Creators of Vinylize, Caliber Optics and Cyklo. Original since 1998 — with Zeiss lenses and professional eye exams in our showroom.
The frames our customers reach for first — and the ones they come back for.
Measured with Zeiss technology, then explained face to face — your prescription, your lenses, how the frame should sit.
Precise measurements on current Zeiss equipment, start to finish.
Pick the length that matches what you need — a quick check or a full workup.
We stay with you through lenses, frame choice, measurements and the final adjustment.
Musicians, artists and creators around the world wear Tipton eyewear.

Elton John

Rebeka Prance

Fred Durst

Questlove

Antonio Banderas

Sergio Pizzorno · Kasabian

Tyla Yaweh

Russell Preston Brown
Most of these collections are our own — designed and made from recycled materials. Masunaga is the exception: the one house we chose to stand beside them.

Eyewear handmade from recycled vinyl records, combining distinctive design with material history.
Vinylize Frames
Japanese eyewear heritage since 1905, selected for its craftsmanship, precision and character.
Masunaga Frames
Precision eyewear built around balance, unconventional materials and carefully engineered construction details.
Caliber Frames
Eyewear made with upcycled bicycle components, transforming functional materials into distinctive frames.
Cyklo FramesThe Tipton story began in 1998. Nearly three decades later, the idea remains the same: take an unexpected material and turn it into eyewear worth keeping.
Zack Tipton makes his first eyewear in Seattle, beginning the Tipton story.
Product development moves to Hungary, where discarded vinyl records become handmade eyewear.
Elton John starts wearing Vinylize. The rest of the world follows.
Vinylize Toney receives an A’ Design Award for its distinctive eyewear design.
Vinylize Ashby receives a Red Dot Design Award for product design excellence.
Tipton brings together original eyewear, independent collections, Zeiss lenses and eye exams.
Try on our collections, get personal fitting advice or book a professional eye exam with Zeiss technology at our Budapest showroom.
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