Recycled carbon fibre sunglasses on a white studio floor Grey carbon fibre sunglasses seen from the front Close-up of the woven carbon fibre texture on a sunglasses arm Carbon fibre sunglasses at a three-quarter angle Carbon fibre sunglasses folded, showing the hinge and temple tips

Made from your sport.Not just for your sport.

Afterlife Carbon

Welcome to Afterlife Carbon

Sunglasses made from the carbon fibre your sport throws away. Retired oars, hulls and frames, reclaimed in Britain and hand-finished in Northern Italy. Three lineages. Five hundred pairs each.

Carbon fibre sunglasses resting on a dark surface, the weave catching the light
A pair of carbon fibre sunglasses seen from above

Carbon with a past

The sports industry is the third-largest user of carbon fibre, ahead of automotive. Most of it is retired after about three years, and almost all of it goes to landfill, where it takes an estimated 60,000 years to degrade by a quarter. We collect it from clubs, workshops and teams, and turn it into frames you will keep. Every pair carries an NFC tag. Tap it with your phone and it tells you which lineage your carbon came from, the equipment type, the batch and the serial number.

Our story

Three lineages

Macro of the woven carbon fibre texture and the Afterlife Carbon logo on a frame

Hear what our customers have to say

Mark wearing his (Re)Rowed pair at a pool in Mallorca

Far prefer them to my Raybans.

Mark

(Re)Rowed #01 of 50

Verified by NFC

Scott wearing his (Re)Rigged pair while racing a yacht in the Solent

Love them.

Scott

(Re)Rigged #02 of 50

Verified by NFC

You can tap your phone on the frame to see exactly where the material came from. Each pair has this raw, unfinished texture that makes them totally unique, kind of like a high-tech fingerprint. Surprisingly lightweight but solid as a rock.

Ken

(Re)Orbit Prototype #03 of 32

Verified by NFC

(Re)Rigged: a sailor on a foiling dinghy wearing sunglasses made from reclaimed sailing carbon (Re)Rowed: a rower in a single scull wearing sunglasses made from reclaimed rowing oars
(Re)Framed: a cyclist drinking an espresso at a mountain café, wearing sunglasses made from reclaimed bike frames (Re)Framed: a woman cycling up a mountain pass, wearing sunglasses made from reclaimed bike frames

Explore the three lineages

Sailing. 500 pairs.

Hand-finished in a specialist eyewear workshop in Northern Italy, over 100 steps per pair. Platinum Glass or NXT lenses. Founder pairs are limited to fifty per sport.

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