The task at hand was to create a 58-page book/magazine which brought to life the emerging Central London district, Nine Elms across fashion, arts and architecture – tied into Embassy Gardens – home of the soon-to-be iconic architectural wonder, The Sky Pool. I aptly named the magazine, NINE – clean, succinct and nodding to the area, of course, which lies just South of the River Thames by Vauxhall and opposite Pimlico. As a resident of the area, it absolutely made sense for me to take on the role with the vigour and passion that I have for this new industrial luxury hub that London has to offer.

Onto the magazine itself, Oz Thakkar and I spent two days shooting two covers stories – one featuring model and luxury influencer Ella Catliff, and the other featuring one of Spain’s best known male models, Diego Barrueco. We shot at Embassy Gardens, in the cinema, the pool, the gardens, the Eg:Le Members’ Club and in the apartments to bring to life the existing amenities but also allude to the futurist vision of the Sky Pool. Both Ella and Diego were incredible subjects and Oz and I had worked with them both before (multiple times) which made the process all the more seamless. Enjoy the shots, and the magazine also features some more familiar faces including Sam Lansky to celebrate his new book The Gilded Razor, princess of dark r&b Alo Lee, poet Kojey Radical, artist Millie Browne, walking work of art Daniel Lismore and an illustrated map of South West London created by the incredible Achraf Amiri, plus in depth architecture stories bringing to life the intricacies of the Sky Pool and construction taking place in Nine Elms.

You can pick up a copy of NINE at Embassy Gardens and soon at select members’ clubs in London, Dubai and Hong Kong.

Having been a resident of Nine Elms for the past five years, it’s been hard to find its hero, until now. There’s so much artistic creativity seething within and beyond the area, luxuxy and yet timeless architecture appearing on an almost monthly basis, with the Embassy Garden’s Sky Pool alone set to be another icon of our planet. This, alongside the vigour of the South West Thames is a rather endearing personality trait to our ever evolving city, which hasn’t yet been recognised. NINE is a chance to put London’s new identity on the map, globally. An international destination is rising.

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First debuted on Andy Warhol’s Interview Magazine, Ada + Nik just launched their new Autumn Winter 2014 fashion film, The Dark Wolf.

Directed and produced by Oz Thakkar and creatively produced by Nik Thakkar and Ada Zanditon comes the premiere of Ada + Nik ‘The Dark Wolf’ – a film created for the unveiling of the brand’s AW14/15 collection at London Collections: Men this week.

Focussing on Ada + Nik themes of brotherhood, timelessness and rebellion the film shows Diego, trapped in an alternate reality in an infinity of sand for what could be minutes, hours, days, years or eons, taking up the last of his energy to summon his brother, SMITH. Coughing up the last of his energy into his hand and forming a liquid symbol to awaken the warrior within SMITH – he knew that this could be his only salvation.

In a Philips technologically enhanced world, SMITH is awakened by a loud banging, he opens a door to find a box of sand, he opens the box to be stunned by the visuals and location of his long lost brother. SMITH begins a heroic journey, overcoming The Dark Wolf and various obstacles guided by an ethereal Snow Queen (Nikita Andrianova) and her timeless beauty.

Meanwhile, Diego transcends realities through intense meditation growing gaunt as his energy depletes through his efforts to summon his brother.

Following a physical battle with The Dark Wolf, SMITH glitches into the reality of the infinity of sand where his brother is trapped. Diego subsequently awakens and the two heroes are reunited.

Wire beanie featured on SMITH LDN is YashkaThor for Ada + Nik. The film also features Snow Queen Vodka (sponsor), Philips BR1X and Headphones and Samsung GEAR Watches.

Director and producer: Oz Thakkar
Creative producers: Nik Thakkar and Ada Zanditon
Fashion by Ada + Nik AW14/15 The Dark Wolf
Visualized by Ljubba
Music by SMITH LDN – Anthem For The Lost
Make up and grooming by AOFM PRO (Amritha Dhanjal)

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