Handmade Eyewear in Bali – Behind the Craft

Mazzucchelli Acetate

We use Italian Mazzucchelli acetate across all our collections, a material made from cotton and wood fibers, known for its durability, lightness, and depth of color.

This acetate is produced by Mazzucchelli 1849, a century-old family company located in a small town in northern Italy, specialized in acetate manufacturing for eyewear. The sheets then require several weeks of drying and maturation before they can be worked.

Naturally hypoallergenic and more durable than injected plastic, acetate can be repaired, polished, and precisely adjusted, making it ideal for craftsmanship.

The Classic Collection

The Classic collection is produced in small batches by specialized partner workshops, using our own designs and the same materials as our Handmade frames, including Mazzucchelli acetate and premium optical components.

This production allows us to offer accessible, durable, and comfortable frames while maintaining Maison Mata quality standards. Each frame is then assembled, inspected, and adjusted in our Bali boutiques, where lenses are centered, prescriptions verified, and final adjustments made to ensure optimal comfort.

The Handmade Collection

Maison Mata Handmade glasses begin with a creative phase in our workshop in Bali. Each frame is designed by our team, then developed in 3D using Blender to refine proportions, comfort, and the overall balance of the frame.

Once the design is validated, production begins with cutting the frame from acetate using our CNC machine, which allows us to obtain a precise shape from the raw material.

We then soften the edges, create the grooves, and insert the hinges and metal cores that reinforce the structure of the frame. Attaching the temples to the front marks the beginning of the shaping process.

The most artisanal part of the process then begins: hand-sculpting and shaping. Frames are filed for many hours, then refined using progressively finer sandpaper to perfect the form and prepare them for polishing.

We then sculpt the nose bridge, adjust the curves, and shape the frame to ensure comfort and balance on the face.

The glasses are placed in our polishing barrels for several days to achieve a perfectly smooth and glossy surface.

Once the frame is finished, we engrave the temples using laser engraving, then cut the optical or sun lenses before performing quality control and final adjustments in-store.

From cutting the acetate sheet to the final result, producing a Handmade frame takes around 15 days. Each pair of glasses is crafted entirely by hand in our workshop-boutiques, from raw material to final fitting.

Each Handmade model is produced in a limited series and numbered from 1 to 50. The design is not reproduced beyond these 50 pieces, and acetate colors naturally vary from one frame to another. Combined with manual shaping, these variations make every Handmade frame unique.

Customization

Maison Mata Handmade frames can be customized directly in-store or at the time of order. Clients can adjust the size, choose acetate colors, and add an engraving while keeping the original frame design.

Customization does not involve any additional cost compared to standard Handmade frames. Each frame is then crafted by hand in our workshop-boutiques, with a production time of approximately 15 days after the order.

Tailor Made

To go further, Maison Mata offers the Tailor Made service, a fully custom creation. The frame is designed specifically for the client, with a process involving design work, testing, and prototypes before final production. This process usually takes 20 to 30 days, ensuring a result perfectly adapted to the client’s face, style, and needs.

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Accessories

A large part of our eyewear chains are handmade in-house, directly in our Seminyak workshop-boutique, where we design, assemble, and finish each piece. This process allows us to develop accessories that are consistent with our eyewear and our artisanal approach.

Our other accessories are created in collaboration with local artisans across Indonesia, using natural and durable materials. Leather cases are made in Kerobokan, woven pandan cases in Yogyakarta, and fabric pouches are sewn in Bali.