Bio + recycled materials

We work with the world’s most respected acetate makers, selecting materials for their quality, longevity, and lower impact on the planet.

Our bio-based acetates are made from renewable wood and cotton fibres, combined with a plant-based plasticiser. They have a high natural carbon content and are designed to break down more easily than conventional plastics, meeting recognised compostability standards.

Our recycled acetates are made from offcuts that would otherwise go to waste — sorted, reprocessed, and transformed into new, richly coloured sheets ready to be crafted into frames.

Every pair is built to last, made to be worn and enjoyed for years.

Recycled leather case

Out highly functional and stylish cases are designed specifically for our sunnies to fit snug and safely inside. They are formed from recycled leather and paper. 

*On the rare occasion we are out of stock, our recycled leather cases may be substituted 

Trade in / upcycle

If you already own a pair of our sunnies, and want to upgrade your style, or just want to refresh, fill out the form below. You send us your old pair & we will then try to recycle or up-cycle your old frames. In exchange you'll get 30% off your next pair of sunnies!* 

Trade in form
*View 'Trade In Initiative' T&C's

Affordable repairs initiative

Because life happens. Sunnies get sat on, dropped, left in the car and inevitably scratches, scuffs and bends happen. We don’t believe in discarding an otherwise perfectly good pair of sunnies, so if they're are looking worse for wear, we can help get a fix for you.   

Simply send us a note detailing the issue, and we can sort getting your lenses replaced, buffing scratches & general tightening etc**
Replacement parts are at the mercy of what parts are in stock...

**View 'Repair Initiative' T&C's 

Clean the coast

Litter is a major risk to New Zealand's people, culture, environment and economy, especially when it enters the marine environment. Isle of Eden has decided to support Sustainable Coastlines in cleaning up the coastlines of Aotearoa, in a mission to create a beautiful litter-free beaches and prevent plastic from entering the environment.

For each pair of sunglasses sold, Isle of Eden / you will help Sustainable Coastlines to remove litter, predominately plastic, from the NZ coastlines through their Love your Coast programme.

Plastic pollution to farm fences

Due to the fragile nature of eyewear, we currently utilise some single use plastics to help protect our products while in transit.

Soft plastics are much more difficult to recycle that regular recyclable plastics which means there’s not many options other than to send it to landfill. Fortunately we were able to find a solution to our single use plastic waste in the form of Future Post.

Future Post is an innovative Kiwi company that up-cycles soft plastics into fence posts for farms and garden boxes.
All our soft plastics are collected, bundled and delivered to Future Post on a regular basis. 

Read more about the comapny here