LaProng Jewelers has been featured in regional and national publications covering craft, small business, and the people behind them. Below are the conversations where founder Joseph Lahoud talks about how the workshop started and what actually happens at the bench.
Bold Journey Magazine November 2024
Bold Journey asked Joseph about developing a tolerance for risk — specifically, the decision to build a business around work made by hand instead of a case full of inventory. The conversation traces how LaProng’s one-on-one workshop format grew out of that choice.
Read the interview in Bold Journey →
Shoutout DFW April 2024
A conversation about what sets LaProng apart in a crowded bridal market: couples don’t shop for a ring here, they make one. Joseph discusses the niche, the value of the experience alongside the finished piece, and how the Carrollton studio runs.
Read the interview in Shoutout DFW →
CanvasRebel Magazine
Joseph tells the origin story: about ten years ago a friend who knew his background asked for help making his own wedding band. Joseph walked him through it with professional tools, and the reaction to the experience — not just the ring — became the idea the business was built on.
Read the interview in CanvasRebel →
About Joseph Lahoud
Joseph Lahoud founded LaProng Jewelers in 2015 in Carrollton, Texas, in the North Dallas suburbs. A second-generation jeweler, he is trained by the Gemological Institute of America as an Applied Jewelry Professional (AJP). He works one-on-one with couples and gift-givers who want to make their own engagement rings, wedding bands, and keepsakes by hand.
Writing about handmade jewelry, small-batch craft, or small business in Dallas–Fort Worth? Joseph is available for interviews and studio visits.