Meet the MD1888 collection from Tom Davies

Affordable luxury, produced in Great Britain and designed around a unique hinge.

Brand history

Owen Morgan-Davies, a famous entrepreneur in Wales at the time, moved to Liverpool with his young family in 1888. His personal frames survived and were handed down to his great-great-grandson Tom Davies, who used the frame as inspiration for the MD1888 collection.

Great Britain Production

Half a century ago, factories up and down Great Britain were crafting products for the growing population and for export around the world. Britain had a proud history of eyewear production and hundreds of thousands of frames were manufactured before the industry slowly faded away, much as it did in many other countries.

The House of Tom Davies is training a new generation of spectacle makers and pioneering new production methods and services in Great Britain. The brands in our house celebrate each of the great nations which make up the United Kingdom. MD1888 is our welsh brand, inspired by Tom’s family history which is steeped in Welsh connections.

CUSTOM - Why compromise?

All frames from MD1888 can be customized to individual customers. Frames come in nine sizes, can have nose pads added and you can change the temples around from the library for more color options. There are literally hundreds of options available for each frame to be customized to the individual.