A POWER HOUSE

ICARE GROUP

CREATING EYEWEAR SINCE 1998


With more than a 25 years of industry expertise, we have cultivated a robust and skilled team spanning project management, logistics, and design. Our Hong Kong-based team comprises 48 professionals, while our dedicated workforce in China and Cambodia numbers over 1000.

Our Story

Icare Group is a Group of companies established in 1998, designing, engineering and producing middle to high end optical frames and sunglasses, cases for the optical industry as well as all elements of packaging and display materials, out of our own factories located in China and Cambodia.

We design, engineer and produce all the products, accessories and display materials necessary to launch, maintain and grow a collection of frames onto the optical market. We take pride in designing creative and/or commercial products, producing usually branded products, at a high or very high level of quality and finishing. This “one stop shop” strategy allows our customers to minimize their logistic costs, maximize the coordination when launching a line of products or a brand and simplify their work with their suppliers while getting great service and quality.

THE JOURNEY

1998: Creation of Icare in Hong Kong by Mak Po Tai and Cedric BIMAR.

1999: Icare Europe is established in France as a representative office for Europe.

2003: 350,000 frames are produced per year.

2005: Creation of Icare Italy based in Venezia.

2006: 700,000 frames are produced per year.

2007: Icare acquires Standard Optical, a 45-year-old company in China, producing acetate and metal frames.

2013: 1,200,000 frames produced per year.

2015: 1,400,000 frames are being produced.

2016: Icare opens a frame factory in Cambodia with the first frames successfully delivered in December.

2017: Icare integrates a subcontractor to double its production capacities in China and delivered a total of 1.5 million frames in Europe, United States, and Asia.

2019: Icare delivers 3 million pieces, grows its business in the United States and Europe.

2023: Expansion accelerates through COVID-19. Turnover reaches 50 million USD.

OUR MISSION

More than a company, Icare is a solid group of experienced eyewear professionals, assembled through 25 years of the same love for the product and a passion for working as a team.

Each and all of us aim at creatively designing and reliably producing great eyewear, making our customers, their brands, and their companies proud and strong. We see our clients and partners as the natural extension of our Group, developing a truly transparent and trusting long-term relationship, led by a deep sense of care, urgency, and service, while keeping sustainability, team spirit, and conviviality at the center of our core values.

Optical Frames

Our production of optical frames: We produce about 3,000,000 pieces of optical frames per year, most of the time branded but always with impeccable finish. Our frames respect all international optical standards like CE, Reach, Proposition 65, Ansi…but more than these minimum requirements, aim at creating a design and finish difference for our clients. Frame manufacturing and design is a business of details and we believe that perfection in detailing is the key to differentiate collections from the rest of competition in a very crowded market, the only way for our clients but also for us as manufacturer, to last and grow in the long run.

Our production of optical frames: Mastering acetate and metal (stainless steel, titanium, etc.), we produce about 3,000,000 pieces of optical frames per year, most of the time branded but always with impeccable finish and high-end quality.
We also produce injected frames through a network of exclusive subcontractors. Our frames respect all international optical standards like CE, Reach, Prop 65, and Ansi, etc., but more than these minimum requirements, aim at creating a design and finish difference for our clients. Frame manufacturing and design are a business of details, and we believe that perfection in the details is the key to differentiating collections from the rest of the competition in a very crowded market, the only way for our clients but also for us as a manufacturer, to last and grow in the long run.

Sunglasses

With 400,000 pieces produced a year and focusing mainly on acetate and combination sunglasses, we believe that we have achieved a level of finish and detailing that really ensures the collections make a difference onto the market. Sophisticated design, monobloc parts, impeccable connections, combination of different materials, intricate or pure decorations have through the years become a differentiating point of our sunglass production. Far from main stream, we take pride to make products not only high end but different!

Our technical innovations and strengths

Personalised eyewear with different special configurations

Specific hinge

Specific metal bridge and endtip

Specific metal corewire

Specific metal endpiece

At ICARE, we believe in the power of global connections and the exchange of innovative ideas. Each year, we proudly participate in some of the most prestigious international trade shows, spanning cities from Paris to Milan and Hong Kong. These events serve as invaluable platforms for us to showcase our latest eyewear collections, cutting-edge designs, and technological advancements to a diverse and discerning audience.


Our presence at these esteemed gatherings reflects our commitment to staying at the forefront of the eyewear industry. It allows us to engage with industry leaders, fellow eyewear enthusiasts, and potential partners from around the world. Through these interactions, we gain fresh insights, expand our network, and contribute to the global conversation on eyewear fashion and craftsmanship.


By consistently participating in these international trade shows, we demonstrate our dedication to quality, innovation, and the pursuit of excellence, all while connecting with those who share our passion for remarkable eyewear.

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