Founded in 2012 by artist Michelle Léana Perez, AVILLA was born from a deep love of handcrafted objects. Following in her father's footsteps, she began to explore the art of metalsmithing, which led to a lifelong devotion to creating meaningful, wearable art.

Drawing from her Spanish and New Orleans roots, her reverence for ancient art, and the quiet beauty of the natural world, Michelle creates jewelry as vessels of place, memory, and connection to the earth. Each piece is carefully formed by hand or through lost wax casting in Los Angeles, using earth-friendly techniques, solid metals, and natural materials.

Distinguished by organic hand-hammered textures, AVILLA jewelry celebrates imperfection and honors the beauty of a well-loved treasure.