NEWARK, N.J. and LOS ANGELES—In June, newly established independent eyewear company Cardine announced its official debut into the optical industry. Cardine was founded in 2025 by Tatiana De Arruda, an accomplished creative director who has held leadership roles at Marchon, Safilo and De Rigo and has designed for fashion houses including Bottega Veneta, Marc Jacobs and Calvin Klein; and Noel and Javan Diaz, the father-and-son team behind the Santa Clarita, Calif.-based optical laboratory Simplify Optics. Cardine marks Noel and Javan’s first venture into the eyewear category; together, they have more than a century of combined optical lens expertise and a reputation for precision-crafted, locally produced work.