L³ for Lucy, Luke, and Liam.
A solo jewelry practice in Phoenix, Arizona. I source the stones, cut them on my bench, set them in sterling silver, and send the work to the shops that carry me. Every stone, every setting — by hand, by me.
L³ Designs is a solo turquoise-and-silver jewelry practice based in the Phoenix metro. The work is bolo ties, rings, pendants, and cuffs in the Southwestern idiom — rope bezels, beaded edges, silver feathers, and brass twists alongside sterling.
Rockhounding came first; I wanted to make something out of what I was finding in the field. I took a weekend silversmithing intensive to learn the metal work and taught myself how to cut and shape stones from there.
The practice now runs end-to-end out of one bench. I source rough across three channels — what I find myself, what I buy direct from miners I've come to know, and what I get from a small set of peer artists — and from there I cut and shape every cabochon on a CabKing wheel, fabricate the silver, set the stone, and finish each piece by hand.
The brand carries the names of my three children: Lucy, Luke, and Liam. The L³ is for them.
"Every stone, every setting — by my hands."
Stones in. Finished pieces out. One bench.
Field-found rough, direct from miners, and peer-artist purchases.
Cabochons cut and shaped on the CabKing wheels. F.O.W.
Sterling silver fabricated, set, and finished by hand.
Drop the run at Urbana. F.O.B.
The working library at the bench. Hand-cut, hand-selected — over 80 cabochons across more than 11 named varieties.
Royston · Kingman · Stella Blue · Nacozari · Willie's Limelight · Blue Diamond · Royal Blue · Ajax · Lucin Variscite · Welo Opal · Spiny Oyster · Lapis
F.O.B. — Fresh off the Bench.
Sterling silver, melted from raw stock and poured into ingot molds by the maker. Rolled, formed, and fabricated by hand around each cabochon.
Bezels, settings, bolo construction, feather drops, patina, finish — all self-run from one bench.
Bolos, rings, pendants, cuffs — every piece hand-set by the maker.
The largest line. 41+ unique SKUs at retail. Rope-bezel, beaded-bezel, and shadow-box settings. Adjustable bands.
Single-stone and double-stone constructions. Twisted-rope or stamped silver bezels. Black or tan braided leather cords. Silver feather drops on some tips.
Also: PENDANTS (oval cabs on slim chains, commissions) · CUFFS (stamped or textured silver, commissions on request)
Four of the turquoise suppliers feeding the practice are mine-pedigreed — direct relationships with the people who pull the stone out of the ground.
Richard & Helen Shull · Nevada
Owners of the Ajax Mine — one of the classic turquoise mines of the Southwest. Richard is a GIA Graduate Gemologist with 30+ years in turquoise.
Royston Royal Blue Mine · Nevada
Mine owner near Tonopah. Operates the Royston Royal Blue Mine plus the Himalaya Tourmaline and Spectrum Sunstone mines.
Thomas & Riley Johnston · Nevada
Husband-and-wife studio with direct family lineage to the Number 8 turquoise mine — Thomas's great-grandfather Earl filed the founding claim in 1929.
L.W. Hardy mining lineage
Direct family connection to L.W. Hardy, a recognized name in turquoise mining. Hardy lineage ties the stones to the family that mined them.
L³ Designs is carried at three of the four urbAna locations — a small Arizona-based chain of curated home-goods, gift, and lifestyle boutiques.
5027 N 44th St #202
Phoenix, AZ 85018
(602) 957-5066
3150 E Ray Rd #162
Gilbert, AZ 85296
(480) 590-1095
15125 N Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
(480) 687-2083
Commissions welcome. New stockists, press, and collaborations too.