Welcome to Leto Lama

Based in London, Leto started creating jewellery in 2017 from a deep love for colour, arts, ancient history, mythology, individuality, originality and craftsmanship. Each jewellery piece is One - Of - A - Kind and meant to be cherished for generations.

Meet the Jewellery Artist

Leto Lama is a third generation painter and a goldsmith with Greek - Tibetan heritage that lives in London. She creates 18 Ct Gold handmade jewellery with precious stones, using traditional techniques such as drawing, working directly on the metal by melting and recycling gold as well as the ancient lost wax method.

Leto started her journey in jewelry-making in 2017 when she took a metal smithing class in Switzerland, motivated by her curiosity. At that moment, a new world opened up for her, uncovering her passion for the craft. Energised by her enthusiasm, she immersed herself in learning and developing her skills.

Inspired by her artistic background and profound appreciation for color, gemstones, mythology, individuality, originality, and craftsmanship, she drew upon these elements to develop her distinctive handmade collections.

About The Creative Process

 


Preserving traditional jewellery making techniques, Leto incorporates various methods in crafting the collections. These include sketching the initial design on paper to develop an idea or directly working on gold metal without having an initial project in mind and spontaneously make a one of a kind piece by shaping the metal into shape, and use unique gemstone arrangements to create a special composition and interesting colour combinations.  

Once the piece is then meticulously soldered, cleaned, polished, and textured using hammers or other tools. Finally, the stones are set, and the polish is perfected.
 

Leto's London studio is where the enchantment unfolds, as she does every aspect of the jewelry-making, including stone setting and polishing from start to finish. Only a select few designs are chosen to be transformed into finished pieces, resulting in a small limited number of creations each year.

 This meticulous approach ensures that each piece is crafted with utmost care and attention to detail, making them truly unique, exclusive and a great addition to a jewellery collection.

 




Committed to sustainability, the entire collection is created by repurposing precious recycled metals such as 18Ct Gold and responsibly sourced natural precious stones like Emeralds, Diamonds, Rubies, Sapphires, Paraiba Tourmalines. 

Additionally, semi-precious but fine handpicked stones might be used such as Moonstones, Aquamarines, Opals, Tanzanites, and more. 
 
 
Bespoke
Contact for Bespoke jewelry pieces tailored to weddings, anniversaries, push gifts, and other special occasions. When commissions are open, the average production time for bespoke projects is 3-4 weeks.