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

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 Harley
The (Re)Rowed pair

Pair no. 002

(Re)Rowed, Platinum Glass

Verified by NFC

  • (Re)Rigged sailing lineage
  • (Re)Rowed rowing lineage
  • (Re)Framed cycling lineage
(Re)Rigged: sunglasses made from reclaimed sailing carbon (Re)Rowed: sunglasses made from reclaimed rowing oars (Re)Framed: 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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