In 2003, four designers moved into a former daycare building in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg and began crafting eyewear from the ground up. The name MYKITA came from that space, a reference to the German word Kita, meaning kindergarten. What started as a small studio quickly evolved into a disciplined approach to making things. Instead of outsourcing, the founders decided to keep design, prototyping, and production together under one roof. Today, MYKITA HAUS brings together more than two hundred specialists from thirty-five countries, working in an environment where ideas and materials move freely between teams. Each pair of frames reflects this shared rhythm of experimentation, precision, and communication.
What Happens in the Workshop
Inside the Berlin manufactory, machines and hands work side by side in measured harmony. Stainless steel, recycled from medical-grade remnants, is cut with lasers into thin sheets and shaped manually to achieve balance and flexibility. MYLON, the brand’s proprietary material, is created through selective laser sintering, a process that builds solid form from fine powder without waste. The result is a structure lighter than acetate yet durable enough for years of wear. Even the acetate itself is sourced from Eastman’s Acetate Renew program, made using cellulose recovered from industrial biowaste. Each frame moves through more than eighty manual stages, tested for comfort, stability, and alignment. Precision here is not about appearance but about how the object behaves in use.
MYKITA approaches collaboration as exploration. With 032c, the team examined how light and perspective shape visual experience. With Rimowa, they studied how the geometry of travel design can inform eyewear structure. With Mexican designer Carla Fernández, they explored how traditional craft can coexist with digital fabrication. The brand has also collaborated with Leica, connecting Berlin’s two design worlds of optics and engineering through shared precision. This spirit of curiosity has attracted a wide cultural following. MYKITA frames have been worn by Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Daniel Craig, and Lupita Nyong’o, among others who recognise design as an expression of discipline rather than display. The brand’s work continues to evolve quietly, proving that the most enduring style often begins with attention to detail.
“We are about a product with a clear message and purpose. We don’t separate between form and function. The way something works is the design.”
