paolo A MODERN JEWELER

It seems like a sheer coincidence that Jordan and I first met in 2010 at Murray State University. After both growing up in Louisville, Kentucky and unknowingly crossing paths on several occasions, we both chose to attend and run cross country for the same college. Our relationship that began as teammates quickly grew to friendship and dating. It was during this dating period that I lost my favorite bracelet that I had worn every day for years. When Jordan graduated, he moved to Cincinnati for graduate school at the University of Cincinnati. Living in the Gaslight District and working at Children's Hospital he frequently walked past Paolo's shop. As our dating anniversary was approaching, Jordan wanted to replace the bracelet I lost. However, he could not find an exact replica (it was authentic and made/purchased in Chile) and decided that if he couldn't find the same bracelet he would just have to make a new one. He stopped by Paolo's while walking home from work and went in to discuss the possibility of recreating my lost bracelet. Paolo's recreation of the bracelet was phenomenal: it still had the old South American design with a modern edge. After experiencing Paolo's craftsmanship first hand, Jordan started consulting Paolo with a bigger project in mind; an engagement ring. The ring Jordan and Paolo created is stunning and suits me perfectly. Jordan was so excited to give it to me that he blew off his original plans and proposed the first chance he got seemingly out of the blue early one morning back in March. Since then, I have graduated and followed Jordan to Cincinnati. There was never any doubt that we would trust Paolo with the next exciting step; designing wedding bands! We trust his opinion and expertise implicitly and could never imagine sharing this adventure with the help of any other jeweler. We’ve been married 2 years now and we’re still finding excuses to stop by the store and see what new designs he’s created!

I highly recommend Paolo and his amazing professional staff. From the moment you walk in his store you are the focus of their attention. Paolo creates stunningly beautiful jewelry designs.

My husband and I were looking for unique wedding bands and had been to several jewelry store around Cincinnati, however, we couldn't find anything we liked. A friend recommended we go see Paolo, knowing that he had a different collection of jewelry and also made custom pieces. When we first met Paolo at his studio, he took the time to sit down with us, talk about our ideas, show us some examples... all while sipping a glass of wine. It was a very relaxed environment, and it was great to be one on one so we had his full attention. We had Paolo design two custom bands for us. I was slightly nervous as these were custom pieces, so we only had an idea of what they would look like. When we picked up our rings a few weeks later, we were thrilled with the result. The rings are gorgeous... even better than we imagined. Paolo was responsive and delivered our rings on time, even though we didn't give him much of a window to get them done before our big day. I would highly recommend Paolo if you are looking for unique, gorgeous jewelry.

We went to Paolo for the engagement ring. The end result is a gorgeous, one-of-a-kind, custom-designed diamond ring. However, customer service and responsiveness were truly lacking. We were not kept in the loop about the status of the ring, and actually had a really hard time getting a hold of Paolo re: when the ring would be finished etc. It was a source of stress and hassle in a time when you really don't need it. So, pretty and unique jewelry - but horrible customer service. I love my ring, but overall I would not recommend this jeweler.