nice website, great to see this

I have seen far more money spent for far worse oakley gear. I would be far too tempted to pull the trigger if the opportunity presented itself.

While Fountainhead project managed the development of the Hollywood O Store sign, Sword and Stone actually sculpted it:

"7000 pound perforated steel sculpture made in 2001. 20 feet long by 8 feet height."

http://www.swordandstone.com/props/oakley.html

As another bit of trivia, Sword and Stone is the shop that created the Infinity Gauntlet prop seen in the background of the Thor movie.

Nice. Oakley and superheroes 2 of your areas of expertise my friend, no doubt about that :)

Very interesting, the TB helped inspire the OTT:

http://www.visioncareproducts.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=Insight&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&AudID=28EBA89F5F874675BCE10DE3DCF0D05B&tier=4&id=5067F6DB222B472C85DB1E2558131922

It’s not a common product because it literally fits over the top of your head, not around your ears. The inspiration came from a wristwatch we offered, an invention called Time Bomb®. We held two of these watches vertically to the top of a head, letting the watch cage lay over the eyes.

Interesting 3D info as well. One studio big movie release per 6 months? Surprised to read Baden saying "Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good, and I think we’re 50/50 on that one" as well.

I know this has already been stated in previous post but I thought I should bring it up for newer collectors. The Romeo was originally named the "Oscar" before getting its final name:

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Oakley+Holds+Successful+Preview+of+X+Metal+Sunglass+Line-a018943114

http://articles.latimes.com/1997-03-16/magazine/tm-38675_1_oakley-sunglasses/6

I checked the Wiki page to see if I had that recorded, and I did, but noticed that the Jawbone was originally going to be the Racing Jacket 2.0. How things have come full circle.

http://o-review.com/wiki.asp?name=Name_Changes

It's funny to go back and read those articles, back when $250 was the most expensive pair Oakley offered!! Ah, the good old days...

We have O Matter in that range now.

Some wondered why the X-metal launch coin had a date of Dec. 11, 1996 when the official X-metal release was in February 1997. The first article addresses the launch/preview event and the coin was given out during that event.

Car doors were the inspiration for Radarlock:
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/164/radarlock-sunglasses

Love those little bits of informations, thanks for posting.

Yeah, same here. Thanks Oak.

HASSELL designed Oakley's Zurich office/showroom:

http://www.hassellstudio.com/en/cms-projects/detail/oakley-zurich






Also, Jermaine Washington of Regarding Architecture with Mark Hurcum Design Practice created the Oakley Sydney store:

http://regardingarchitecture.com/?p=59
http://www.mhdp.com.au/#interior


Oakley Barcelona showroom by Machado Architects (not quite clear if it's just concept work or if it's actually been built):

http://www.himacs.eu/design/design-case-studies/showroom-oakley-barcelona

Some very, very cool stuff going on here. I LOVE the OAKLEY letters at the Zurich office - that would be awesome to have - then again most of this stuff would be awesome to have.

The Sydney window brackets are awesome. They obviously coordinate with the 2.0 display cabinets. I'm not the biggest fan of the 2.0 displays but they do have some cool features those similar brackets being one of them.

Vapor Tech does Oakley's X-metal coating.

For X-metal fans who want to know who does the frame coatings, what process is used, how they do it and why they do what they do, have a read of this:
http://www.vaportech.com/pdf/VaporTech_EyeWear.pdf

They don't mention Oakley by name since it's a case study, but the company is indeed Oakley.

Nice find. So many companies are involved with the production.

Oak you are a crazy good detective!

very nice read! thanks again mr oak

Hassell on Oakley South Pacific HQ:

http://www.hassellstudio.com/en/cms-projects/detail/oakley-south-pacific-headquarters/

Wow, very non industrial, I don't think I like it

Wow, very non industrial, I don't think I like it

Would have to concur.

Their office is in such an awesome location in Melbourne.

HI Guy's
I have been many times to the OSP offices in St Kilda.
Agree with you all not that great but one thing they do well is the rooftop parties they hold in summer.

I guess that makes up for it then, as long as the alcohol is free