seriously, this man can do no wrong. besides appear in the odd wes anderson film (scratch that, almost every), and create a line of amazing jewellery, he now has opened the house of waris tea room - a pop-up shop for 10 days only - under the high line in NYC. the project was created by swiss architect christian wassmann after waris issued the house of waris design challenge.
gahhh gahhhh gushing. someone want to fly me to NYC tomorrow?
“I want to create an experience,” Waris says. “I like the pause that tea allows. I primarily live in New York City, a place that is about constants, not letting up and not stopping. So with the tea room, we’ve created an oasis.” Ahluwalia’s House of Waris brand is all-encompassing—it personifies a love of history and romanticism, which is apparent not only in his jewelry designs that come from India and Italy, but also in his approach to tea and the tea room.
“I don’t drink coffee,” he says. “And it’s not about products or business. My inspiration is love and history.”
gahhhhhhhh.
