3 Penny Design

Name: 3 Penny Design
Address: Los Angeles, CA, 90031, US
Telephone: +19177533226
Rating: 5

About us

3 PENNY is creative firm based in California and we help coin ideas through innovative Design.
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Chief Creative Officer Rachel Myers

We create spaces and objects that tell stories for theatrical, commercial and corporate experiences.

04/25/2024

A man I loved died this week at an age too young and it has cracked my heart wide with grief. It’s been a moment with too much sadness, first with a very deep family loss that shook my heart wide that I’ve been unable to speak of and stress and the pain of deep sorrow for the world.

A Jewish girl meets a Muslim boy across a crowded room. We were two strangers who saw each other, we made eyes and smiled, nervously looked away and then came together and something special began. Both with dark curly hair, but from different backgrounds. He was funny and smart and handsome and so kind and had with a mischievousness and a sense of both childlike playfulness and vulnerability that sent us through a rabbit hole in our connection.

While dating, I found our traditions (though different) helped make a shared sense of understanding - family, tradition and our people. We enjoyed each other. We were friends. Here love grew.

Yesterday we buried sweet Summy (who would hate me writing about him as much as he hated me taking his picture). He suffered terribly from epilepsy, which took his life. Yesterday I sat on the rug in his community mosque in prayer with his people, the only Jew in an enormous room in a tradition different but in many ways not unlike my own and I felt embraced. At first a stranger, but then held, held by his family, friends and his people who saw my pain and tears and propped me up with kindness and love. I miss Summy terribly, we were planning to see each other soon, I feel that we are still in that conversation and I’m filled with the sadness and regret of never knowing what might have happened in other versions of the story.
But yesterday in Detroit, my heart was held by his people, our cousins. I wish we could all embrace now in this collective sorrow and grief. There’s so much more possible with love.

God bless you Summy. I’m so grateful for the moments that we shared and having you in my life and in knowing you and what passed between us.

Yesterday I learned that in Islam that you could hear our words until the last footsteps walked from the grave. I will forever carry you with me.
Rest in peace love.

01/06/2024

Started the new year feeling more like myself than in a long while. Whole, happy, rested and nourished. Today before leaving I went to the sea in the moonlight to say goodbye to the stars and the dark sky and on my way I fell. A solid drop and I went to the waves and let the salt wash over and reached for Yemonja and stretched wide arms into the night, to big things beyond. When I landed here and halfway home, I found out that my Nana, my abuela, was taken in an ambulance to the hospital. They are trying to figure out what’s next, but I can’t help but wonder about the timing of these things. It was a universal thud, like a cut cord or a drum beat of shock and then this news. Life. Nana turns 94 in a few weeks. She is my queen and our matriarch. If you have a moment, please say a little prayer to keep her in your heart today ♥️.

06/20/2023

Thrilled to share the news! I’m joining the Faculty at NYU TISCH as Associate Profesor for Grad Production Design for Film. Can’t wait for this new chapter. It’s a tremendous honor to join the ranks as part of this incredible institution of faculty and students and teach in my field. ❤️See you soon NYC 🗽 (Also ready for all the lox and whitefish 🥯!) Big love!!

06/18/2023

Happy Father’s Day to this guy. I can’t describe the ocean of love of what you mean to me and to our family. Thank you for all you are and what you do and give to our family and community. Thank you for leading, sharing, teaching and giving in love, adventure and time. I Love you dad.

06/15/2023

So proud of this “Mountaintop” by and directed by . This team walked in one step with unbelievable performances by and johnmichaelhill. So wonderful to collaborate with you all mylette . Tremendous thanks to Mel, Patty, the crew and and the team for their skill, talent and attention to making this work possible and for all the water, snow and theatrical magic and tricks. Happy Opening! Cover photo by

06/02/2023

Happy place. Tech rehearsal for “The Mountaintop” with Queen . Theatre is in my bones, it’s the beginning. It’s our history. Our stories. Personally, it’s been a challenging moment and being here making this work, with these words and these talented collaborator’s is so healing. Nothing beats collaborating, generating and art making with your people. Photo 📸 by ❤️

04/28/2023

A Magical night celebrating film and artists voices. Such an honor to screen my film BOURN KIND alongside gorgeous Lion winning feature Documentary, FRAGMENTS OF PARADISE and a musical performance by new band. Tremendous gratitude and Bill Bryan with . So powerful to share the space with these amazing female artists and storytellers.

