Claudio Starzak Jewelry — Attraction in Portland

For decades now, I've wanted to secure the red glass heart my grandma gave to me when I was a kid. It belonged to her mom originally, which dates it back to the late 1800's. At long last, I met the person who was meant to help me with this project, and he just happened to be crafting, designing and working his magic in the neighborhood.

Alignment Happens.

Claudio not only listened to my story and the glass heart's history, he embraced it with love, appreciation and thoughtfulness. He helped me to look at this project from multiple angles and together we collaborated about the best possible outcome in securing my heart at last.

There aren't enough stars to post here regarding Claudio's expert skill and craftsmanship, range of experience, incredible attention to detail and a true passion for what he does and his customers.

Now I can wear my glass heart without fear of it coming loose (the original bezel was barely holding it in place), now I can keep my Chicago grandma close to me and draw on her tremendous heart love and strength. Thanks so much Claudio, I'm...

Working with Claudio was one of the absolute highlights of our wedding experience. He designed and hand-crafted both of our rings. Mine has a beautiful moonstone and a couple conflict free diamonds, and both have matching crescent moons.

Claudio also created a life-sized silver luna moth for me to wear with my wedding dress. It's a breathtaking piece with labradorite wings that shimmered with mystery and magic. It was the perfect finishing touch for our Moth and Moon-themed ceremony.

Claudio is not only wildly talented, he's also just a joy to work with. He sketched everything by hand, shared his process, and brought such care and presence to every step. His techniques are rooted in old-world craftsmanship, but his designs are full of personal meaning and soulful detail. The whole process felt collaborative and inspired.

If you’re looking for jewelry that tells a story, Claudio is your person. He...

I could write a book about how happy I am with the custom wedding rings that Claudio crafted for me and my beloved. So I'll try to keep this succinct. 😅

I've had wedding rings before (17 years ago, in my first marriage) and the experience of having truly symbolic, meaningful custom rings as opposed to generic, mass produced rings from a corporation is something that is hard to describe.

There is so much meaning, love and symbolism in our handcrafted rings. Each ring represents the other partner and so we will be able to carry a small magical piece of each other wherever we go.

I'll just end this by saying (again, I want to say so much more), that the quality, collaboration (on the design, elements and material), and overall final "product" is better than I could have ever hoped for.

Claudio is exceptionally knowledgeable, skilled and experienced and just a really wonderful person to...