ABOUT US
Hi, we are Eva & Gernot, founders of POP EYES eyewear.
Gernot has been active in the sports industry for over 25 years, spending the last few years as the global managing director at a leading helmet, ski goggles, and sunglasses brand. Eva, on the other hand, has been running her own design studio, Honigbrot Grafik.Design, since 2014, bringing essential design expertise to the table.
It was only natural for us to collaborate not just personally but also professionally. In autumn 2019, dreams turned into concrete plans, and we decided to combine our experiences to create our own eyewear brand. Voilà: POP EYES was born!
In spring 2021, the POP EYES world expanded with the launch of POPTOES – Socks with a Message, introducing a line of sports and lifestyle socks. Shortly after, we added POPHEAD beanies and neck warmers to our collection, and we have many exciting ideas in mind for the future!
This journey reflects our passion for design and sports, and we’re thrilled to share our vision through POP EYES!
Voilà: POP EYES was born!
Hi there, i'm Gernot!
My entire professional life has been shaped by the sports industry. After positions in sales and product management at a leading sporting goods manufacturer in Altenmarkt im Pongau, I took on the marketing leadership for an Austrian motorcycle brand. In recent years, I served as the global managing director for a leading eyewear and sporting goods brand.
At POP EYES, POPTOES, and POPHEAD, my responsibilities include product development, sourcing and distribution of products, logistics tasks, as well as finance and controlling.
In my free time, everything revolves around sports and family. In winter, I am usually found skiing up and down the mountains. In summer, I love water sports, biking, and tennis.
This journey reflects my deep passion for sports and my commitment to providing high-quality products through our brand!
Hi, i'M Eva!
At POP EYES, I am responsible for the entire creative process: from developing a new sunglasses or ski goggles collection to packaging design, advertising and social media. I love developing creative designs and solutions – be it for our collection in the shops or individual models for our major customers.
I found my dream job as a graphic designer via detours: I first studied business psychology in Salzburg and London and then worked for 15 years as a sales trainer at a large bank in Salzburg. As the desire to work in a more creative field grew more and more, I attended a Graphic Design College and founded my own graphic design studio "Honigbrot GrafikDesign".
In my spare time, i love doing sports: I have been on skis (almost) since I can walk, have been a certified snowboard teacher, love tennis and mountain biking, do yoga every day and discovered surfing in summer 2019 (my skills are definitely still expandable, but it's just so much fun :-).
I am also fascinated by foreign countries and cultures. My three favourite places in the world are London, Canggu in Bali and Corralejo in Fuerteventura. That's it!
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