Designed in New York, handmade in Italy and France. Designing a pair of illesteva glasses happens in-house at our SoHo studio. Taking cues from downtown New York and inspiration from around the world, our styles are a direct product of our endlessly fascinating surroundings. We take a passion for modern design and translate it into pieces that are fundamentally wearable. Our frames are handmade exclusively by the leading manufacturers of luxury eyewear, in small family-owned factories in Italy and France. Only the highest-grade materials are used. This meticulous process takes over 90 days and requires more than 50 steps from start to finish.