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Growing up between Paris and Tunisia, I was immersed in two cultures with an inherently minimalist attitude toward consumption. Buying well was a skill developed in tandem with riding a bike or writing a letter. Craftsmanship, quality and integrity mattered; familiarity with the producers and artisans who made the goods we brought home was preferred. Perhaps because of this, from a young age I’ve believed in the talismanic properties of my belongings, taking care to select items of function, beauty and meaning to accompany me on my journey.

This is why AHLEM creates heirloom objects for everyday life. With a throughline of elegance and understatement, our eyewear is designed for permanent relevance. Working with pure concepts, honest materials, and the highly skilled artisans of France and Japan, each piece is handmade in small batches to achieve an impossibly high standard of quality. We make long-haul eyewear: The idea is that you buy them once and love them forever.

Ahlem Manai-Platt

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AHLEM fue fundada en 2014 por la diseñadora nacida en París Ahlem Manai-Platt, quien primero planteó el tema con amigos en un café en París."Estábamos discutiendo objetivos, y les mostré un boceto de mi cuaderno", dice. "La emoción que expresaron me dio el valor; la pérdida de un par querido de gafas vintage poco después me dio el impulso final."

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Aesthetic

A perfectionist’s attention to detail and an abiding obsession with arts and culture combine to inform AHLEM’s vision. Our work is both intuitive and precise. Our philosophy is informed by the early-20th-century Bauhaus movement, whose core principles of minimalism, craftsmanship, and the essential coupling between aesthetics and utility form the basis of our design practice today. You can spot Bauhaus’ imprint—quite literally—in the geometric accents engraved on the wire core temples of our frames and find its spirit in the understated, purposeful beauty of all AHLEM eyewear.

Ahlem Manai-Platt has long admired the Brutalist architecture of Tadao Ando, whose work harnesses substance, air, light, and shadow to deliver its profound impact. She frequently consults the aesthetic harmonies of Ando’s buildings, studying his balance between statement and restraint.

AHLEM’s identity is also deeply rooted in our designer’s hometown of Paris, channeling the city’s casual elegance in styles named for its innovative buildings, historic squares, and vibrant neighborhoods.

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A perfectionist's attention to detail and an abiding obsession

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Creciendo entre París y Túnez, estuve inmersa en dos culturas con una actitud esencialmente minimalista hacia el consumo. Comprar bien era una habilidad que se desarrollaba igual que montar en bicicleta o escribir una carta. La artesanía, la calidad y la integridad eran importantes, familiarizarnos con los productores y artesanos que fabricaban los productos que llevábamos a casa era preferido. Quizás por esto, desde una edad temprana he creído en las propiedades talismánicas de mis pertenencias, cuidando de seleccionar objetos funcionales, bellos y significativos para que me acompañen en mi viaje.Por eso AHLEM crea objetos heredables para la vida cotidiana. Con un hilo conductor de elegancia y discreción, nuestras gafas están diseñadas para tener relevancia permanente. Trabajando con conceptos puros, materiales honestos y los artesanos altamente cualificados de Francia y Japón, cada pieza se fabrica a mano en pequeños lotes para alcanzar un estándar de calidad increíblemente alto. Creamos gafas duraderas: La idea es que las compras una vez y las ames para siempre.

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broached-planteado

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Show me the money

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I feel it in my stomach= I feel it in my guts