EssilorLuxottica Brings Smart Eyewear to Agordo

EssilorLuxottica has announced plans to introduce its first production lines for wearable devices in Italy, beginning in the second half of 2026 at the historic Agordo plant in Veneto, according to FashionUnited. The move represents a significant expansion of the company's manufacturing footprint in the region, where optical production has anchored the local economy for decades.

Agordo, in the Dolomite foothills of Belluno province, sits at the heart of Veneto's eyewear export district—a cluster of small and mid-sized firms that has made the region one of the world's centres for spectacle frames and lenses. The introduction of smart-eyewear production lines signals a pivot toward higher-value wearables, a category that blends traditional optical expertise with digital technology.