Elbeto is owned and operated by Lorena Gaitan since October 2004, and now,  is a well established Colombian designer jewelry company.

Lorena has the professional expertise in marketing the Colombian designer jewelry industry, she graduated in Business Management from Los Andes University, Colombia in 1982 and worked as Marketing Associate for over 20 years. Lorena is the proud mother of a 16 years old son named Gregorio.

Elbeto gathers the most talented Colombian jewelry designers and also has a in-house jewelry designers group developing eco and earthy jewelry for overseas markets. Using materials from rainforests such as seeds, tree bark, Amazonian fibres, Elbeto’s work, is inspired by Native art, and is produced with a strong focus on conservation of nature and the environment. Elbeto’s work helps support local communities whose sole source of income comes from their traditional arts and crafts.

Elbeto’s designers mix sterling silver, brass and 24 ks gold vermeil-over-sterling with organic materials such as bull's horn and Tagua natural seeds, as well as fresh water pearls and semiprecious stones.