a ​“sus­ta­ina­ble” buil­ding, as deta­iled on the­ir web­si­te. Pro­duc­ts arri­ve in an ​“eco-fri­end­ly” box with a mag­ne­tic clo­su­re, and a cus­to­mi­za­ble alu­mi­ni­um pla­te, the spe­ci­fics of the mate­ri­al of the box is unk­nown. Whi­le the brand pri­ori­ti­zes sus­ta­ina­bi­lity, spe­ci­fic deta­ils on pac­ka­ging mate­ri­als and che­mi­cals rema­in undis­clo­sed.

The brand uses all recy­cla­ble mate­ri­als, making it a cir­cu­lar brand. They do not seem to pro­vi­de any take-back or repa­ir ser­vi­ces, however. 

Blac­k­fin, based in Italy, sour­ces tita­ni­um from Japan, resul­ting in a lon­ger sup­ply cha­in. The brand emp­ha­si­zes obta­ining the hig­hest quality tita­ni­um, sup­po­sed­ly unique to Japan. Tran­s­por­ta­ti­on met­hods are undis­clo­sed, which impac­ts emi­ssi­ons regard­less of the len­g­th of the sup­ply chain. 

The brand does not seem to use any ani­mal deri­ved pro­duc­ts, hen­ce can, in-the­ory, be cal­led a vegan brand.

Blac­k­fin eyewe­ar, craf­ted from tita­ni­um, repre­sents a unique blend of tec­h­ni­cal exper­ti­se and cre­ati­ve visi­on. The­se fra­mes, known for the­ir lig­h­twe­ig­ht stren­g­th, embody excep­ti­onal dura­bi­lity and com­fort. The hypo­al­ler­ge­nic natu­re of pure tita­ni­um ensu­res a dis­tin­c­ti­ve, ini­mi­ta­ble style that stan­ds the test of time.

This brand emp­ha­si­zes tran­s­pa­ren­cy, pro­vi­ding insig­h­ts into the­ir manu­fac­tu­ring pro­ce­sses and mate­ri­al. Howe­ver, deta­iled infor­ma­ti­on abo­ut cases, pac­ka­ging, lens sour­cing, tran­s­por­ta­ti­on met­hods, and che­mi­cals is cur­ren­tly unavailable.