French artisanal excellence in eyewear making

Following the success of the first Silmo world optics trade show in 2008, the 14 M.O.F. Lunetiers present at the event decided to create an association to promote their craft, both in France and abroad.

The association's goal is to promote the national Meilleurs Ouvriers de France competition, to raise awareness of the Best Craftsmen in eyewear making, and to support future laureates.

Since 2011, 6 M.O.F. eyewear trainers have come together to create the École des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Lunetiers, in Morez.

Hundreds of eyewear makers from France and abroad have trained there in the craft of making bespoke eyewear frames.

Since our first Silmo, we have had the honor of being invited every year to share hands-on eyewear-making workshops with visitors of the world's leading optics trade show, in Paris.

Take the opportunity to learn a few techniques alongside the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Lunetiers: from design to shaping, through different techniques and materials, come and get started or refine your skills with us.

Feel like discussing techniques, your ideas or your training path? Take the opportunity of your visit to Silmo Paris to come and meet us.

« Design Challenge » was designed by the MOF Lunetiers as a true team challenge: bringing young designers and eyewear makers — trainees of the Eyewear School — together to work as one.

Students from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des Métiers d'Art (ENSAAMA) in Paris took up the challenge of designing eyewear on the theme of UNLIKELY MATERIALS!

The projects were then selected by seven trainees to be prototyped. Through their exchanges, the concepts matured and were enriched by the eyewear makers' technical expertise.

The result? Highly eclectic frames, both in shape and inspiration. But above all, beautiful stories of transmission and sharing.

The 2026 pairs:
Allessandro Monti (IT) — Jasmine Ducloz
Axel Robaeys — Gaä Mézière
Eva Forsans — Gaspard Bertin
Flavio Zacconi (IT) — Lison Baert
Florent Lassale — Soeiz Marquer-Etienne
Harold Blot — Elouan Robert
Philippe Delporte — Clara Caudel

Visit the exhibition and vote for your favourite frame. The winning pair will win a refresher/discovery course at the Eyewear School in Morez.

The eyewear school of the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France trains students in eyewear frame prototyping for the creation of unique, bespoke pieces or small production runs.

Our training approach is based on passing on the experience of M.O.F. eyewear makers to trainees, during classes (one M.O.F. trainer for 3 trainees) as well as through remote follow-up. Tailored courses can be created for optician groups or eyewear and optics companies on selected topics.

For non-French speakers, courses are fully and simultaneously translated into English thanks to our interpreter specialized in eyewear making: Andrew Rynne.

The prototyping training workshop is located in Morez, the historic center of French eyewear making. It is equipped to welcome 6 trainees, each with their own set of equipment and machinery.

All disciplines are covered — hand crafting, machine work, CAD/CNC/laser/3D — for the production of frames in acetate, metal, wood and horn, as well as courses in modifying, adapting and repairing eyewear frames.