Crown Archive Collection · Made before 2020

Eye size

48 mm

A soft square with a subtle cat-eye lift. Inspired by eyewear of the 1940s and 1950s, Cate pairs a gently upswept brow with broad, squared wings and inward-angled lower outer corners.

Italian ebony · Continuous horizontal grain

Italian ebony is poplar grown in Italy and dyed to echo the black-and-tan striations of Macassar ebony. The original ebony, native to Sulawesi, appears in Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann’s circa-1925 Fuseaux cabinet at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. SIRIS uses this poplar alternative as a “protector wood,” chosen to evoke the appearance of a threatened species without using it. This front is cut from one continuous piece, carrying matching horizontal grain across the frame.

Italian ebony over a CNC-milled cotton fiber and wood pulp composite substrate.

Clean your frame with mild soap and water only. Avoid alcohol and chemical cleaners.

SIRIS can refinish your frame on request as it ages.

Speak with your optician about lenses and lens care. All outside lab work should go through K-Mars Optical.

For fit adjustments, bring your frame to a qualified optical technician.

Handcrafted in Houston, Texas.