04/16/2023

A wonderful man passed away last night. Dear John Iacovelli, a beautiful soul with the kindest heart, and an incredible human!! I couldn’t stop sobbing because it was too soon, but I am so grateful to have known you John, as a friend and artistic colleague. John really knew how to LIVE!
Like Auntie Mame’s, “Life is a banquet” and John knew tasted every bite. John was full of love and joy and savored and appreciated all the details and gifts this world has to offer. He was a consummate Mensch! Always in an apron with an incredible spread. I met him shortly after graduating from Yale and he quickly welcomed me, inviting me to visit his TV show sets and amazing backyard and Christmas parties. John was the kind of person who really showed up. A man of his word. He was present in embracing the world and seeing delight, discovery and wonder in everything. The strangest thing is that I thought of him a day before he passed, that I needed to plan to see him for lunch when I was next in town. The last time we saw each other was for lunch, by UCLA Medical Center in between his appointments. He was looking so much better. He seemed well, on the mend and that his sickness was at bay but now I see he was just trying to save and appreciate the life in front of him.
Thank you so much for the gift my friend to know you in this life. Thank you for your love and joy, kindness, wisdom, talent and company. Thank you for sharing yourself, your passion and your beautiful life. May your memory be a blessing. Whenever the world is dark I will think of your bright light.

02/27/2023

I’m thrilled to be nominated for a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for my design for “Power of Sail” by directed by and starring and produced by and . So many nominations for our stellar team and a special and poignant piece of theater to be a part of. Grateful to be in the design company of so many great friends and visionary design talents and !

02/21/2023

Last week . What an amazing time celebrating storytelling on film here in my Santa Barbara community. Thank you for these filmmaker shots in the studio. Now back to behind the camera 🎥.

12/04/2022

Fell down the AI worm-whole. Computers are coming for us. Design-playground-cosplay-dreamland. .ai

11/07/2022

Happy Monday. You’re welcome! Never fully dressed without a smile.

10/17/2022

Heading to New York in a few days for the memorial of Ming Cho Lee, my grad school professor and mentor and feeling very nostalgic about those days. Today a friend sent a picture from long ago - when we had weekly costume parties and I wore fishnets and mini skirts to class and we took naked class photos and stayed in the studio until 3 AM working feverishly and singing show tunes and then a fewer hours later partied and did it all over again. Forever grateful for the Yale School of Drama and my classmates. This amazing group of folks who became kin. The hardest thing I’ve ever done and maybe the most significant in my life path. See you soon 🗽 NYC and YSD. Love you ❤️

10/13/2022

Can’t wait for the edit on this - the legend that is Savion. Big thanks to .tv Ramon and Digby . Shout out to for the support. It takes a village to make Art possible.

09/12/2022

Got to make some magic with and with the amazing . Such a tremendous pleasure to be a part of making the magic of movies come to life with and . Here’s some stills and outtakes. Thanks team for pulling off all this gorgeousness and poetry and . The spot is screening and . Such a special one to be a part of!

07/22/2022

Directoring. So grateful to and . This launch is an incredible opportunity for underrepresented filmmakers- check out the article and link and apply!!

07/19/2022

Never gets old! Happy director. Exhausted but grateful to a wonderful Atlanta crew for the shoot and huge thanks to and for trusting me with your vision. This was a special one. Big hugs and for the magic !

07/08/2022

We brought “Tiny Kindness Project” , BOURN KIND to NYC before our NY premiere and Artist painted a mural at the historic 41 Ave A, the first housing project in NYC and the United States . This mural was very meaningful because we were able to celebrate our connections, Kindness and public art together with the community on the streets of the East Village who participated in making the work and sharing their time and stories with us. This was a heart warmer and significant in this moment, to collaborate with so many wonderful people to make this possible. Thank you to the neighborhood of Ave A for welcoming us and joining in the project and art making and to our non-profit partners for your support . Public art and social activism is impactful and connecting with our neighbors to see and respect one another is how we transform as a culture. Change starts at home. Big Love NYC 🗽!!

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Edit and Music by- Roger Rodgers
Thanks Producer PA and so many more!! Music thanks to our friends at The Pharmacy - George, Rosa, Rafiki and the neighborhood business and restaurants that celebrated with hosting us and our block party!

