MODO was born in 1990 in SoHo, New York, under the entrepreneurial spirit of its founder, Alessandro Lanaro. Since its beginning, MODO has evolved into a company that designs, manufactures, and distributes a successful portfolio of house, designer, and contemporary lifestyle brands – all under the common denominator of design and innovation. Brands include MODO, Eco, & Derek Lam 10 Crosby. MODO is a global company with offices in New York, Milan, and Stockholm. Today MODO drives the eyewear industry’s effort in sustainability and social responsibility. With initiatives such as producing frames with 95% recycled content or biobased materials with our carbon negative Eco brand, planting over 3.3 million trees Eco’s One Frame, One tree program, or sponsoring the vision care for over 1.3 million children with MODO’s Buy a Frame, Help a Child See program, MODO is a pioneer in merging style and purpose.