Unser erstes Firmenlogo 1947.
1947
A FOUNDATION FOR
GENERATIONS
Hans Strätz (left) and Franz Fremuth (right) founded the Optische Werke Passau.
1950
A FLOURISHING
COMPANY
The optical plants already employ more than 150 people and deliver their eyewear as far away as Sudan.
1954
VICTIMS OF
MOTHER NATURE
The great flood of July 1954 flooded the Optische Werke buildings.
1956
FIRE,
FIRE!
The elements strike again: A large fire destroyed the factory buildings, leaving no glasses behind.
1959
GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY
FOR TOMORROW
The new OWP plant in Spitalhofstraße was built: At ground level and safe from the Danube.
1960
ANYTHING
GOES
In the 1960s, extravagant glasses made of celluloid were created, reflecting the zeitgeist of a generation.
1972
AT HOME IN THE WORLD
Subsidiaries in France and the Netherlands were founded.
1981
OWP DESIGN,
MY CHOICE.
The “OWP design” collection allows for development within the premium segment.
1988
NEW IDEAS
In the eighties, glasses experienced a revolution: The visual aid becomes a fashion accessory.
1990
OWP HAS
ARRIVED
OWP established itself as one of the leading brands of high-quality eyewear fashion worldwide.
1998
EXXCITING
NEWS
The licensed brand Mexx is launched and is followed by the segments Mexx Sun, Youth and Kids.
2002
SPACE FOR
PASSION
The new OWP competence center creates the perfect environment for our enthusiasm for eyewear.
2006
STRENESSE BY GABRIELE STREHLE
Straightforward, high quality and noble: OWP launched the licensed collection Strenesse and equipped the national football team with sunglasses for the World Cup.
2008
OWP GOES
WEST
The subsidiary OWP USA Inc., based in Boston, is founded and opens up access to the largest optics market in the world.
2010
EYEWEAR FOR
INDIVIDUALISTS
With Metropolitan Eyewear, OWP expanded its portfolio with a self-confident brand for the free spirits of the big city.
2012
INTERNATIONAL
DESIGN CONTEST
OWP organizes a design competition for students for the first time: A number of entries from 27 countries produced three creative prize winners.
2013
66 YEARS
OLD
OWP’s birthday -
this calls for a celebration!
Read our anniversary brochure.
2015
AN EYEWEAR
WEDDING IN PASSAU
op Couture GmbH became part of the OWP Group. Two traditional companies that complement each other perfectly are now growing together.
2016
LOGISTICS?
LOGICALLY!
A modern logistics center and warehouse for the OWP Group was built in Passau-Heining.
2017
MEXX
COMES HOME
After 20 years of successful licensing, OWP was able to acquire the worldwide brand rights for eyewear from Mexx International.
2018
THE THIRD
DESIGN CONTEST
For the third time, OWP selected three winners from several hundred creative eyewear designs submitted by design students from around the world.
2020
A NEW
FAMILY MEMBER
The OWP Group has expanded through the acquisition of another long-established company, Dr. Beck GmbH, and has thus broadened its portfolio with the brands FLAIR and bx. eyewear.