06/29/2022

There’s so much magic in ancient places. Lost in cobblestone streets, floating in warm saltwater with sun on my cheeks I realized how deeply I missed the world and it’s stories. Strangers and noises and smells and adventure. I slept in a stone room carved in the mountainside that was thousands of years old where I had vibrant dreams almost like I could feel the people in the walls and swam through an underground cave. Maids on cigarette breaks crouching in alleyways and tiny fluffy lap dogs on trains, children jumping off cliff rocks and families laughing by the sea. Wine and bellyaches from strange foods and exhaustion, elation, Covid, all delicious. Experience. Grateful for the gems. To feel so small in the bounty and possibility of all there is out there to explore and do and live. Bless this world and all the people in it.
With my bud

06/20/2022

TRIBECA. Taking my first breath since the festival wrap and feeling so unbelievably grateful for the experience. It’s magic to have your film seen and to connect with your people. The feeling of being with other filmmakers and creatives who have all been through the grueling process to make the work is deeply meaningful - especially after what we have all been through in the last few years. I went to more events than the last two years combined and in a large way it felt like a welcome back to the world and also to my own creative spirit which has felt like hibernation during the pandemic. Huge love to the wonderful folks I met and to the amazing team of artists who made our film and got us here. Filmmaking really is a team sport and I couldn’t have smiled more with the joy that the last 2 weeks have given. Tremendous love and counting the blessings. Thank you for seeing me .

06/18/2022

Shoutout to this guy. The talent that is . Last night I was able to see the last film screening of our movie BOURN KIND and was struck again by what first drew me to Rich. His undeniable talent but really his overwhelming warmth, sweetness, honesty and tenderness that comes across in how he is in the world as a human and the work he makes as an artist. So glad to know you my friend and to share this journey with you. Thank you for bringing your love, honesty and kindness to the film and our project. X

06/15/2022

Mama’s first time in the studio. TRIBECA thank you for making us filmmakers feel so special. It’s such an honor to be here as part of the festival to share my work and as awkward as I felt - I tried to lean into it. In the Getty portrait studio. Lewk by

06/04/2022

The festival has drawn to a close but excited to share that BOURN KIND was at this year. So thrilled that our little film was able to be a part of the festival marketplace. Raising a glass of rosé in celebration!

06/01/2022

A memory popped up from May 2020. I made this little drawing at the beginning of the pandemic and then the drawing became a movie and that movie is now going to Tribeca film festival in a week - selected as one of 43 short films from over 7,200+ submissions.

Feeling very grateful for the little ideas. It’s always surprising when you put your heart into something - you never know where it’s going to lead. I always feel amazed every film that so many people can come together to support an idea and this little film really felt special with the crew, cast and people on the streets asking to join in. Thanks to an amazing team. So excited to make more art with you and celebrate what we made together .

05/24/2022

CDDP! So honored to be selected to be a part of this talented group of commercial directors with the the Commercial Directors Diversity Program. Partnering with so many amazing commercial companies and peers exploring the art and business of commercial storytelling and production together. Here’s to great branded storytelling and wonderful to be back together in the room where it happens.

05/08/2022

The women in my life. Mom, Nana, Bubby, Auntie, Sister, Cousin. I’ve had the wonderful gift of recently getting to spend some special time with my family. Our matriarch, my parents, my cousins and aunts and elders and I feel so full and grateful for the role models of strength, kindness and love that they have shown me. My mother is so incredible, gorgeous, passionate, talented, charming, kind and the most loving mother. I feel so fortunate for the path the women in my family have made and what they have taught me about being human and how to love ❤️. Happy Mother’s Day!

04/29/2022

Headshots unearthed in my parents attic last time I visited home. From a path almost taken.

Got recruited by a few acting MFA programs but deciding to pursue design. Also had big audition at age 20 with fancy Hollywood manager who said that to make it in the business I would either need to gain 25 lbs or loose 25 lbs. So happy to see more real bodies on screen these days.

Grateful for the lessons. The journey is the destination. Also these pictures. Lord.

