After seeing his name crop up a few times i decided to investigate Waris Ahluwalia and it turns out he's a pretty interesting guy, apparently an acidental Jewellery designer and sometime actor. Ahluwalia's brand House of Waris showcases stunning handmade pieces and is scarcely available, theres a great bio/interview on him here http://www.elleuk.com/fashion/designers-to-know/waris-ahluwalia#image=1 so check it out. With his hands in lots of pies one of the most interesting i found was a film project he worked on for 'The Luxury Collection' a very posh assemble of more than 75 hotels and resorts, the project brought together the minds of Waris Ahluwalia, Luca Guadagnino and Tilda Swinton who together conceived the idea for the short film. The charming short features model Agnyess Deyn following a trail of intriguing notes throughout America and The Luxury Collections hotels, wearing ultra cool clothes in breathtaking surroundings. Also Jason Schwarzmann and Woody Jackson composed the music the project, it couldn't really get much cooler, Interview Magazine provides an excellent insight into the project here it is http://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/here-there-and-everywhere-with-waris-ahluwalia-and-the-luxury-collection#. The wonderful film is called Here i could watch it again and again (if my internet connection wasn't so terrible) its definitely worth the watch though, as Interview Magazine say there is a lot of interesting Hitchcock references and the whole thing in a word; Spectacular!
P.S This article on designboom is also worth a read its about House of Waris' recent exhibition in Istanbul; http://www.designboom.com/design/the-entitled-punk-maharaja-waris-ahluwalia-of-house-of-waris-at-istanbul-74/
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