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Google Doodle celebrates Altina Schinasi, designer of iconic ‘cat-eye’ eyeglass frame

By, Muhd. Faizan

04/08/2023

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Google Doodle is celebrating Altina Schinasi, an American artist, designer, and inventor, on her 116th birthday.

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Schinasi is best known for designing the Harlequin eyeglass frame, which is now known as the widely popular "cat-eye" eyeglass frame.

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The Google Doodle features a colorful illustration of Schinasi's iconic Harlequin eyeglass frame.

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The frame is surrounded by flowers and butterflies, which represent Schinasi's love of nature.

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Schinasi was born in Manhattan, New York, in 1907 to immigrant parents.Her mother was a native of Salonica and her father was a Sephardic Jewish Turk.

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After graduating high school, Schinasi studied painting in Paris, which sparked her appreciation for the arts.

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In the 1930s, Schinasi began working as a window display designer.Her time working with glass and mirrors inspired her to create the Harlequin eyeglass frame.

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Schinasi's Harlequin eyeglass frame was an instant hit. It was worn by celebrities such as Marlene Dietrich and Katharine Hepburn, and it quickly became a fashion staple.

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