THREE TWIGS. WOOD SUNGLASSES. because anything else is just plastic

Three Twigs was born out of a desire to stagger out into the sun and wait, near the water for the wilderness to come and deliver some very wearable timbery treats. Three Twigs is a collaborative of several different minds (not necessarily in different bodies) which all have a love of tangents (and alliteration).

Our range of wood sunglasses have been in development for many a year. While being a little slower to market than hoped, we have not settled on any aspect of the design or production – what we have is an amazingly well made, amazingly comfortable and lightweight range of sunglasses.

If we had a mission statement, it would be in short, concise sentences designed to persuade you, the consumer, that wood is good and anything else is just plastic.

Our shades

Our wooden sunglasses are crafted from solid wood which have been specifically chosen for their natural aesthetic qualities, as well as functional strength.

We could go on and on about why we have chosen the particular woods we use in our sunglasses, but suffice to say, we have tested many a timber and only selected the best.

We shoud mention that the lighter colour timbers of tigerwood and dumu will develop with age - the wood will darken and the grain will become more prominent. Just like your favourite pair of jeans, these sunglasses will quickly become your most favoured bit of gear. Brilliant we thinks!

All our shades come with the finest quality, scratch resistant, polarised lenses and also high end spring flex hinges – which ensure a perfect fit on every face while also preventing the sunnies from stretching when worn on top of your head.

Three Twigs of King Svätopluk

There is a Slovakian proverb that has nothing to do with why we call ourselves Three Twigs. It goes something like this:

"Mocný vládca chcel vyriešit problém svojho nástupcu ešte pred jeho smrtou. Známa povest hovorí, že výkonný velkomoravského krála Svätopluka požiadal svojich synov, aby sa k nemu pred jeho smrtou. Dal vetvicku pre každú z nich a požiadal ich, rozbit to. Mladých šlachticov mohla lahko urobit. Potom sa opýtal, zviazat dohromady tri vetvy a požiadal svojho syna opät porušit. Táto úloha sa zdá byt tažšie. Tak král ukázal, ako treba byt jednotní."

... we have no idea what it means either.

An unrelated riddle...

How much wood would a wood whittler whittle if a wood whittler would whittle sunglasses? The answer is clearly Three Twigs.

Questions, queries and general chit chat should be directed to teamtwigs@threetwigs.com.

While we are on the topic, please also direct any wholesale enquires to teamtwigs@threetwigs.com.

Thank you kindly

Our philosophy is primarily focused on preservation rather than rejuvenation.

While we could use a savy marketing ploy of “planting a tree for each pair of sunglasses sold”, in our mind, a two inch sapling (while definitely a step in the right direction) is meaningless if it is just going to be pulled out or cut down a few years later. We like to focus on the root causes of our environmental issues.

One of the key causes of deforestation is poverty. So the best way to protect a rainforest is to help those who live near it to prosper without having to clear the land for farming. By approaching conservation in this way we kill two birds with one stone (okay probably not the best analogy when talking about conservation) but you get our point – help the people + help the forest.

So for each pair of sunglasses sold we donate to a variety of organisations who are serious about preserving the world’s natural resources.

For good measure though, we'll also plant a tree for each pair sold (hey - its got a great ring to it).