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Sammanfattning: Today’s sports glasses are great for rather extreme sports like biking, skiing and running often in tough weather conditions. They protect against wind, rain, blinding sun in the snow but also insects and dirt. But what about those people who perform casual sports such as gym, jogging, and yoga? I made a survey to find out the main reasons why people don’t use their own glasses while performing casual sports, what I found out was that people are afraid of breaking and/or losing them, they don’t have a great fit and they aren’t comfortable. I saw a problem to be solved here, and it led to my brief - design comfortable and protective eyewear that provides perfect vision during casual sports. The solution would be to combine the functionality of today’s sports glasses with the design language used in high fashion brands such as Balenciaga, Percy Lau, and Acne Studios. The curved frame and the straight temples which are one of the key features in sports glasses provide an optimized fit for different face shapes, and this I wanted to implement in my design. The sustainable thinking was a great deal in the design process, which led to the elimination of screws and hinges and resulted in a pair of glasses in only one piece where the frame and the temples are connected with a living hinge. The process included a lot of sketching, laser cutting, 3D-printing, interviews, company visits and resulted in a lightweight, flexible, nylon printed frame. With this new kind of eyewear, my target group can enjoy working out with a great vision, protection, and style.