THE SOMA JOURNAL
DESIGNER STUDY / 17
MASAHIROMARUYAMA
Leave room for the unfinished.
Asymmetry that turns a familiar frame into an unexpected composition.
POINT OF ORIGINJapan
A CLOSER LOOKAsymmetry / drawing / art
THE SOMA EDITIndependent eyewear / Boston
MASAHIROMARUYAMA uses the idea of unfinished art to reconsider something most people expect to be symmetrical. The official collection describes asymmetric frames with the freedom of a sketch, where irregularity becomes a deliberate design choice. You can see the appeal immediately: the eye keeps finding something slightly unexpected.
In a 2025 Eyebook interview, Masahiro Maruyama connected the approach to a sense of time paused partway through making an artwork. He described the space and depth that can exist in irregular forms, and the possibility of a frame becoming a way to express identity. His background in industrial craft design and fashion illustration helps explain the meeting of a usable object and a drawn gesture.
That does not mean you have to decode the concept before trying the glasses. Start with your response to the line. Does the asymmetry bring energy, softness or a sense of movement to your expression? A frame can seem daring on a shelf and surprisingly natural on a face. Give the composition a moment to settle before deciding how far outside your usual choices it really is.
IN BOSTON’S SOUTH END
MASAHIROMARUYAMA at Soma.
For Masahiro Maruyama eyewear in Boston, visit Soma Optical in the South End. Ask about our current selection before a special trip, then take time to explore the shapes at 8 Union Park Street.
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From the source.
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Official brand information and published conversations that informed this story.
- MASAHIROMARUYAMA: the dessin / erase approach Official collection concept; model reference, not a stock claim
- Masahiro Maruyama Eyebook designer interview, 2025
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