I'm surprised as anyone about where I've ended up. Maybe it's because I say yes to things. Waris Ahluwalia More Quotes by Waris Ahluwalia More Quotes From Waris Ahluwalia I like the pause that tea allows Waris Ahluwalia pausestea I create with my heart, so life and work inevitably intersect all too often. Waris Ahluwalia my-heartheart I just want to create, and socializing is part of the experience. It might sound crazy, but I don't see myself in the jewelry business. It's an experience. Waris Ahluwalia crazysoundwant I made two rings for myself and when I was in Los Angeles, I walked into a store called Maxfields and they essentially bought them off my hands. Those were originally made in New York. There wasn't craftsmanship, there was just manufacturing, and I wasn't interested in doing that. My first workshop was in Rome, and that was the start of House of Waris. In a little magical atelier, a goldsmith, his apprentice, his stone setter - and that was where it began. Waris Ahluwalia los-angelesringshouse It's beyond my control how I'm perceived. Waris Ahluwalia beyond-my-control I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration. Waris Ahluwalia aspirationcuriosity I'm driven by history and our past. That's why I work in gold. It's in your veins. We've been lusting after gold since the beginning of time. God, glory, and gold. Waris Ahluwalia lustgoldpast Design and the urgency to preserve it - not as a museum relic, as a living experience. And for me, something that lives alongside mass-produced goods. I'm not saying get away from it. My battle is there is a marketplace for what people wear and what they eat and care about how things are made and not just that they were made, and that's the core focus. I know where things come from, I know their families. I do that throughout my life - I know who makes my suits, and I know where my eggs come from. Everyone and everything is accounted for and has accountability. Waris Ahluwalia accountabilitydesignpeople My inspiration is love and history. Waris Ahluwalia inspiration My friends are a huge part of my inspiration. Waris Ahluwalia my-friendshugeinspiration I love driving in the city at night. Waris Ahluwalia cities-at-nightcitiesnight I wouldn't know how to think inside the box because I don't even know where it is. I wouldn't know how to do it any other way. Waris Ahluwalia thinking My mission in life is to preserve craftsmanship. Waris Ahluwalia missionspreserveslife-is People who know me know that theres a light-hearted side, humour... But you could easily say I am cheeky. Waris Ahluwalia lightsidespeople My inspiration is always love and history, and my passion to a fault is craftsmanship and responsibility. Those are the simplest things. It goes beyond jewelry. It's every part of my life. Waris Ahluwalia passioninspirationresponsibility I travel a lot, and I hunt for fabrics, then I have the tailor make me something. Waris Ahluwalia fabrichuntstailors I was upset, I had anxiety, I was shaking, I did not speak. And then I realized, clearly, they have not been trained properly. I knew yelling will not do anything. It is about education and the policy. Waris Ahluwalia world The reason I am here [in Mexico] on my own will is that I'm afraid [that] if I leave this can happen again to someone else, and I can't in good conscience allow that. Waris Ahluwalia top-news I didn't ask to be a public face or voice of a religion. Sikhs have been in (the United States) for over 125 years, i just want to make and create art. Waris Ahluwalia top-news I'm not sitting here angry at Aeromexico. Everyone makes mistakes. I've made mistakes, but what makes us different is how we collect and respond and react to the mistakes we make. They did not know. I cannot blame them for that, but ignorance and fear is the flag humans carry, and we have to be vigilant to fight that. Waris Ahluwalia top-news
