Cubitts, established in 2012, is an eyeglass manufacturer based in

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, England. The company creates handcrafted

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, and

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, constructed with custom pins that secure the

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based on a rivet designed by Lewis Cubitt, one of the three Cubitt brothers who inspired the brand name. The pin drilling process is done by hand, and takes time to perfect. It allows hinges to be easily maintained. The brand has fifteen stores in the UK, and is expanding to other areas. Four of the stores offer

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and made-to-measure services. Cubitts also run spectacle making classes at their King's Cross workshop. In July 2018, Cubitts launched a charity cleaning cloth designed by English artist

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in aid of

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. In June 2019, Cubitts released a spectacle cleaning cloth with graphic artist

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in aid of End Youth Homelessness. The brand has collaborated with British heritage brand Sunspel on a capsule collection of sunglasses, and with fashion designer

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on two pairs of custom sustainable sunglasses, made from their workshop's waste. In November 2018, Cubitts launched an exhibition charting London's six hundred-year history of spectacles at the St James's Market Pavilion. It included a frame made from items 'mudlarked' from the

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