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Istituita dall’Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite nel 1972, allo scopo di tracciare un Programma di politiche ambientali, l’iniziativa ha raccolto nel corso del tempo l’adesione di oltre 100 paesi a sostegno di una campagna di sensibilizzazione che fa sentire la propria voce ogni anno, il giorno 5 del mese di giugno. In un crescendo, la comunità internazionale, sempre più nutrita e coesa, si è di volta in volta occupata di un focus diverso: l’edizione del 2023, ospitata in Costa d’Avorio, in partnership con i Paesi Bassi, si concentra su un tema di scottante attualità in fatto di inquinamento ambientale e ricorda quanto le azioni dei singoli individui siano fondamentali nel contrasto all’utilizzo della plastica nella vita di tutti i giorni. Lo slogan scelto per accompagnare la campagna si annuncia già virale: #Beatplasticpollution. A questo slogan e alle azioni che puntano a un impegno concreto a tutela dell’ambiente si unisce anche Marcolin, dando voce a uno dei suoi top brand tra i più innovativi sulla scena.

Timberland realizza prodotti impegnandosi ad apportare il suo contributo per affrontare le sfide ambientali e minimizzare l’impatto sul pianeta. È in questo contesto che il marchio ha sposato una forma di design squisitamente responsabile e dato vita a una collezione eyewear che intreccia materiali ad alto tasso valoriale e il bene comune: perché mai come oggi è tempo degli Earthkeepers®! La filosofia che sta alla base di questa collezione è semplice e pulita, promuovendo l’impegno a proteggere l’ambiente attraverso prodotti responsabili.

Occhiali da sole e da vista, dal design esclusivo e responsabile, realizzati con il 50% di plastica a base biologica. Come si traduce tutto questo in fatto di stile? In occhiali in acetato bio-based, costituito da fibre di legno e di cotone o di originale vegetale, pensati per gli amanti delle attività outdoor o per vivere la realtà quotidiana di scenari urbani. La ricercatezza sta nel dettaglio: nelle montature, impreziosite da inserti in metallo e gomma, e nel sapiente uso del colore, come per esempio nella collezione da sole dalle lenti polarizzate, il cui trattamento antiriflesso favorisce la percezione e, al contempo, la protezione da potenziali raggi dannosi. Che si tratti della classica montatura da vista squadrata, o della versione da sole dallo spirito casual, il valore sta tanto nel dettaglio quanto nella dimensione che incarnano: la filosofia degli Earthkeepers®.

It was 1961 when Marcolin was born in the valley that would become the world’s largest eyewear district. A beginning shaped by the passion of its founder, Giovanni Marcolin, who had a vision and succeeded in transforming a small artisan factory into the multinational company it is today. This is a typical story of passion of which Italy is known, as is the one that gave rise to FuoriConcorso. Just as Fuorisalone exists for Milan’s Design Week, FuoriConcorso was born in 2019 at Como Lake, an event that takes place every year during the weekend of the world’s most prestigious classic cars show, Villa d’Este Concours d’Elegance.

Created by Guglielmo Miani, founder of the fashion brand Larusmiani and a great motoring enthusiast, FuoriConcorso takes place in the gardens of Villa del Grumello, Villa Sucota and Villa Olmo, historic residences overlooking Lake Como and connected by a botanical landscape and cultural route, the « Chilometro della Conoscenza. » An event over the course of two days sees the villas surrounded by historic cars and unique pieces of priceless value, photographers and creators, journalists, enthusiasts, and collectors from all over the world. To not only celebrate the cars, but also the Italian lifestyle, the culture of beauty and manufacturing excellence, through partners with the same core values.  

For the past two years Marcolin has been linked to the event, and on the weekend of May 20th and 21st it offered guests an immersive journey into its manufacturing process, with a corner dedicated to its house brand, WEB EYEWEAR, with the presentation of the new capsule collection created in collaboration with Alfa Romeo F1® Team, which Marcolin signed a multi-year partnership agreement in 2022. The presence of a race simulator completed the Marcolin experience of FuoriConcorso guests, who had the chance to get behind the wheel of a single-seater and drive at adrenaline-fueled speeds on an F1 circuit.  

