Myles Ryan is an award-winning designer, master goldsmith, and CEO of Folium, a fine jewelry house rooted in symbolic storytelling and exceptional craftsmanship. Based in Northern California, he creates sculptural, hand-engraved jewels that unite ancient techniques with a refined aesthetic, crafting heirlooms made to empower and endure.

His path to the jeweler’s bench began with a gesture of mentorship. Introduced to metalsmithing by his godmother, Myles discovered early the poetry of metal in the hand…the way form emerges through pressure, patience and intuition. That quiet fascination became a lifelong pursuit. His training spans Eurythmy and the art of repoussé in Switzerland, as well as formal studies at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), where he earned certifications as both gemologist and jeweler.  At his atelier in Oakland, Myles designs on demand and sources rare stones, refining his technical precision and sharpened instinct for detail.

From these influences, a philosophy emerged: jewelry as lineage, craft as devotion, and form as an enduring language.

Folium is the evolution. Named for the Latin word “leaf,” it signals timelessness grounded in the natural world. Each collection: Florilegia, Quadrafolium, Serpentis, and Nectere, draws from architectural rhythm and the sculptural logic of living systems. These are not decorative references but structural ones, expressing how Myles observes the world as an unfolding study of growth and transformation.

In his hands, engraving becomes breath. Surface becomes story. Every piece begins as an observation, becomes a study, and ultimately emerges as a jewel meant to carry strength and meaning for its wearer. Myles conceives each work as an intimate vessel of personal legacy, honoring heritage and individuality.

His influences span early herbals and florilegia, classical architecture, myth, natural history, and ancient metalsmithing traditions. These threads weave into a visual language that feels both enduring and modern, archaic yet newly interpreted. There is a distinctive marriage of craftsmanship and lyricism. Folium speaks to a generation seeking jewels hand-shaped by time and rooted in legacy. Here, metal becomes meaning.