![]() To date, Blue Planet has donated more than 150,000 pairs of glasses to people in need in the U.S. But its primary charitable program is called Visualize Change for every frame sold, Blue Planet donates a pair of glasses to someone in need through partnerships with charities like SEE International, Direct Relief, Feed the Children, and the Best Day Foundation. In addition to Blue Planet’s environmental charge, the company takes social responsibility one step further by sponsoring school fundraisers and beach cleanups. “All of our eyewear is designed with our beach lifestyle in mind.” The company enjoys being headquartered in seaside Carpinteria. They also use non-lead paints and offer many frames made from sustainable bamboo. Today, the glasses are all made from recycled plastics or metals that are nickel-free, which reduces toxic byproducts. “He wanted to do a better job creating a line that was eco-friendly and better for the environment,” said Matt Weinstein, who is now brand manager for Blue Planet. So he created new glasses out of all the postconsumer material and dubbed it Blue Planet Eyewear. In 2009, he decided that there was a better way to handle the massive amounts of waste involved in manufacturing. The elder Weinstein first began making Blue Gem Sunglasses in 1982, and the brand soon became known for a diverse collection of styles and frames. But it’s since grown into an eco-minded, Carpinteria-based company that continues to thrive as “my saving grace in life,” according to his son, Matt Weinstein. Forging meaningful relationships with humanitarian organizations that distribute the company's donated eyewear, Matt, Lisa and a dedicated staff have established Blue Planet Eyewear as a mission-driven, eco-friendly wholesale sunglasses and eyeglasses brand that aligns not only with his family's values, but also with customers who are committed to making socially responsible purchases that feel good, look good and do good.Blue Planet Eyewear's Matt Weinstein and Lisa Lawenda Paul Wellmanīlue Planet Eyewear’s line of stylish yet low-cost sunglasses and readers started as a passion project in the Santa Barbara garage of the late David Weinstein almost 40 years ago. Blue Planet Eyewear is changing lives every day by providing sight to someone in need with their buy-to-give Visualize Change program. He's also part of the millennial generation known collectively for pledging loyalty to brands that have more than just profit as their purpose. In addition to selling hip, trendy, affordable and fun sunglasses and readers, Blue Planet Eyewear is serious about philanthropy, in large part as a result of Matt's experience working at an orphanage in Africa in 2012-and caring for his father when he was diagnosed with cancer that same year. A philanthropic spirit focused on originality, style and sustainability Along with his spouse Lisa, who serves as the company’s CEO, they not only continued to build upon a family legacy of excellence, but also emerged as a company determined to be a positive force for change in the world. Growing up entrenched in and inspired by the coastal California lifestyle, Matt embraced his new role. But the West Coast visionary would only live to see his bold new brand grow and thrive for three short years.įortuitously, David and his wife Deborah instilled in their children the same values and philanthropic spirit that set Blue Planet Eyewear apart from most other eyeglasses manufacturers in the market – and when the time came, their son Matt was well prepared to carry on in the tradition of his founder father. Carefully and thoughtfully designing a trend-setting collection of eyeglasses styles from recycled plastics and reclaimed metals, as well as natural materials such as bamboo and wood, he launched a distinctive new eyeglasses and sunglasses brand: Blue Planet Eyewear. After enjoying nearly three decades as a wholesale sunglasses and eyewear leader distributing to eyeglasses retailers across the globe, the eco-minded entrepreneur – consciously aware of the waste in eyewear frames manufacturing – set out to create a new brand of wholesale sunglasses and readers that aligned with his family's core values. Aligning a brand with values that matter mostīlue Planet Eyewear was founded in Carpinteria, California in 2009 by veteran eyeglasses expert David Weinstein, whose passion for stylish, high-quality yet low-cost sunglasses, readers and sports eyewear began in 1982 with Blue Gem Sunglasses. ![]()
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