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About the\u00a0Company<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

LALTA specializes in fine and unusual gems in addition to designing and handcrafting jewelry. We scour\u00a0the globe,\u00a0through expeditions to places such as Burma, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Africa, and Australia, in search of rare and intriguing treasures. Our jewelry is created in\u00a0high-karat gold or\u00a0platinum, for private clients, designers, and retailers. We also offer a selection of fine estate, vintage, and antique jewels.<\/p>\n

LALTA is\u00a0dedicated to the ethical sourcing<\/a> of natural gems and exceptional craftsmanship. We aim to be a company you trust, with connections to good resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n


About the Founder<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

LALTA\u00a0<\/em>means art <\/em>in Sanskrit.\u00a0\"Lalta<\/p>\n

Hailing from India and raised in Taiwan, Brooklyn has been home to Lalta Keswani for over 25 years. While Lalta studied filmmaking at Barnard College, her fascination with\u00a0art and sacred geometry began\u00a0in Poona and Taipei. She recalls adorning her large collection of childhood dolls and stuffed animals in elaborate hand-made outfits from scratch.\u00a0Visits to the National Palace Museum, British Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum were a revelation. The selection of awe-inspiring jewels, created for\u00a0royalty including emperors,\u00a0Mughals and Hyderabadi Nizams, inspired Lalta to pursue this path and train at the Gemological Institute of America in New York as a Graduate Gemologist. She also served as Secretary for their Alumni Association.<\/p>\n

Lalta started her career at Sotheby\u2019s as a Marketing Manager, where she developed relationships with advertisers, designers, press, donors, and clients, and forged strategic co-branding opportunities with brands including Bergdorf Goodman and Chanel. She oversaw the launch of Sotheby\u2019s first minisite with online access to the catalog and features such as real-time bidding. The unfettered access to awe-inspiring fine jewels, couture and art was a revelation. Later, she managed Henry Dunay\u2019s fine jewelry atelier for five years. After eleven years of partnership at Golconda, she founded LALTA in the summer of 2013.<\/p>\n

Lalta continues to hone her gemological knowledge with advanced courses in subjects such as gem treatments and synthetics. She also shares her love of gems and expertise by writing articles for trade publications such as the Journal of the American Society of Jewelry Historians, Adornment: The Magazine of Jewelry & Related Arts,<\/em> and Trends & Colours Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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