Bôhten

our story it is on the mountainous region of kwahu, highest habitable place in ghana that bôhten began its journey. nana boateng osei, founder of bôhten, had the initiative to use reclaimed material to manufacture an eco-luxury eyewear line. he draws inspiration from his ghanaian roots, from his love of nature but mostly from his late grandfather andrew hanson osei, who was ghana’s first land surveyor in the 60s. why bôhten? bôhten's manufacturing process starts with reclaimed wood from the heart of west africa. the lightweight eyeglasses are designed in canada and handcrafted in a zero-waste facility.the frames are protected by a water resistant protective varnish.our design and production team is working towards pushing the boundaries to introduce timeless designs. our vision bôhten’s mission is to develop a compost management initiative that reuses environmental reclaimed material (barley, wheat, straw, stone) to design our contemporary eyeglasses.we are the representation not yet r