A few weeks back a stylist picked up some of our necklaces for Julia Roberts to wear in her latest movie.  We try not to get too excited about this sort of thing since it often doesn't pan out but lo and behold here she is wearing our Aurora and Cupid intaglio necklace on the set of Larry Crowne.  I don't know if it's a coincidence or if we're on Julia's radar but her husband picked up a pendant from our LA store a few days later for her for Mother's Day.  Here's a close-up of the bronze intaglio: http://www.pyrrha.com/shop/product/id/74/aurora-and-cupid .  You can see more photos from the set here http://aboutjulia.com/site/2010/05/candids-late-night-larry-crowne-shoot/

First I want to thank Hanahlie and Caleb for helping to design the space with us and for keeping cool heads when things seemed like they'd never get finished in time.  So without further ado may I present the Pyrrha flagship store at 8315 West 3rd St. Los Angeles.

It all came together minutes before our opening party...

Evening Light:

Custom cases designed in conjunction with our good friends Hanahlie and Caleb and built by Brent Follett.

Daylight:

Caleb and I spent many, many hours finding and lugging the hundreds of books that were required to build this.

A very cool 19th century dollhouse that I couldn't resist buying.  Apparently found sitting in a field of grass.

Heather hanging some necklaces in the dollhouse.  Actually, the truth is I just thought it would be a cool photo.

Not sure what this was before we turned it into the men's display case.  These his and her mannequins are from the 1800's and are beautifully deconstructed.

Happy that I found a spot for these awesome Art Deco chairs.

Fritz Henningsen couch.

Hans Bellmann chairs.

Old medical magnifier.

Bocci chandelier.

The flower boxes outside of the store have some really cool succulents planted in them.  As of this post no one has stolen them.

Our hope has always been that people would develop a personal connection with our wax seal jewelry.  When we learned that Julie Benz of Buffy, Dexter, Desperate Housewives and now ABC's newest No Ordinary Family fame had a Pyrrha design tattooed on her wrist we were thrilled.  That's a serious commitment to a sentiment!  She wears the matching Winged Heart pendant around her neck.  Below is her very cool and understated white "Tout Pour Vous" tattoo paired with her Pyrrha dagger bracelet (my apologies for the less than stellar pic).

Here's a nice pic of Julie with her Winged Heart pendant.

This great tattoo inspired by our Scissors "We Part to Meet Again" pendant is the only other fan tattoo that we've seen. Any others out there that anyone wants to share?

OK, maybe that title is a bit of an exaggeration but the Grammy's came and went with nary a Pyrrha pendant in sight to grace Ms. Swift's neck. After meeting with Taylor's stylist we learned that she would be wearing one of two dresses - one of which the gold and sapphire winged heart pendant we made for her would pair nicely and the other that would be a difficult match with jewelry.  She chose the latter.  Oh well.  As a consolation we have a couple of pictures of her taken a few days earlier in a rarely seen Lion in Shield pendant.

We don't even have that one up on our website.  If you really need to buy one that she wears you can get this one http://www.pyrrha.com/shop/product/id/15/two-eagles

We only went to one Grammy after-party but it was chock full of eye candy.  I wish I'd taken some pictures but at least some of the outfits are burned into our memories forever.  Never leave home without your sequins.

This past Sunday Danielle and I had the pleasure of visiting Animal Acres in Acton, California.  As many of you already know, a few months ago we sponsored a rescued horse, a sheep, a goat and a Turkey (which we shamelessly named Pyrrha).  These were the first animals that we've connected with since our cat Horton passed away a couple of months ago so it was a pretty emotional experience.  When you're petting a farm animal you become acutely aware of how much they need and enjoy affection and that they're really no different than dogs or cats.

Vegetarian or not, it's a wonderful experience and I urge everyone who can to pay them a visit.  You can find more info on this paradise for animals at www.animalacres.org.

Every January we begin our new year in New York preparing for the AC Show (a trade show focused around accessories).  It's cold and windy here and we're ill equipped with our our unlined boots and Vancouver coats that don't do up to the neck.  We love to walk the city from end to end but with weather like this we've been foregoing any exercise for the warmth of countless cabs.  Tomorrow is set up - the day that we find out whether our crate made it to the site or not.  It's a lot of work and a fair amount of stress but we manage to find some time (and head space) for some shopping and lots of eating.  Today we hit Barney's (lightly):  I bought an Opening Ceremony sweater and Danielle picked up a cognac silk shirt dress.  Tonight we treated ourselves to the tasting menu at Kajitsu, a vegetarian Michelin starred restaurant serving Shojin cuisine, an ancient Japanese cuisine developed in Zen Buddhist monasteries.  Pictured is a gorgeous clear broth with grilled mochi, tiny turnip, carrot and daikon ribbons.  Oishii!