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Renowned for its captivating charm, according to myth, Sorrento is the “queen” of the land where the legendary sirens were said to reside. Like sailors, attracted by the beauty of this stretch of coast, against the breathtaking backdrop of the Gulf of Naples, Around the World, Marcolin’s column that explores the world from the viewpoint of eyewear, lands on this beautiful location in Italy with Aya, better known as Milanpyramid, one of the most influential content creators globally. Aya – born in 1996 in Egypt but raised in Milan – gives voice to a generation of young women whose identity is otherwise little represented.

Thanks to her great taste, which clearly nods to vintage inspirations, this meeting in Sorrento, the major city in the Sorrento Peninsula, steeply rising from the sea at 50 meters above sea level, is accompanied by a mood board with an all-Italian style. «The whole world recognizes the magnificent beauty of the Amalfi Coast but only few people have visited Sorrento. It’s a little jewel in the crown», says Aya.

At every corner, there’s something special and amazing: whether you’re taking a stroll downtown, through the little streets running around Piazza Tasso, the city’s outdoor salon, with its coffee shops and retro chairs – the ideal place for a short break, while sipping the peninsula’s typical lemon-based drink. Or whether you’re admiring the places devoted to the spirit – the Cloister of Saint Frances, which is the warm-tinted symbol of the spirit itself, or roaming around the local market stalls, picking their fresh produce. The ever-present color dotting the landscape, apart from the blue of the sea, is the green of its lush parks. In Villa Fiorentino, a great example of Italian Art Nouveau style, with its rose and camellia gardens pervaded by the dominant olfactory notes of a citrus grove, a colonial building is concealed, which once served as the residence of the caretaker and which contains mysterious frescoes of unknown origin.

But Aya suggests one in particular, with a timeless charm. «The best way to end the day is to relax on the beach at sunset» she states. And the private beach of the Maya Beach Resort in Massa Lubrense, along that stretch of coast inhabited by the legendary sirens, is the ideal venue to fall under the spell of the waves, wearing extremely oversize lenses as a protection talisman.

Each year, a month and a day after the spring equinox, the world rallies around the Earth to celebrate it on an international day that has been held on 22 April for more than 50 years: it is one of the most significant calls to action in terms of global participation and focuses on safeguarding the planet. Because Marcolin is conscious of the issue, it responds to the call and, since 2021, has chosen to participate in the development of sustainable projects in collaboration with Treedom, the digital platform that allows people to donate and choose native trees to be planted at a distance, learn about their history and give them a name. Following its development, via a ‘Tree Diary’ that chronicles its growth through photos and periodic reports, from the comfort of their own home, is part of the process. What lies behind it, however, is more than just a note of colour: that green, which does not appear on the Treedom world map, denotes the concrete tension towards an ideal. 

For the benefit of the environment – since 2010, thanks to Treedom, 3.5 million trees have been planted, involving more than 75,000 farmers in 17 countries around the world, which means offsetting the level of CO2 emissions, protecting the biodiversity of the environment and taking concrete action to combat soil erosion and the consequences of deforestation. The other side of this story speaks the language of local communities whose return is measured in terms of increased social welfare and security. 

Marcolin’s project – in partnership with Treedom and Timberland Eyewear, a brand in its portfolio since 2003 – sponsors the planting of 10,000 trees, geolocated by ID codes, for three years, through Treedom, enabling each supporter to follow the evolution and the related project in the different continents of the world involved. 14,985 trees, with unusual names – such as the Grevillea shrub that grows in Kenya, reaches a height of 10-12 metres and produces the characteristic yellow flowers whose nectar, attracting bees, promotes vital plant pollination – have been planted in ten countries, but also thanks to the previous agreement between Treedom and Timberland, committed to planting 50 million trees worldwide by 2025, we can witness the growth of a veritable widespread forest, one tree at a time, under the care of their respective custodians.