The (very niche) tools of our trade
I get awkward when someone asks what I do for a living. “Spectacle maker” isn't a typical response. Hardly anyone does it. And most people are so removed from...
Eyewear Journal | Banton Frameworks
How to return a frame for a refund
A helpful guide explaining how to return your new frame to us for a refund. Follow these simple steps for hassle free returns.
The story behind our 2026 lens cloth
To mark our move from the workshop beside Banton Loch, we’ve created a new oversized lens cloth for 2026. Featuring abstract artwork of a swan at rest and then in...
British made gifts
A tasteful collection of British made gifts for birthdays, Christmas or kind any celebration. Support small UK businesses and treat someone at the same time.
Everyday Guising: Are your glasses a mask?
From Venetian masks to Scottish guising, discover 9 fascinating ways glasses and facial coverings have been used as disguise, costume and identity.
From small acorns do great glasses grow?
Looking back over a decade of spectacle making. A visual journey of Banton Frameworks. Revealing our very first spectacle frame and the road less travelled.
New Workshop Pt.8 - Time for the big move. Shedquarters no more.
Transporting our machinery. From the shed to to the Kodak building in Glasgow. For years, Lucy and I joked about the day when we'd have to "get all this kit...
New Workshop Pt.7 - Workbenches for spectacle making
Workshop update Pt.7. Building the benches using my Dad's advice to "add diagonals" for strength and stability. Which is just what I need right now. A short visual post from...
Strong spectacles from a shipyard
Glasses made in Glasgow. From rivets and steel. As I've learned, many men before me used tongs to handle rivets. Right here at the river beside our new workshop. For...
New Workshop Pt.6 - Delivery fiasco & final paint
Hi, it's Jamie. Last week, Lucy and I both avoided spinal injury and opened the website. Both were successful, I'm pleased to report. I'm so grateful to everyone who just...
New Workshop Pt.5 - If you believe in quality, read this
Sense of smell has the strongest link to your memories. This week, the wet paint on our new workshop walls reminded me of my grandfather. He was a decorator. Rather...
New Workshop Pt.4 - What's cooking in the Banton kitchen?
The layout of our new workshop. Just like a kitchen, because well, they’re really quite similar and close to our hearts. Lucy wants the look of a kitchen, but our...
New Workshop Pt.3 - The walls are up
There’s one word that describes how I feel about the next few months. Nervouscited. If you missed Part 1, Lucy and I are relocating our workshop to Glasgow after spending 13...
New Workshop Pt.2 - The 'bootstrap backstory'
Hi, it’s Jamie. Generally, there’s two ways to start a business. 1. With other people’s money (OPM). 2. Or beg, borrow and steal (boostrap). Well 13 years ago, Lucy and...
New Workshop Pt.1 - Here's to 13 years
Hi, it’s Jamie. It's also the end of an era. After 13 years, we’re moving workshop. Lucy’s parents were kind enough to let us start our business here back in...
Our promise
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Our story (so far)
Boy meets girl. Start business together. Zero experience. Little money. No equipment. Nowhere to make frames. Just the desire to be together, build something great and prove that we could...