ÆTHER / LAB 04
SPECIMEN_001
ÆTHER LABORATORY
INITIALISING OPTICAL FIELD
SEOUL
37°33′N 126°58′E
OBJECTS SHOULD NOT
ADAPT TO HUMANS.
HUMANS SHOULD
ADAPT TO OBJECTS.
LAB
04
LOCATION
SEOUL — 37°33′N
FIELD
EXPERIMENTAL OPTICS
EST.
2026
STATUS
ACTIVE
SPECIMEN
_001

The first form. A structural study in tension between material weight and optical precision. Grade 5 titanium frame, CNC-formed to tolerances of 0.02mm.

$420
37°33'N 126°58'E
TYPEOPTICAL OBJECT
MATERIALTITANIUM / POLYCARBONATE
MASS036 G
EDITION001 / 100
COMPOUNDTi-6Al-4V / PC-GF30
STATUSPROTOTYPE
SPECIMEN
_002

An evolution in reflection. The frame disappears into its environment, becoming pure optical instrument.

$460
48°51'N 2°21'E
TYPEOPTICAL OBJECT
MATERIALSURGICAL STEEL / MINERAL GLASS
MASS041 G
EDITION002 / 100
COMPOUND316L / SiO₂
STATUSPROTOTYPE
SPECIMEN
_003

Grown, not manufactured. A specimen that adapts to its host environment over time. The first ÆTHER object with biological memory.

$510
35°41'N 139°41'E
TYPEOPTICAL OBJECT
MATERIALBIOMATERIAL / LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER
MASS029 G
EDITION003 / 100
COMPOUNDBio-PA / LCP-X
STATUSPROTOTYPE
SYSTEM BREAK / 04
HUMAN TEST : RECORD_H03
OBSERVATION PROTOCOL
VELOCITY SENSITIVE SCANNER

The membrane refuses anatomical compromise. The specimen enforces its own focal plane.

HOVER STEADY TO LOCK SUBJECT RETICLE
TEST PHASE // OPTICAL TOLERANCE RECORD
DRAG TO SCAN MEMBRANE →
SPATIAL SEQUENCE / 05
OPTICAL EVOLUTION
DECONSTRUCTION NEXT ↓
ANALYSIS / 06
SPECIMEN
DECONSTRUCTED.
FRAME
GRADE 5 TITANIUM
CNC FORMED
18.2 G
BRIDGE
SURGICAL STEEL
SINGLE PIECE
2.1 G
TEMPLE
TITANIUM ALLOY
MEMORY FLEX
5.6 G
LENS
MINERAL GLASS
SCRATCH RESISTANT
IOR 1.523
HINGE
BERYLLIUM COPPER
SPRING LOADED
0.4 G
CORE
OPTICAL POLYMER
ANTI-REFLECTIVE
0.8 G
HOVER COMPONENT LABELS TO ISOLATE
CAMPAIGN / 07
THE HUMAN BODY
WAS NEVER THE
REFERENCE POINT.
ÆTHER LAB · 2026
STATEMENT

ÆTHER studies the boundary between object and wearer. Each specimen begins as an independent form before being adapted to the human body — not through concession, but through insistence.

OBJECT STUDY
SPECIMEN_001
THE OBJECT
PRECEDES
THE WEARER.
ÆTHER / PRINCIPLE 01
2026
COMMERCE / 08
AVAILABLE
SPECIMENS
SPECIMEN / FINISHEDITIONCALIBRATIONPRICE
01
_001
TITANIUM / POLYCARBONATE // SPECIMEN_001
ED. 001 / 100
STATUS: PROTOTYPE
$420
02
_002
SURGICAL STEEL / MINERAL GLASS // SPECIMEN_002
ED. 002 / 100
STATUS: PROTOTYPE
$460
03
_003
BIOMATERIAL / LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER // SPECIMEN_003
ED. 003 / 100
STATUS: PROTOTYPE
$510
END / EXPERIMENT 001
END OF
EXPERIMENT
001
OBSERVATION COMPLETE
ÆTHER LABORATORY
2026
SEOUL · PARIS · TOKYO
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