04/19/2022

Cat is out of the bag! Thrilled to share that our film BOURN KIND will premiere at this years !!! This film was a love project and so many wonderful people helped make it possible. Come see us NYC! We premiere June 11! With amazing collaborators and . Thank you to our partners and the film family who got us here. foundation film
Director: Rachel Myers ( )
Producer: Connie Jo Sechrist ()
Director of Photography: Dylan Chapgier ()
Starring: Bourn Rich ()
Editor: Puppett ()
Composer: Mark Tewarson ()
Sound Editor: Vincent Olivieri ()
Colorist: John Clifton ()
VFX Artist: Lex Benedict ()
Songs by: Mustapha Shakir () and Kosha Dillz ()
Costume Designer: Lorraine Ely ()
Crew: Cutter White (), Nichole Ruiz (.ruiz), Andy Poulsen (), Angelique A. Costanza (), Michael Deacon (), Jade Trazo (.jpg), Ruben Briones (), Chad Hladki (), Micheal Romo (), Marianne Amelinckx ()
Cast: Rosetta Tate (.tate.la), Wynn Roberts (), Marvl Roussan (), Jean Baiardi (), Samiya Khan (), Malerie McDonald (), Nicole Goosby (), Mike Marlow (), Michael Heidemann (), Erik Artist (), Emily Moussa (), Amira Whitaker ()
BTS Photographer: Danielle Mathias ()
Photographer: Elizabeth Jackson (.jackson_)

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We brought “Tiny Kindness Project” @tinykindnessproject , BOURN KIND to NYC before our NY premiere @tribeca and Artist @bournrich painted a mural at the historic 41 Ave A, the first housing project in NYC and the United States @nychagram . This mural was very meaningful because we were able to celebrate our connections, Kindness and public art together with the community on the streets of the East Village who participated in making the work and sharing their time and stories with us. This was a heart warmer and significant in this moment, to collaborate with so many wonderful people to make this possible. Thank you to the neighborhood of Ave A for welcoming us and joining in the project and art making and to our non-profit partners for your support @theartofelysium @thisisonefifty @philmcomedia . Public art and social activism is impactful and connecting with our neighbors to see and respect one another is how we transform as a culture. Change starts at home. Big Love NYC 🗽!! Director- @racheldirects DP- @dchapgier Artist- @bournrich Edit and Music by- Roger Rodgers Thanks Producer @conniejosechrist @baobabt PA @lenabanchero2 and so many more!! Music @koshadillz thanks to our friends at The Pharmacy - George, Rosa, Rafiki and the neighborhood business and restaurants that celebrated with hosting us and our block party!

BOURN KIND. Tiny Kindness Project was a labor of love and I can’t think of a more fitting close to the year than to share this. I’m floored by the many talents, voices and hands that joined together to make this film. Here’s a peak. Coming to film festivals soon! Wishing you a season and New Year filled with LOVE ❤️ and Kindness @tinykindnessproject Director: Rachel Myers @racheldirects Starring: Bourn Rich @bournrich Producer: Connie Jo Sechrist @conniejosechrist Executive Producer:Tamika Lamison @baobabt Director of Photography: Dylan Chapgier @dchapgier Editor: Puppett @puppetthappens Composer: Mark Tewarson @mark_tewarson Sound Editor: Vincent Olivieri @vinnieeatsanddrinks Colorist: John Clifton @clifto VFX Artist: Lex Benedict @dslrgirl Songs by: Mustapha Shakir @_mustafashakir_ and Kosha Dillz @koshadillz Costume Designer: Lorraine Ely @lelycostumedesign Crew: AD Cutter White @cutterwhite , Nichole Ruiz @nichole.ruiz, Andy Poulsen @fhntenor , Angelique A. Costanza @corevaluefocus , Michael Deacon @michaeldeacon95 , Jade Trazo @jademarie.jpg , Ruben Briones @ricochetrubes , Chad Hladki @chadhladki , Micheal Romo @micheal_romco , Marianne Amelinckx @kusalausa Cast: Rosetta Tate @rosetta.tate.la , Wynn Roberts @misswor, Marvl Roussan @marvelousmarvsart , Jean Baiardi @jeanbaiardi , Samiya Khan @samiyakhanofficial , Malerie McDonald @maleriemcd , Nicole Goosby @nicolegoosby , Mike Marlow @chiefmarlow , Michael Heidemann @themichaelheidemann , Erik Artist @eriktheartist , Emily Moussa @emily_moussa_ , Amira Whitaker @actressamira BTS Photographer: Danielle Mathias @daniellemathias Photographer: Elizabeth Jackson @elizabeth.jackson_ Thank you @aspire @artofelysium