Client Testimonials

KINGDOM HEARTS OATHKEEPER & WAYFINDER INSPIRED SOLITAIRE ENGAGEMENT RING

DAVID

I had seen many of Takayas’ beautifully designed rings and only imagined having one created by him. I decided to give it a shot and at least get a quote. I am glad that I did! The staff at Takayas was very friendly and worked with me to make the ring within my budget.

I wanted to create an elegant Kingdom Hearts inspired engagement ring incorporating the Oathkeeper and Wayfinder. Takayas captured the design I was looking for and it came out beautifully! Most importantly, my now fiancée absolutely loves the ring! It was a pleasure working with Takayas and we look forward to working with him again for our wedding rings.

FINAL FANTASY Black & White Mage Final Fantasy Inspired Wedding Rings

Cassie

I saw Takayas’ work first through a Final Fantasy XIV group on Facebook and was stunned. As our wedding drew closer, we couldn’t decide what to do about our rings…nothing seemed quite right.. till I remembered Takayas and KNEW he had to be the one to make our rings. His work is the epitome of nerdy-classy. We made the decision last minute… and Takayas and his team still pulled it off for us.  Their communication was stellar.

I have a pretty big rock on my engagement ring, and knew whatever I had for a band needed to be simple-ish. And we knew we needed the White and Black Mages as our inspiration for our rings.  And of course, Takayas pulled it off perfectly.  We LOVE them. And, without ever seeing my engagement ring in person, he made the wedding band fit perfectly with it.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Lightning and Rabbit Wedding Band

Maggie

The ring is gorgeous, and he loves it. Everyone is super impressed by the look of the design and the quality of the piece. We couldn’t be happier about the result.

“Joy’s Ring” – A Unique Solitaire Engagement Ring

Mark and Joy

The ring is extra special to me. I know Mark was very concerned about impressing me and my family knowing that we have a few jewellers in the family. I wish I were one who could let her boyfriend pick whatever he wants, but my background as an artist and jeweller didn’t allow that. But I didn’t want to pick the ring myself. And that put a lot of burden on Mark.

Nonetheless, Mark did an awesome job paying so much attention and valuing my preferences. I didn’t expect him to show Takayas my own art to use as the inspiration. His thoughtfulness led him to you, and you’ve done a great job helping him meet my expectations. As someone who’s done commissions for other people, I appreciate the talent, skills, and professionalism you have shown. The more I look at the ring, the more I like it! Thank you!

Aztec Initials Wedding Ring

Jose

It was a pleasure working with Takayas right from the start.  The production of our custom ring was very much a collaborative effort.  Both my wife and I had ideas which we brought to Takayas and he was expertly able to incorporate our ideas while providing suggestions of his own to enhance our ring.  I have received many positive compliments on the ring the excellent craftmanship / detail.  Takaya’s process was great, from seeing the CAD design to a model of the ring was great.  It further helped us visualize the ring as it slowly came to life. We would highly recommend Takayas.

LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD INSPIRED ENGAGEMENT RING

Kyle

I am very impressed with Takayas’ work. I stared at the ring for quite a while. I am surprised how microscopically detailed everything is. The finished ring is much more elegant than the renders, but it is the exact design that was agreed upon. I’m sure Casey will love it!

Elegant Fantasy Diamond Engagement Ring

Julius

Just so you guys know, she did say “Yes” and everything was amazing on that day. I had all of our family and friends with us and everything went according to plan and more. She had tears in her eyes, and she couldn’t believe what was happening. She loves the engagement ring so very much!

My fiancee’s message, “I’m so very happy with the ring, and the quality is so well crafted. It’s so much better than I could have ever imagined.” I can’t thank you and Takayas enough for all the help and hard work you both did to help make the engagement ring a reality.

Final Fantasy’s White Mage & Bahamut Inspired Wedding Band Set

Adam

A few iterations later, Chris and I were absolutely amazed by the finished product Takayas had put together. If our anxiousness for the wedding wasn’t already at peak, seeing the rings for the first time only made the wait that much worse – we were so excited to finally be able to show them off. Sure enough, months later and we still find ourselves admiring the craftsmanship and design multiple times daily. The rings are reflections of ourselves as much as they are of our love for each other, and we can’t thank Takayas enough for creating them!

