Art Gecko State

This store has been on state street for a long time for good reason. It is a unique little store with handmade and imported crafts, instruments, and other items from other cultures. I did not expect to find fine jewelry, which staff were gracious in working with me to purchase. Overall good vibes. One change I would be interested in however is to see some mosaic lamps (which there seemed to be an abundance of) replaced by other unique and interesting handcrafted items the store does not yet have yet fits its theme.

We bought a giraffe today. The one in the display window was white, and they gave us another one that was sealed, saying it’s the same as the one on display. But when our friends opened it, it turned out to be more brownish than white. That’s my only complaint.. the quality is excellent, and the product looks very well made.

We’ve gone here many times now because the ring selection is vast. The service is awesome too. They are well staffed and friendly. The manager on site made us feel like friends and super welcome. We spent good money and plan to spend more in the future. We recommend going here for awesome jewelry.

I’ve been in a few times and enjoyed the products, but the employees’ behavior is a little concerning. There is one employee who, whenever I see them in the State location, is talking (loudly) about their romantic partners and intimate experiences in graphic detail. I don’t want to include any explicit language that might get this review censored but trust, I know WAY more about this person than I ever cared to. During one visit I overheard them shouting across the store with somebody (employee? Customer? Unclear) about their intimate partners, their “performances”, and various intimacy products they had purchased/gotten through brand sponsorships, along with their very graphic reviews of said products. I’d like to emphasize that they were holding this conversation for the entire ~20min I was in the store, and it showed no signs of stopping when I fled the shop. I initially wrote it off as a crazy one-off experience that would be funny to share with friends- maybe they just HAD to tell a friend about the details of their most recent hookup/relationship, and I was just the unfortunate soul that was present to bear witness. However, it has now happened several times, always with the same employee. Literally, every. Single. Time. I’ve started avoiding the State location because I’m not interested in hearing about this individual’s adventures in the bedroom, and if I enter while they’re in shop, I turn tail and leave ASAP. TLDR: sells cool stuff, but I prefer other businesses on State where the staff has boundaries and some semblance of professionalism!

The staff is completely rude to my 6 year old. on our way out, my daughter held the door and the woman the counter commented “please don’t get your finger prints all over the window,” in an incredibly condescending tone/way. I’ve frequented this place over the past two decades… now I will no longer shop here. I’m sure I’m not the only one having attitude thrown their way from their workers. So disappointed.

i LOVE this shop. not only are the products beautiful, affordable, and great quality; the staff is so wonderful! Ayo is extremely knowledgeable and helpful and goes out of their way to make the experience comfortable, fun, and informative. they really care about their customers and you can tell they love what they do. i’ve recommended the store to so many people are everyone has loved it!!! overall an amazing place with great people :)

I walked into Art Gecko, today, to look around. There were young women, working behind the counter, who were incredibly loud and obnoxious. One of them was preoccupied with trying on rings. Two of the women carried on, loudly shouting absurd things out loud to each other and getting carried away, like they were not at work. It was incredibly odd and immature. I was wondering who was in charge. No one offered to show me anything in the case because no one cared about making sales for the store. I was looking at the pendants and that was when I noticed one of the young women trying on 2 rings... I don't know how they make sales, with that kind of service. With self-absorbed/focused employees, that seems nearly impossible. In addition to the noisy women was the loud music, blaring from the speakers. Not to mention, their prices are high. The ambiance was absolutely bogus, for a rock shop. This place used to be better. Then again, every pendant I've bought that was stamped or claimed to be 925 sterling silver has tarnished like it was something other than silver. How would I know? I couldn't polish the silver back to it's shiny, light silver state. The metal changed colors, completely. I left the State Street Art Gecko feeling really annoyed after my experience, today.

I absolutely adore this place. Everytime I make my way up to Madison I have to stop here. I've boughten my fair share of crystals from here, but my favorite purchases I come back for over and over again are the rings! So far I've boughten two, a moonstone ring, and most recently a purple jasper ring! Everyone has always been very helpful and friendly. If your ever wandering state street definetly stop into this place💗💗