196 DREAMS

Before becoming a brand, One Nine Six was a dream lived with its feet on the ground.

The 196 Dreams project was born with the mission of visiting all 196 recognized countries in the world.

Between 2018 and 2019, at the age of 25, a Brazilian started from scratch and completed this journey in 543 days. He left home, sold everything he owned, and found ways to finance each stage on the internet and social media.

He wasn't looking for fame. He was looking for freedom, contrast, depth.

In each place, something new was revealed: culture, discomfort, silence, presence.

When the journey ended, a greater desire arose than just returning home. A desire arose to translate everything we had experienced into something we could carry forward.

One Nine Six embodies this purpose. Each pair of glasses represents a country lived in. Each collection is born from a real memory.

It's for those who wear their gaze as their identity. And understand that style is also a way of telling what they saw.