EYESPACE CELEBRATES RECORD-BREAKING SUCCESS AT SILMO PARIS 2026 AS ARHLO LAUNCHES ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE
Multi award-winning B Corp eyewear supplier, Eyespace, has marked its most successful edition of SILMO Paris to date, with the international launch of British eyewear brand ARHLO leading a record-breaking show for the business.
Across the four-day event, the Eyespace stand welcomed a high volume of visitors throughout the show, with buyers and optical partners from a wide range of countries placing orders, with key markets including France, the USA, Italy, Spain, Greece and South America. Now supplying optical partners in over 95 countries worldwide, Eyespace saw the show confirm its growing presence across Europe and beyond.
ARHLO sat at the heart of that success. Making its international debut in Paris, the brand introduced an unprecedented number of new optical releases, an entirely new sunglass collection built around the latest fashion tints and a dynamic new brand identity. Spanning 18 optical models across 52 SKUs and 12 sunwear styles across 36 SKUs, the collection drove record sales for the company and has proved one of Eyespace’s most significant launches to date.
Visitors to the stand were met by a campaign celebrating the irreverent spirit of Britain, setting tartan, herringbone and Harris tweed tailoring against the energy of London’s streets, the Glastonbury festival fields and iconic 90s music. Presented as a complete brand world rather than a collection alone, ARHLO drew particularly strong feedback on its new sunwear, with a full spectrum of 18 trend-led fashion tints, and on signature details including bespoke hinges, patterned core wires and tartan-inspired tip etching.
Flagship women’s brand Cocoa Mint also drew strong interest with the launch of its new Cocoa Mint Studio metal designs. Defined by confident colour and considered design, the collection carries a palette that runs from statement to subtle. A cut-step rim detail revealing a second plating colour proved a talking point on the stand, reinforcing Cocoa Mint’s reputation for colourful, commercially strong, trend-led product.
Eyespace also presented fresh designs across the rest of its house of brands, spanning optical and sunwear. New releases within great British licensed brand collections, Range Rover, Aspinal of London and Defender collections were met with overwhelmingly positive feedback. High-energy audio-visual content across the stand, delivered through SPACE by CODA, brought every brand to life and drew visitors throughout the show.
Speaking on the success of the show, Julie Abel, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Eyespace, said: “SILMO has always been an important moment in our calendar, but this year felt different. Launching ARHLO internationally in Paris was the culmination of months of work from the whole team, and seeing it resonate with partners from so many markets has been incredibly rewarding for us as a business.
“The response was really remarkable. Our partners immediately understood the British attitude behind ARHLO and were immediately drawn to the character of the collection. That reaction, alongside the success of our new Cocoa Mint collections and the latest designs from across our full house of brands, has made this our strongest SILMO show to date and gives us real momentum as we continue to grow internationally.”
With a growing global partner network and a strong pipeline of new launches planned, SILMO Paris 2026 marks a defining milestone in Eyespace’s global growth strategy.
The latest collections from across the Eyespace house of brands, including ARHLO and Cocoa Mint, are now available to order through the Eyespace website https://www.eyespace-eyewear.com/.
