Harp and Hound Jewelry
Dan and Laura Jacko
Harp and Hound Jewelry is owned by husband and wife team Dan and Laura Jacko. Dan is our in-house jeweler, handling all of the jewelry design, repair, and fabrication. He has a career of over 20 years in the professional fine jewelry industry, and specializes in traditional techniques that are rarely found in the craft today. Laura manages marketing, customer service, and business related needs for Harp and Hound, and has a 15 year career in sales and nonprofit management. Dan and Laura reside in the Pittsburgh area with their son and two dogs.
Dan holds a B.A. in Fine Arts with a concentration in Metalsmithing from Edinboro University, and has certificates in Platinum, Gemstone Setting, and Hand Engraving from The New Approach School. You can be sure that your jewelry is in uniquely qualified hands with Harp and Hound Jewelry!
What’s Your Logo?
The story of the “harp” and the “hound”
When searching for the perfect name for our designs, we wanted something that evoked a sense of the Old World, a little antique and a little Irish, paying homage to our style of Celtic and vintage inspiration. We also wanted something that was personal to us, that had meaning to us as a family.
We decided on Harp and Hound Jewelry, to symbolize two of our family members, Dan’s wife Laura, and our first dog Loki. One of Laura’s hobbies is playing the Irish folk harp, and Loki is (probably) part hound (as well as part Husky and a few other things!). Loki now graces our logo as the column to an Irish harp, stylized in a Book of Kells inspired motif. This is a photo of the real Loki, who works part time as our moral support and full time as the goodest boy.