Ti Kwa approaches eyewear from a nonconformist perspective with RIGARDS, a handmade glasses label he cofounded with fellow vintage frames collector Jean-Marc Virard in 2011. In its decade-plus history, the Hong Kong–based brand has won numerous awards for its original designs and ingenious use of raw, natural materials like oxidized metal, solid wood, and recycled horn. RIGARDS’s imaginative frames draw on the label’s dedication to creativity and Kwa’s enchantment with the characters and creatures of Eastern folklore, gothic literature, and the animal kingdom. RIGARDS brings a reverence for tradition to the cutting-edge of design, redefining handmade eyewear for a contemporary world.