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Nik and Harry Robinson are the co-founders of Good Citizens Eyewear, a father and son duo whose journey inspires, challenges thinking and shifts perspectives. They are driven by a singular purpose: to untrash the planet® by turning waste into something truly good.
Nik (the taller one) has worn many hats: radio broadcaster (Triple M), creative director, donut maker and lecturer. In 2018, he teamed up with his kids and wife Jocelyne to tackle the plastic crisis. After 2503 failed attempts across 752 days, they cracked it by turning a single-use plastic bottle into a 100 percent recycled, modular, repairable eyewear frame made in Sydney.
Good Citizens is no ordinary business. The balance of power is equal. Harry (now 14) and his brother Archie (12) have 50 percent of the decision-making power, proving that leadership and bold ideas can come from any age.
Their story has taken them from the kitchen table to the United Nations, from a window beside Prada at Selfridges London to keynote stages alongside Fortune 500 CEOs. They’ve been featured in Forbes US, voted one of Australia’s Top 20 Coolest Retailers and won Best in Class at the Good Design Awards. Nik was named Time Out’s Sustainability Future Shaper.
They’ve spoken to innovation teams at companies like Google and Tesla, met one-on-one with the Prime Minister to talk about change, and are now helping write new government-led higher education courses on circular design and sustainable manufacturing. Nik also lectures at RMIT, UNSW and UTS, encouraging students to question old models and design for a better future.