TWO-TONE 14K GOLD AND DIAMOND ARTICUNO INSPIRED ENGAGEMENT RING

Christopher

I was thinking about the design and concept for over a year before I went to Mr. Takayas.  I have seen many Takayas creations online so I knew that he would be the best fit to create this ring. Once I sat down with Mr. Takayas and discussed the design I knew that I was in good hands. After a few months I was presented with the 3D rendering of the ring and I was blown away and when I saw the completed ring for the first time a was completely floored. The ring’s beautiful detailing and bi-metal design led to a product that was beyond my expectations. When I proposed to my finance she was equally taken away by the beauty and elegance of the ring. I would definitely consider working with Mr. Takayas again on future projects.

14K WHITE GOLD FINAL FANTASY XV SYLLEBLOSSOM INSPIRED WEDDING RING

Samantha-Jane

Working with Takayas has been such a pleasure, he and his staff have really gone above and beyond to deliver and have always answered any questions I had. I really enjoyed talking to his assistant, Jilienne, both by email and on the phone! The service I received was wonderful and I feel like what I wanted was really understood. I remember seeing Takayas’ rings a while back and really admiring his work, people here (in the UK) asked me why I asked someone so far away to do the design work and things for me, and this was the reason. I felt like what I wanted was truly understood and I felt like Takayas really understood what I was after. I felt as if, had I gone to a designer here, that maybe they wouldn’t quite get ”it”. I’m really glad to have found Takayas and even being as far away as I am I felt like everything I wanted was considered and understood on such a deep level. I’m really happy with the design of the ring and am so happy that my engagement ring was taken into consideration for the design to make sure it all matched up. I felt like I received an amazing personal service and wouldn’t change a single thing, I’m so happy I came to you and will be making sure I send pictures from the wedding so you can see the beautiful ring on the day.

14K YELLOW GOLD MOROCCAN MOSQUE INSPIRED WEDDING RING WITH ORANGE SAPPHIRE ACCENTS

Andrew & Salma

I stumbled on Takayas site by searching blindly on the internet, scouring the web for custom designers. However, Takayas’ work struck me truly as custom in that he literally takes your idea (a completely abstract concept) and fabricates a design that he comes up with and sketches out for you to look at and critique, makes changes, re designs, etc etc. Unless I missed them, Takayas was the only one that I found that was able to do this type of custom jewelry work and do it exceptionally well and beautifully.

The final product? Takayas did a fantastic job on this piece. The intricate pattern was re-created exactly and was fit beautifully along the ring. His choice of stones complemented the pattern and color of the metal perfectly. The entire process of choosing the ring material, style, price point was handled superbly well by Jilienne. Every step of this process was painless and flawless. We had no issues at all during this whole design and production process. I recommend Takayas and Jilienne without any reservation to handle your custom jewelry ideas.

14K Rose Gold and Diamond Sailor Moon Engagement Ring

Adam & Anna

Adam:
I stumbled upon Takayas work online, and decided to submit an inquiry. I had been given some direction by my fiancee as to certain things she wanted, and I wanted to try to incorporate a Sailor Moon theme to the ring, but had no idea how to do so. I sent Takayas images of things I wanted him to try to include and what to avoid, along with styles of other rings. I was worried that I provided too many elements, and in my head, I could not figure out how everything would come together. When I received the mock ups, though, my initial thought was, “Oh my God, this is perfect!” Takayas was able to create something truly amazing from my descriptions and images that was elegant and refined, while still having the references to Sailor Moon that both myself and my fiancee would recognize. I truly could not have asked for a better experience than Rachel and Takayas were able to provide!

Anna:
I had no input at all on the ring design, but it is the most perfect ring, and everyone that sees it says that they can’t imagine me with anything else.  I was absolutely floored when I first saw the ring! The attention to detail was amazing; I especially loved the beautiful crescent moons on all four sides of the ring curving up to form the double prongs.  Takayas was able to combine all of the elements that I loved most in rings I’ve seen with incredibly elegant Sailor Moon references to make  a truly special ring that I will be proud to wear for the rest of my life.  Thank you for making me a ring more stunning than I could ever imagine!

