Leyla Taranto

Leyla Taranto is a jewellery designer based in Istanbul, Turkey, with a BA in Sociology. Her interest in jewellery, which began with a childhood fondness for bracelets and necklaces and was later formalised with atelier training, is now a full-time passion and occupation. Through her own brand name and gallery, toz design, Taranto continues to experiment with both traditional and non-traditional materials for jewellery design, including scrap materials.