Optical Design Contest

A real springboard for the talents of tomorrow, this competition offers the opportunity to go beyond the boundaries of innovation and explore the countless possibilities of design in the world of optics. It's an exciting challenge that will reveal their vision of the future and inspire them to become players in a constantly evolving industry!

Superhero Glasses - What kind of frame design will push back the boundaries of what's possible & transform the world?

The 2025 competition invites students to explore eyewear and :

• Their power to enhance eyesight and broaden our perception of the world
• Their power to transform vision and the environment around them
• Their power to highlight the ability to be much more than a simple health accessory
• Their power to become a force, a bridge, a technology

Chaired by Michel Penneman, this competition highlights the potential of eyewear to transcend simple vision, by redefining the limits of its role. The aim of the students is to imagine eyewear as a real superhero.

Through bold designs, the creations will have to go beyond their practical function to become instruments of transformation, elevation and reinvention of sight and the world.

Michel Penneman, President of the Jury

Internationally renowned Belgian designer and interior architect Michel Penneman is known for his innovative hotel renovations and his mastery of architectural narrative and colour.

Since his first projects in the 1990s, he has adopted an eclectic, conceptual approach characterised by a particular interest in light, transparency and adaptation to the spirit of the place.