A man in angular dark frames lit from the side by a strip of blue light

Kampen · run 04

Twelve frames.
Twelve faces.

Veldhof cuts twelve frames a run on Geerstraat and photographs every one of them on the person who went home wearing it. Sizes, colourways, prices and what is actually in the drawer are all on the shop page.

See all twelve — from €225
The Kessel · €285

Ravi Narang, studio engineer, Hengelo — Bolwerk in Ink, €265

What comes off the bench

Three shapes, cut deep
enough to sit still.

Everything we make falls into one of three families. The difference between them is where the weight sits on your face, not what the catalogue calls them.

A smiling man in a checked shirt and fine metal frames photographed against a plain grey backdrop

Ruben Tan, brewer, Zelhem — Brink in Brushed Steel, €225

Round wire

Nine grams of beta-titanium or a 2.4 mm acetate rim. For faces with a strong brow that a heavy front would fight.

A woman in large rectangular frames with one hand lifted to her temple, photographed in black and white

Hanna Vreeburg, archivist, Harderwijk — Hesse in Smoke Grey, €255

Flat-top acetate

A square-shouldered front with a 7 mm brow bar. The run that sells out first, and the one we re-cut most often.

An older woman in fine rectangular reading glasses turning towards a window in a warm-walled room

Greet Haverkamp, retired teacher, Vaassen — Boven in Brushed Gold, €310

Reading

Shallow depth, long temples, nothing in the lower field of view. Glazed single-vision as standard, varifocal on request.

Six of the twelve

In the drawer
this week.

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  • A woman in a denim jacket and rectangular tortoiseshell frames resting her chin on her hand€245

    Welle

    Lotte Brenninkmeijer, veterinary nurse, Raalte

    Burnt Tortoise48▫20▫140Three left
  • A man in a maroon knitted jumper and rectangular frames standing in low window light€245

    Smeden

    Rienk de Vos, joiner, Lochem

    Burnt Tortoise49▫21▫145Two left
  • A young woman in an orange top and thin round frames pushing her hair back outdoors€235

    Rogge

    Amira Said, student midwife, Almelo

    Oxblood46▫19▫140In stock
  • A woman in a dark polo neck and clear round frames in front of bare winter trees€275

    Noorder

    Sanne Oortman, cellist, Leeuwarden

    Optical Crystal47▫20▫140In stock
  • A bearded man in a checked shirt adjusting heavy dark frames against a deep red wall€255

    Vijfhoek

    Bram Teunissen, cheesemonger, Borculo

    Ink52▫20▫148In stock
  • A close view of a bearded man in thin gold round frames under warm low light€285

    Kessel

    Teun Oldenhof, bookbinder, Kampen

    Burnt Tortoise47▫21▫145In stock
All twelve frames, with sizes and stock →

One customer

“Nineteen years of glasses and this is the first pair I have let anyone photograph me in on purpose.”

Ayo Fadeyi, ceramicist, Apeldoorn

Noorder in Optical Crystal, €275 · bought at the bench, March

Shop the twelve
Book a fitting
A woman with long braids and pale clear frames photographed against a black background

Ayo Fadeyi — Noorder in Optical Crystal

“

They measured my old pair, told me the bridge had been wrong for six years, and then made me wait a fortnight rather than sell me something that fitted today.

A woman with her hair in a top knot wearing fine round frames on a grey streetEsmée Dubois, bookseller, Kampen — Broeder in Graphite

“Two years on and the hinges are still tight. They retightened them for nothing while I waited.” Rienk de Vos, joiner, Lochem

“I sent the first pair back on day nine. The label was already in the box and nobody made it awkward.” Amira Said, student midwife, Almelo

An older woman smiling in a doorway in a room with warm painted walls

Wil Maassen collecting the Boven, fitting room, Geerstraat 14

The fitting room

Half an hour,
a mirror, and
no sales floor.

One room behind the workshop, one chair, and the whole run on the table. We measure your pupillary distance, mark the bridge, and tell you which of the twelve will not work on you. Fittings are free and take about thirty minutes.

Book Thursday to Saturday

Geerstraat 14, 8261 CM Kampen

Thursday — Saturday · 10.00—17.30

+31 38 820 1144

A woman in a white polo neck and round dark frames in a bright glass-walled room

A frame is
a face, later.

Free delivery in the Netherlands and Belgium · thirty days to send it back

Start with the twelve →

Maud Lenting, translator, Alkmaar — Kessel in Burnt Tortoise, €285