Shantanu & Nikhil are back from Swarovski HQ in Austria, with multi-purpose pins designed to impress at a show in the capital later today
Last December, at GQ Fashion Nights, they gave a few male models dull, metallic brooches, adding a rakish edge to jacket hemlines. Now the brothers and design partners, Shantanu and Nikhil Mehra, are expanding on the idea, courtesy a visit to the Alpine headquarters of crystal company, Swarovski. Long-time crystal fans, they followed in the footsteps of international names like Jean Paul Gaultier and Vivienne Westwood as they identified the ‘stones’ that best communicate their design spirit, at source. ‘Overwhelmed” by 60,000 varieties of crystals, over three days, they settled for 10 in somber shades and asymmetrical uncut diamond shapes. And this includes what American car designer Chris Bangle has just created with the 122-year-old brand — exploring both fully flat and 3D techniques. “We are big fans of the vintage Swarovski, crystals in soft greys, the darker tones. You don’t need to shine by lighting, but just by understated individuality,” begins Nikhil, the younger of the two brothers at 49. Read more
Last December, at GQ Fashion Nights, they gave a few male models dull, metallic brooches, adding a rakish edge to jacket hemlines. Now the brothers and design partners, Shantanu and Nikhil Mehra, are expanding on the idea, courtesy a visit to the Alpine headquarters of crystal company, Swarovski. Long-time crystal fans, they followed in the footsteps of international names like Jean Paul Gaultier and Vivienne Westwood as they identified the ‘stones’ that best communicate their design spirit, at source. ‘Overwhelmed” by 60,000 varieties of crystals, over three days, they settled for 10 in somber shades and asymmetrical uncut diamond shapes. And this includes what American car designer Chris Bangle has just created with the 122-year-old brand — exploring both fully flat and 3D techniques. “We are big fans of the vintage Swarovski, crystals in soft greys, the darker tones. You don’t need to shine by lighting, but just by understated individuality,” begins Nikhil, the younger of the two brothers at 49. Read more