Pair Eyewear, Inc.

Pair Eyewear is a consumer eyewear company built around customizable glasses and sunglasses. Its products combine a base frame with interchangeable Top Frames that attach magnetically, allowing customers to change the appearance of one pair to suit different outfits, interests, and occasions. The company offers prescription and non-prescription eyewear, including sunglasses and lens options such as blue-light filtering.

Customers begin by choosing a base frame and lens type, then select Top Frames to personalize the look. Pair’s website describes a range of frame shapes, acetate and metal styles, spring-loaded hinges, and lenses produced through its Lens Lab. The interchangeable accessories include different colors and patterns as well as sun tops designed to add UV-blocking functionality. Product and lens options vary across collections.

The company’s story began with co-founder Nathan Kondamuri’s experience as a longtime glasses wearer who found conventional frames monotonous. Alongside co-founder Sophia Edelstein, he spoke with children and adults about their eyewear experiences; the company says those conversations inspired Pair. Pair has described its aim as making eyewear feel like an expression of personal style rather than simply a medical device.

Pair was founded in 2017, according to its LinkedIn company profile. A 2024 company announcement describes it as co-founded in 2019 by Kondamuri and Edelstein; public sources therefore differ on the founding date. The company is headquartered in New York City, according to its LinkedIn profile. It designs its products in-house and says its glasses are hand-assembled in the United States, with an assembly facility in California.

Pair sells directly through its website and has also expanded distribution through retail partnerships. In 2024, National Vision announced that America’s Best would offer Pair products in stores, describing a store-within-a-store format. Pair’s products are aimed at adults and children, and its official website presents the customizable system as a way to offer variety while using a single base pair of glasses.

The company has also documented a charitable partnership with EYElliance, an organization focused on improving access to vision care. Pair’s About page describes a commitment to provide glasses to children in need in connection with purchases. The company’s stated brand theme, “One Pair, Infinite Joy,” reflects its focus on personal expression and changing styles. These public materials describe its products and social-impact partnership; they do not provide detailed information about internal working culture.