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Interview with a woman behind a statue of a horse wearing glasses

Welcome to this special episode from Silmo Paris 2024, going behind the scenes to bring you the people, stories and products from a brilliant edition this year.
Live from SILMO Paris 2024 - EP 1
Welcome to another special episode direct from Silmo Paris 2024, as Nick meets some of the people who made this year’s show so special.
Live from SILMO Paris 2024 - EP 2
Some amazing winners from the SILMO d'Or, in this special edition of the Right Optics by SILMO, live from SILMO Paris 2024
Live from SILMO Paris 2024 - EP 3
Are you thinking like a retailer? How can you maximise profit in your shops, while improving the customer experience?
Are you thinking like a retailer?
Nick is joined again by Seb Brusset, who chairs the Silmo Next Expert Committee, to look back at the conclusions of the 2024 series, and ahead to 2025.
SILMO Next - What next for the optical industry?
In this episode, Nick Coffer is joined by Nancy Gries, co-founder of Coti Vision and Vice Chair of the International Expansion Committee for the Optical Women’s Association (OWA). It’s a wide-ranging and insightful conversation about women’s leadership in optics — past, present and future.
Nancy Gries - Leadership, Legacy and the Optical Women’s Association
In this episode, Nick reconnects with a long-time friend of Silmo and an industry heavyweight — Daniel Feldman, Editor-in-Chief of The Optical Journal and founder of DBA Designs. Speaking from Colorado, Daniel shares his take on how the optical landscape has changed in recent years, and where he sees it going next.
Daniel Feldman - Framing The Future
In this episode, we head to Norway for a story that spans five generations, two world wars, one royal default, and a stunning new 495-square-metre clinic launched in 2025.
Øyvind Krogh - The Viking Optician
In this episode, which feels like a long-overdue reunion, Nick is joined by his good friend and industry icon Jason Kirk, managing director of Kirk & Kirk.
Selling one frame at a time - Jason Kirk on building a brand that lasts
The Right Optics goes to the Indian subcontinent for the first time to speak to Sarvash Kalra, director of Dayal Opticals in Delhi.
Aspiration, inspiration and innovation in Delhi
In this special edition, we meet three of the finalists for the International Optician of the Year Award – people whose careers show the difference opticians make every day.
Meeting with the nominees for International Optician of the Year - Part 1
In this first special episode of The Right Optics, Nick Coffer dives into the energy and creativity of SILMO Paris 2025, recorded live at the Parc des Expositions de Villepinte.
Live from SILMO Paris - Episode 1
In this second special episode of The Right Optics, Nick Coffer dives into the energy and creativity of SILMO Paris 2025, recorded live at the Parc des Expositions de Villepinte.
Live from SILMO Paris - Episode 2
In this episode of The Right Optics by SILMO, Nick Coffer welcomes Dominique Royet, CSR expert, and Julien Tremblin, General Manager Europe at TerraCycle. Together, they explore the very real challenges involved in recycling eyewear.
Recycling eyewear: an industrial, economic and environmental challenge
In this episode of The Right Optics by SILMO, Nick Coffer is joined by Fabienne Vulliez-Ladava, an optician specialising in visual impairment and founder of L'Œil et l'Autre. Together, they explore the often overlooked reality of low vision, and the role optics can play in better supporting people with visual impairment.
L'Œil et l'Autre : quand l'optique devient une mission humaine
In this episode of The Right Optics by SILMO, Nick Coffer visits Hayley Brunsden, founder of CBTR Opticians in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Together, they explore what it truly takes to build a boutique practice from scratch — and turn a bold personal vision into an award-winning reality.
Hayley Brunsden: Vision, Courage and the Art of Starting From Scratch
Welcome to your monthly programme dedicated to the latest news from the optics and eyewear industry, ‘SILMO news’. This month, SILMO news welcomes 2 guests: Amélie Morel, President of SILMO, to look back on the successes of 2024 and the events to come in 2025, and Michel Penneman, chairman of the Optical Design Competition jury, to talk about the theme for 2025.
SILMO news - January 2025
Welcome to your monthly programme dedicated to the latest news from the optics and eyewear industry, ‘SILMO news’. This month, SILMO news welcomes 2 guests: Nick Coffer, host of the podcast The Right Optics by SILMO, talks to experts and professionals, and Dominique Royet, CSR expert, will be unveiling an exclusive preview of what's new in 2025.
SILMO news - February 2025
Welcome to your monthly programme dedicated to the latest news from the optics and eyewear industry, ‘SILMO news’. This month, Laurent Beretta, mentalist and speaker specialising in customer experience, will reveal his keys to triggering the ‘wow’ effect and thus boosting customer loyalty.
SILMO news - April 2025
Welcome to your monthly programme dedicated to the latest news from the optics and eyewear industry, ‘SILMO news’. This month, Laurent Beretta, mentalist and speaker specialising in customer experience, will reveal his keys to triggering the ‘wow’ effect and thus boosting customer loyalty.
SILMO news - April 2025