Black Rhodium and Montana Sapphire Engagement Ring

Kyle

I came across Takayas while searching for custom jewelers in Southern California. I contacted several through email or phone calls and he was the fastest to respond and the most detailed in answering my specific questions about creating a wedding ring. I didn’t want diamonds. I didn’t want the typical gold or white gold. My fiancée’s favorite color is black and I wanted something that was made for her, not just something shiny and mass produced from the jewelry stores at the mall. I had a lot of ideas and he was able to help me put them together into the perfect piece. Takayas was patient with the specifics I wanted. I found a 1 carat sapphire (her birthstone) and sent it into him. He mounted it with several amethyst accent stones (my birthstone) using black gold. The ring came in a beautiful wood box which I didn’t use because I had a sugar skull ringbox made. It was just chance, but the ring matched my handmade box perfectly. I couldn’t have been more pleased with how professional Takayas and his assistant were, the quality of the piece, the timeline he met for me, or the way he worked with me on pricing. I have recommended him to several friends planning on getting married.

14K Rose Gold and Tourmaline Chibi Moon Engagement Ring

Virgilio

The Ring was inspired by Chibi Moon because it has been her favorite character for the longest time. We are both big anime fans and I decided to propose to her at one of our favorite events, Anime Expo in Los Angeles this year. I chose that venue and planed it around our cosplay because the timing was unexpected and also, as geeky as it may sound, I asked her out to be my girlfriend with a Zelda theme necklace years back and thought it tied in pretty well. You’d think I would settle for a Zelda themed ring, but the Chibi Moon design is much more her taste so I went with that. I want to give a big thanks to Takayas for making this a very memorable time in our lives and for working hard with me throughout the whole process. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience with the making of the ring since day one. Thanks again!!

Dragon Age: Inquisition Ruby Engagement Ring

Alex

I’d actually inquired at a couple companies for having the ring made before I found Takayas’s website, but I wasn’t happy with the designs and communication I was receiving. Takayas blew me away! He and Karen were very communicative during every step of the process, worked well within the timeline I had, and of course created the perfect ring. I remember getting the email with the CAD product and being amazed at how Takayas took a simple game symbol that I provided and turned it into the most beautiful ring I’d ever seen!

Since the moment I proposed, Sam hasn’t been able to take her eyes off of it, and casually claims that there has never been an engagement ring as cool as this one. We couldn’t be happier, thank you Takayas!

18K White Gold Diamond Eternity Wedding Ring

Brett

Laura loved her ring!  I gave it to her while we were in Glacier National Park at the end of June!  It was the perfect style.

Pokemon Mew and Black Rhodium Zelda Wedding Rings

Melissa

We had already decided on going with custom wedding bands and had something in mind when we started looking for someone to make them. We saw some of the other custom work Takayas had done, and knew we could approach him with our ideas. The Zelda band was pretty straightforward, but the Pokemon Mew one was definitely more complicated and I sent him a bunch of images for reference so he could get a better grasp of making a 2D form into 3D. I knew I wanted Mew wrapped around my finger and holding something like a sapphire to maybe look like a water bubble.

Before Takayas even started on concepts, he told me right away that he would not push into making the rings until we were completely satisfied with the concepts, but the amazing part was that when he did come back with concepts, we loved everything about them. He originally had two concepts for the Mew band, but the gold shaped into the bubble with the water streams around it just really stood out because of the artistic quality and effort Takayas put into making it look like it was suspended in motion. Takayas also went a step further to make the Zelda band a little more unique by adding the mini triforces along the top and bottom edges of the band. It was very easy for him to change the metal colors around as well since I wasn’t sure if I was going to like rose gold or white gold more for Mew.

Once we received the actual rings, they were even better than the images and we are still excited about them. I didn’t realize until I put my ring on that it had some good weight to it, which immediately relieved any concern of it being frail or unable to hold up to every day wear. Takayas is amazingly skilled at what he does, and we will forever sing his praises and return to him again when we need something else custom made. I hope making our bands will help in showcasing his talent to the same caliber of how much we love what he made for us.

Emerald and Diamond Zelda Rings

Robin

The work done was breath taking.

Seeing your own design come to life, with the guidance of a master craftsman is an experience that should be sampled at least once by every person.

Topaz Engagement Ring

Mason & Robin

It is so light and delicate! Even though you had explained that the CAD would make it seem heavy and clunky, it was still quite a surprise to see how fine it is.

