Khai Le
Platinumsmith/Designer

Originally from Vietnam, Khai began his jewelry career as an apprentice jeweler in 1989. His first homemade jewelers torch, powered by a foot pump designed from a used 105mm. Howitzer shell still sits in the workshop. Mostly self-taught, he enjoys mastering new techniques and building his own tools. Khai joined Charles Koll in 1994. The American Gem Trade Association (A.G.T.A.) honored him in 2003 with three awards: Spectrum award Men’s Division, Platinum honors, and Manufacturing honors for a platinum and Mozambique Garnet men’s ring. “The design is only as good as the execution.” This is the motto Khai uses to master his work.