Old skateboards

Old skate boards

Piece by piece

Take some old skateboards, cut them into rectangular pieces, shape them, sand them…

Shaping

Sanding

Lovely pair

Tools

… and turn them into handmade sunglasses… how cool is that? Well, that is exactly what Barcelona based brand Vuerich B. does! Founded by Baptiste Vuerich, a skater himself, they found a great way to re-use those old, broken skateboards, and the result is frankly…

Frame

Dip varnish

… gorgeous! The different layers of maple wood offer strength and flexibility, and the various colours of the artwork on the boards create endless and varied effects once the pieces have been cut, sanded and put together.

The end result

Logo

Inside

Attachment

I don’t know about you, but I am dying to get my sweaty hands on a pair of these sexy sunglasses, and I am delighted that the Vuerich B. frames are also suitable for reading glasses! You can buy Vuerich B. glasses online, right here.

Front view

Back view

For more info, check out the Vuerich B. website, and for the latest news, their Facebook page here.

Side view

Nice, eh?

All images by Vuerich B.