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"Designer Sunglasses Inspired by Architecture\nThoughtfully designed sunglasses can make the summer months all the more delightful\u2014and stylish. This season's standouts look to architectural icons for inspiration\nItaly's romantic Casa Malaparte has been inspiring design aficionados for decades. Now Italian eyewear company Persol pays homage to the striking minimalist villa with their Capri Edition (the structure is perched atop a craggy bluff on the island). The sleek shades feature subtle nods to the Mediterranean dwelling, including the firm's signature silver-arrow hinges redesigned to echo the house's silhouette and, on the temples, etching referencing its iconic exterior stairs. $310; persol.com\nCurvaceous design cues from the 17th century distinguish Prada's playful Minimal Baroque sunglasses. The fashion house debuted the attention-grabbing oversize shades in its spring/summer 2011 collection, and they continue to sell out as soon as stock is replenished in the stores. $290; prada.com\nLondon-based Cutler and Gross makes bold, label-free sunglasses. Design director Marie Wilkinson says the unisex 0934 model is inspired by a pair of specs Le Corbusier fashioned for himself\u2014the thickness of the frames is the exact depth that was needed to conceal the edges of the French pioneer's prescription lenses. $500; cutlerandgross.com\nDita Eyewear's Lancier collection updates the classic aviator style. The lightweight titanium frames are influenced by several modern masterpieces, including Zaha Hadid's Madrid Civil Courts of Justice, I. M. Pei's pyramidal addition to the Louvre, and Daniel Libeskind's Denver Art Museum. From $850; dita.com\nDrift Eyewear founder Chris Mantz used the idea of a curtain wall\u2014a lightweight, nonstructural building fa\u00E7ade\u2014to craft his line's eco-friendly frames. The front is made of acetate, and the arms combine ethically-sourced wood (shown in wenge and walnut) with a steel core. Mantz explains, \"This structure provides strength and balance, allowing the exterior layers to showcase the beauty of the wood.\" $400; drifteyewear.com\nIsraeli architect and designer Ron Arad's work at pq Eyewear\u2014the letters are meant to resemble glasses\u2014has resulted in two entire lines based on buildings and builders. The round Corbs is a tribute to Le Corbusier, and the A-Frames, shown, draw upon that most basic and versatile structure. $945 for Liverpool model shown; pq-eyewear.com"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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