Blame it on the Bay Area downpours or being inside for two days (though Alt Summit is a wonderfully design-filled place to be indoors), but when Ignite Bay Area co-founder Carmel Hagen turned me onto Shwood Eyewear I couldn’t even wait to interview the creators before posting. I do love a good pair of wooden sunglasses–Kayu designs especially–and have had fun browsing Shwood’s East Indian rosewood, maple and zebrawood frames. The Rose City company describes itself as having been “born from the limb of a Mandrone tree, a rusty pair of cabinet hinges, and lenses from the corner store.” It’s polarized perfection.