Leinné

/lεne/

Objects of beauty, made to carry stories.

A name, an origin

Leinné

“Leinné” brings together the English word leisure and the French word inné — innate.

It speaks of an instinctive way of experiencing beauty: through touch, colour, movement, memory and the objects we choose to keep close.

Inspired by a natural harmony, we create artisanal objects that gratify the senses.

Born from a concept imagined in Paris, Leinné is an artisanal house shaped by nature, a heritage of making and a life lived between cultures.

At its heart is a fascination with the relationship between nature and the human hand : with materials, their character, and the possibilities they reveal through craft.

Today, this perspective continues to shape every Leinné creation.

Across different worlds, Leinné creates pieces that hold something personal : a memory of a place, a feeling, a journey, a person.

Our world moves between pearls and gemstones, gold and raffia, precious natural materials and unexpected beauty.

Our Story

Leinné began with an idea in Paris, rooted in three generations of craftsmanship and shaped by a mosaic of cultures, journeys and encounters.

Founded in 2016 by designer Mimi Minh Nguyen, Leinné grew from two worlds that shaped her creative path: her experience with luxury houses and PR agencies in Paris, and her family’s longstanding savoir-faire in artisanal accessory making.

Since then, the house has evolved through an ongoing exploration of natural materials and the possibilities of the hand, carrying a family heritage of making into a contemporary language of its own.

From Paris to Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore, each chapter expands the Leinné universe through new materials, forms and expressions, guided by curiosity and a spirit of adventure.

Heritage of the Hand

The story of Leinné is inseparable from the hand.

Across three generations, knowledge has passed quietly from one pair of hands to another: an understanding of materials, of proportion, of the gestures that cannot be hurried and the details that reveal themselves only to those who know where to look.

Our roots lie in a family atelier in Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore, where decades of making have shaped our relationship with craft. Raffia is selected and shaped into forms; fabrics are layered to the right texture; pearls, stones and precious metals invite the language of structure and poetry.

We are drawn to this meeting of instinct and savoir-faire. The hand leaves something behind that no machine can quite reproduce: a subtle irregularity, a trace of its maker, a character belonging only to that piece.

It is through these hands that Leinné continues to evolve, carrying old knowledge into forms yet to be imagined.

The Passage of Time

For us, sustainability begins with time.

We are drawn to materials that come from nature and to objects conceived to remain — pieces whose relevance is not bound to a season, and whose character deepens through the places they travel and the lives they accompany.

The longest life of an object begins with desire: the wish to keep it.

A piece chosen with instinct, cared for, rediscovered and worn again carries something beyond its material value. It gathers the marks of time and, eventually, becomes part of a personal archive.

This belief has guided Leinné through our exploration of natural materials, the reimagining of remnants and past creations, and projects with the communities around us.

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