Nouvelle Fiction Paloceras marks a pivotal moment for the independent eyewear house, as its distinctive sculptural vocabulary moves decisively into the realm of optical wear. Known for inflated silhouettes and expressive volumes, Paloceras has built international visibility through frames worn by figures across music, film, and design, and featured in leading fashion and culture publications. […]
An optical collection designed from the ground up
Nouvelle Fiction Paloceras is not an adaptation of existing frames retrofitted for lenses. From its inception, the collection is engineered as optical eyewear, with prescription integration and long-term wear at its core. Volumes have been carefully recalibrated, proportions refined, and material distribution adjusted to meet optical standards while maintaining the brand’s recognisable sculptural identity.
Lens geometry, bridge shaping, and temple ergonomics are all developed to support clarity, balance, and stability in daily use. The result is eyewear that feels considered rather than constrained, allowing the visual language of Paloceras to settle naturally into everyday life.
Sculpture as structure, not surface
The defining forms of Nouvelle Fiction Paloceras are created through a controlled hot-pressing process. Rather than adding volume as a surface effect, this technique allows shape to emerge through pressure and precision, ensuring structural integrity alongside visual presence.
Rounded contours, defined volumes, and spherical tips form a continuous language across the collection. These elements are not decorative accents, but integral to how the frames are built, reinforcing the idea of eyewear as a sculpted object rather than a styled accessory.
Six shapes, one coherent narrative
The collection spans six distinct shapes, each offering a different interpretation of the same sculptural principles. Square, round, panto, cat-eye, pentagonal, and more angular silhouettes coexist within a unified design system.
This diversity is not driven by trend cycles, but by exploration. Each form tests how volume, proportion, and curvature interact with the face, allowing the collection to address different expressions while remaining unmistakably Paloceras.
Materials and color as depth
All frames in Nouvelle Fiction Paloceras are carved from premium Mazzucchelli cellulose acetate, using a DualLayer laminated construction. This technique reveals depth within the material itself, creating subtle visual layers rather than flat color surfaces.
The palette is developed specifically for optical use. Soft neutrals, translucent tones, and expressive marbled patterns coexist, offering visual richness without overpowering the frame’s structure. Color names such as Mossy Gloss, Honey Mist, Vapor Dust, or Leopard Lace reflect an atmospheric approach, where color functions as mood as much as material.
Optical precision behind the form
Technical refinement underpins the collection’s sculptural appearance. Custom gold-plated Visottica hinges are designed to allow precise optical adjustment and long-term serviceability. Lenses supplied by Divel Italia feature hard coating and anti-reflective treatment developed for clarity, durability, and everyday optical performance.
Certain models offer nose pad options, underscoring the collection’s adaptability to different facial structures. These details reinforce the idea that Nouvelle Fiction is meant to be worn, adjusted, and lived with over time.
From cultural visibility to daily wear
Nouvelle Fiction Paloceras arrives at a moment of growing global recognition for the brand. Previous releases have sold out rapidly, and the Pebble frames have been widely visible across cultural fields. Rather than extending this visibility through spectacle, Nouvelle Fiction refines it.
The collection positions optical eyewear as part of a lived narrative. The frames retain emotional charge while adopting a quieter, more instinctive presence, allowing sculptural identity to exist within repetition and routine.
Eyewear as narrative object
Nouvelle Fiction Paloceras treats glasses as narrative devices. They frame not only vision, but character and posture, shaping how a face is read in everyday contexts. As design director Alexis Perron-Corriveau notes, the challenge was to preserve the emotional intensity of sculptural frames while making them more natural to wear.
This balance defines the collection. Expression is restrained, but never erased. Identity remains clear, even as the frames integrate seamlessly into daily life.
Nouvelle Fiction Paloceras represents a considered evolution rather than a departure. By translating a sculptural design language into optical eyewear conceived for prescription and comfort, the collection affirms that function and expression can coexist without compromise. The frames operate at the intersection of clarity, structure, and identity, positioning optical eyewear as a visual language in its own right. In doing so, Nouvelle Fiction establishes itself as a defining chapter in the ongoing narrative of Paloceras.
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