MINAMO Boston Sunglasses, Light Tint, Asian Fit | tesio

Light, clear colours like the surface of water

MINAMO (“water surface”) combines an acetate front with slim beta-titanium temples for a light, airy Boston frame. Three of its colours come with pale, light-tinted glass lenses that soften glare while keeping your eyes visible, perfect for everyday wear in town and indoors as well as outside.

Sunglasses designed for East Asian faces

Most well-known sunglasses brands come from Europe and America, and their frames are built around Western facial proportions. tesio comes from Taniguchi Megane, an eyewear maker in Sabae that specialises in frames for Asian faces. Every frame is designed around features such as nose height, eye depth, cheekbones and head shape, so it sits comfortably where many imported frames do not.

The weight is carefully balanced too: rather than simply making the frame lighter, the centre of gravity sits towards the back, so the frame is less likely to slide down and stays comfortable for hours. The original nose pads follow the shape of the nose naturally. Some people cannot help saying “oh!” the first time they put a pair on.

Glass lenses and titanium nose pads, made to last

• Glass lenses: far clearer than ordinary plastic lenses for a sharper, more comfortable view. They are also hard-wearing and practically immune to fading from UV light. The Japanese-made glass is the same kind used for car windscreens and SLR camera lenses.
• Titanium nose pads: titanium does not rust from sweat or skin oils, so a quick wipe after wearing is all the care they need. It is also widely used in medicine as a material that rarely causes metal allergies.

Colours

• Light Blue (frame LBL): light green lens, visible light transmission 60%, UV protection 69%
• Apricot (frame APC): aqua blue lens, VLT 62%, UV protection 73%
• Demi (frame DEM): green lens, VLT 38%, UV protection 98.5%
• Light Yellow (frame LYE): light green lens, VLT 60%, UV protection 69%

How to choose your tesio

• Shape: the Wellington styles (MACHI, KAEDE) give a calm, slightly formal look; the Boston styles (YAMA, HARE, MINAMO) a softer, more casual one. Choose by the impression you want to create.
• Materials and price: MACHI, YAMA, MINAMO and KAEDE use premium glass lenses and titanium pads that barely age; HARE uses high-quality plastic lenses and acetate pads at a lower price.

About tesio

tesio was launched in 2020 by Taniguchi Megane, an eyewear maker founded in 1957 in Sabae, Fukui, the town that produces the vast majority of Japan’s eyeglass frames. Drawing on decades of experience making comfortable frames, tesio creates craft sunglasses finished by hand, made to be cared for and worn for many years, so that they become more valuable to you over time rather than less.

Specifications

• Shape: Boston
• Size: 47□23-143 (lens width □ bridge – temple length, mm); lens height 40.6 mm
• Frame: acetate / beta-titanium
• Lenses: glass
• Nose pads: titanium
• Included: tesio case, cleaning cloth, tesio box
• Made in Japan (Sabae, Fukui)

Care

• After wearing, wipe the lenses and frame with the cleaning cloth and store them in the case.
• Do not leave them in a hot car or in direct sun for long periods.