subject: China Wholesale Jewelry To Tell Dual Worlds Of "punk Maharajah" [print this page] Waris Ahluwalia struggled to define the intricate, modernist jewelry that the Indian-born, American-based designer creates under the label House of Waris.
A colleague came up with the defining words: Punk Maharajah. That could describe the hip Sikh jeweler himself, as much as his creations, which have been nominated for a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. ---------- china-wholesalejewelry.com
Working with an atelier in Rome especially for white gold pieces and pav work and in Rajasthan, where he spends half his time, Waris, as he is universally known, says that he thrives on a collusion of two worlds.
I personally live that duality and my work reflects exactly that it happens in my head, the designer says, explaining that the inspiration for a three-dimensional bird shape could not have come alive anywhere but in India.---------- china-wholesalejewelry.com
Waris was referring to techniques that go back 300 years and the cl ose collaboration with jewelers in old Delhi.
As a capsule actor, in Wes Andersons The Darjeeling Limited and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, the Waris collaborations are not just with jewels.
Now there is also a book: To India With Love, dedicated to families affected by the Taj Mahal hotel terrorism in Mumbai.---------- china-wholesalejewelry.com
