Making good eye health the number one priority Since Moshe ‘Mokki’ Ohana first arrived in Norway in 1987, he has dedicated his life to building the brand Mokki Eyewear and revolutionising the Norwegian market of high-quality eyewear. By never compromising on the quality of the lens in order to make a bigger profit, Mokki has become one of the best-selling eyewear brands in Scandinavia. By Andrea Bærland | Photos: Mokki
They may be bestsellers, but many consumers are unaware that they are wearing Mokki glasses due to Ohana’s humble approach to making a quality product the stores want to sell, rather than marketing them to the general customer. In addition to making a variety of fashionable and high-quality glasses and sunglasses, Ohana has also developed the Mokki brand’s own collections for 38 | Issue 87 | April 2016
bespectacled customers from all walks of life.
Babies and toddlers Ohana is particularly passionate when he talks about sunglasses for babies and toddlers. “For some reason the market for sunglasses in the baby and toddler department has been neglected. I find that they’re often cheap, and of poor quality. While design is important, the most im-
portant aspect of sunglasses for babies, or anyone else for that matter, is the lens and its ability to protect the eyes from the damaging sun-rays,” Ohana says. Mokki uses high-quality lenses from Japan in their sunglasses for the youngest, just as they do for adults. “It would be foolish to compromise on quality for the children just because they grow out of them quicker than we do; their eyes really should be protected at all costs,” Ohana insists. While Ohana says he is flattered when he hears that all the children in a family have worn a single pair of his baby sunglasses because of their durability, he also points out that that the lens and its ability to