Tatsuya only deals in deadstock (or in layman’s terms, unused vintage frames). Deadstock is typically found in half-forgotten backrooms, basements and warehouse crates, instead of at flea markets, and is therefore often discovered in near-mint condition. Purists covet deadstock for several reasons. Firstly, deadstock frames are the precursors to modern designs, which means their designs are original and not derivative. Secondly, they have been kept in astonishingly good condition, despite their age, making them historical curiosities. And finally, as objects of nostalgia, they evoke visions of a past untarnished by the present. As such, where second-hand vintage frames are more like well-preserved artefacts, deadstock frames are more akin to living fossils, like the coelacanth or the red panda. For more...http://thehounds.com.au/features/solakzade-deadstock-opticians-jewellers/
