{"id":198140,"date":"2025-10-13T23:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T23:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/198140\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T23:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T23:33:13","slug":"design-eyewear-group-enters-childrens-market-with-knco-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/198140\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Eyewear Group enters children\u2019s market with KNCO acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                                    Published<br \/>\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>                                        October 13, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-content col-md-8 offset-md-1\">\n                                Design Eyewear Group has announced the acquisition of six eyewear brands from French company KNCO, marking a significant expansion of its portfolio and its first move into the children\u2019s eyewear market.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-image\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:787px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/95a1.jpg\" alt=\"Design Eyewear Group enters children\u2019s market with KNCO acquisition.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Design Eyewear Group enters children\u2019s market with KNCO acquisition. &#8211; Karavan<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-md-8 offset-md-1 article-content--texte\">The deal includes two proprietary adult brands\u2014Francois Pinton and Karavan\u2014two proprietary children\u2019s brands\u2014Karavan Kids and Kaliboo\u2014as well as the licensed children\u2019s brands <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-jacadi\" title=\"Jacadi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacadi<\/a> and <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-catimini\" title=\"Catimini\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Catimini<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By acquiring these six brands and key assets, Design Eyewear Group strengthens its foothold in France, one of Europe\u2019s most important eyewear markets, with plans to expand to other key regions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-md-8 offset-md-1 article-content--texte\">The acquisition also marks Design Eyewear Group\u2019s strategic entry into children\u2019s eyewear, a segment with unique demands for durability, safety, comfort, and style. KNCO\u2019s expertise and market presence make brands like Karavan Kids, Kaliboo, Jacadi, and Catimini a natural addition to the company\u2019s growing portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is another important step in our journey,\u201d said Lars Flyvholm, CEO of Design Eyewear Group. \u201cFollowing our June acquisition of Menrad and the licensing agreements with Jaguar, Joop!, Bogner, and <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-morgan\" title=\"Morgan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morgan<\/a>, this new addition gives us an even broader foundation for growth. We are expanding not just geographically but also into new segments, such as children\u2019s eyewear, where we see strong potential. The KNCO brands fit naturally into our portfolio, complementing our existing strengths in design, craftsmanship, and international distribution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As part of the acquisition, approximately 15 KNCO employees will join Design Eyewear Group, including four designers and product managers who will continue developing the brands, as well as sales and customer service teams with deep knowledge of the existing portfolio and clients.\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                Copyright \u00a9 2025 FashionNetwork.com All rights reserved.\n                            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published October 13, 2025 Design Eyewear Group has announced the acquisition of six eyewear brands from French company&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":198141,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[712,86240,709,59,57,58,86241,86242,711,433,710,50,713,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-198140","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-kingdom","8":"tag-beauty","9":"tag-catimini","10":"tag-fashion","11":"tag-gb","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-greatbritain","14":"tag-jacadi","15":"tag-joop","16":"tag-luxury","17":"tag-morgan","18":"tag-network","19":"tag-news","20":"tag-professionals","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-united-kingdom","23":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}