Alchemist #3: Tej Patel, Filmmaker + Director

“Live life, breathe air, I know somehow we’re gonna get there.”

Filmmaker/Director, TP

“One of the name’s on my shirt is Virgil Abloh - I especially loved how Virgil believed that ‘your life doesn’t have to fit into a box.’ I’ve never enjoyed the idea of niche-ing down even though I feel society forces us to pick one thing to define our existence. I think that creative expression can be found in so many different mediums and people should be encouraged to express themselves in a way that works for the current moment.”

Pictured: Tej Patel director/filmmaker [right], Rajid Selim director/founder [left]

“PS, I think surrounding yourself with people that uplift you and positively encourage your goals are very important, such as my friend Rajid Selim [pictured here].”

Connect with Tej: @tejxpatel / tejpatel.com

Names embroidered on Tej’s Alchem House shirt:

Spider Man, Virgil Abloh, Kid Cudi, Yves Saint Laurent, Ye, Tyler the Creator, Pharrell, Heron Preston, Tremaine Emory, Issa Rae, Tilak, Gopal, Vidya, Anisha, Kalpana, Bhavesh, Deep, Malcom X, Frank Ocean