Beautiful work! I am intrigued at how you designed it to have no places for the hair to catch in it, yet it has so much light in it. I was surprised that the bezel surrounded the bottom of the aquamarine is in its little bowl.

I had expected it to be open somewhere to let light in, because that is what I have seen before. While you had explained that the stone would appear darker and more intensely colored in the setting, I hadn’t grasped the visualization well enough.

I have to go back to remembering the Autobiography of Benvento Cellini, to his descriptions of how he used a foil under the stones in his pieces. Now I’m going to research for more images, to understand more.

Wedding/ Anniversary/ Engagement Ring Set

Troy

This ring was planned over the last 10 years. We couldn’t afford anything really costly at the time we were married. So I found a setting and a lower quality diamond to get married with and told her on our 10 year anniversary her new ring would be fabulous. A couple years before our 10 year we started talking about what we wanted. We searched and searched, nothing even came close! But in the process we found what we liked and didn’t like. We just couldn’t find it in one ring. So we decided we would see about having one made custom. The first few attempts locally turned up nothing.

I discovered Takayas’ profile and invited him to the project. His style of work and visionary abilities that I saw in his past work were exactly what I was looking for in a designer. I needed someone to take our vision and make it a reality. His communication was quick! His renderings of the project were a huge help! In fact he so quickly took our description and created a rendering of exactly what we wanted, that the final design was done before I was even able to hire him! So at that point it was simple! How many other designers can say they are an internationally recognized award winning jewelry designer and not be bragging? It’s the truth! We decided to pickup our rings in person, even though we live 1380 miles away from his office, on our anniversary.

His office is very professional and is a working environment. He will show you exactly how he takes your idea from design to final polishing all within his studio. I’ve already got ideas for the next piece of Takayas Custom Jewelry! Takayas is one very amazing designer!!!

Chicago Gate Bean Engagement Ring

Minsoo

I had a very urgent request for Mr. Takayas to make me a custom ring in bean shape, for me to use as my proposal gift. He got on the project right away and pulled through with the product in 4 days. Spoke to him on Monday night, I picked up the product on Friday evening.
I had a concept, he understood and sent me computer-aided-drawing right away, which was better than my concept. I will absolutely work with him again, if I ever need a custom jewelry. Great communication and unbelievable commitment on his word.
Thank you so much, Mr. Takayas!

Birthstone Ring

Kevin

Working with Takayas was nothing less than exceptional. I had an overall idea of what I wanted and he nailed the ring exactly on the first try. I also asked for a quick turn around and he met it with 2 days to spare. I’m thankful for finding Takayas and will use him for all my future custom jewelry needs.

Galaxy Ring

Kelly

I had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to replace my wife’s damaged wedding ring set. I wanted something non-traditional and unique to our relationship. I came up with a rough idea that I called the galaxy ring. Takayas worked with me on the idea and I was blown away with the renderings. The actual ring blows those renderings out of the water. I am so happy. My wife just keeps staring at her ring. She just loves it!
Thanks!

14kt White Gold Shinobi Pendant

Jim

I have no complaints. They were awesome. Every time I asked a question I never had to wait more than a few hours for a response. Taking into account the 4 hour time difference that is great in my books!! The communication was perfect and the finished product exceeded all my expectations!!!

Knot Wedding Rings

Hisano & Jeremy

I truly value Taka’s meticulous craftsmanship.
He understands the beauty of stones and refines them with his elegant designs.
I love my simple yet elegant design of my engagement ring. The delicate setting shows the stone beautifully while securely holding it.
I get many many compliments on my pearl ring! I love the organic style of the setting.
It is definitely a one-of-a-kind design for a special pearl.

Custom Pearl Ring

Sarah M.

After being turned away by jeweler after jeweler, Takayas agreed to make the setting for the pearl ring. My fiancé wanted to propose while we were on vacation, and Takayas designed, made, and shipped the ring in about a week.  The ring is stunning.  It’s elegant and has a traditional engagement ring look, even though the stones are not traditional.  It’s so special because it was designed especially for me.

The service I received was always prompt, and all of my emails were answered within a few hours, usually within one hour.  They were kind, and Takayas’ work has no equal.  I’m so glad that my fiancé found him, and I look forward to doing business with them again in the future!