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A Letter from Jay & Laina
A letter from Jay & Laina Albrecht
2004. After a decade in jewelry, Jay’s career was at a crossroads. We were pregnant and had just purchased our first house, an old Denver bungalow ripe with unexpected repairs. Being young, gritty and optimistic, we both left our respective jobs and together with our brother in law, Kenny, opened J Albrecht Designs. Nothing about the timing was ideal, but we sold a car, sacrificed vacations, tried our best to soothe a colicky new baby, and went to work...