l.a.Eyeworks began in 1979 in Los Angeles, California. Founded by two women who met and became best friends in highschool, Barbara McReynolds and Gai Gherardi knew they wanted to challenge the status quo when it came to the optical world. Original, often iconoclastic, and always invigorating, eyeglasses designed by l.a.Eyeworks are immediately recognized for their bold shapes, imaginative handling of materials, and expressive use of color.