Lou Allen jewelry gives an urban edge to the structure and simplicity of organic forms, creating pieces as naturally confident as the women who wear them.

Inspiration is taken from natural elements, how they are interpreted in art, architecture and sculpture. Lou explores a realm of modern contradictions between strength and femininity; bold and delicate; minimalism and ornamentation.

This has resulted in a collection made up of streamlined sculptural components, interlinked to create designs with fluidity and movement, modern, feminine and effortless to wear.

Lou shows the beauty and diversity of the perfect and imperfect. All her structural elements are hand carved and formed, reflecting the asymmetry found in nature. She loves the contradiction of using stones of perfect clarity, alongside those with milky hues, a streak of inclusion running through a stone and opaqueness. Playing with variations of transparency, light and colour, Lou builds a colour palette distinct for each collection.

We work in 18 karat gold, accentuated with diamonds, precious and semi-precious stones and honor traditional goldsmithing techniques, working with established, skilled craftsmen, blending and pushing the boundaries of traditional techniques to create the modern hand of a Lou Allen design.

All pieces are handmade, locally in New York City.