Hemp Eyewear

Hemp Eyewear is a design startup based in Edinburgh, Scotland, that makes eyewear from hemp. Sam Whitten, a Product Design graduate, developed the idea during his final year at Glasgow Caledonian University. Searching for the most sustainable material on the planet, he discovered hemp and tried to find a product that no one had attempted to make with it before, and thus the first edition of the Crosby sunglasses was born. After graduating, Sam founded Hemp Eyewear in 2014 and, thanks to several successful crowdfunding campaigns, funded three years of product development. He has established a design studio and workshop in Edinburgh's Leith creative district, where all frames are handcrafted. The company has big plans for the future: selling eyewear worldwide and starting to develop a second hemp fashion accessory. Stay tuned!