Amaryllis Knight
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Amaryllis Knight, co-owns and operates Falcon Motorcycles LLC
, based in Los Angeles, California
, with her fiancee, motorcycle and industrial designer Ian Barry
. She appeared on the ITV
television series, Adrenaline Junkie and The Mongol Rally.
named the first in the Falcon collection, the "Bullet Falcon", recipient of the award for best thoroughbred motorcycle at the Legend Of The Motorcycle
International concours
. Since then the following two in the collection have gone on to win the award for best custom at the 2010 and 2011 Quail Motorsports events at Pebble Beach
, son of Ozzy
and Sharon Osbourne
, in the Mongol Rally, a television series for ITV
, in which they drove over 10000 miles (16,093.4 km) in a car rally from London
to the capital of Mongolia
, Ulan Bator.
children in need of medical attention, from West African refugee camp
s into the United States to receive medical attention.
In 2006, she was one of a small group of Los Angeles
women who started "The Name Campaign" with Creative Visions, a non-profit organization that brought about attention to the crisis of the Child Soldiers in Northern Uganda. The group sought to bring about awareness to the conflict in Northern Uganda
through collecting the names of thousands of children abducted by Warlord
Joseph Kony
and imprinting each one on a silver necklace with a green band, and was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show
.
Knight also works as a doula
and apprentice midwife.
, former editor of The Economist Magazine
, and current director of News Corporation
, and Sabiha Rumani Malik
. The marriage lasted 17 years from 1975 to 1991 and the couple had another daughter, Afsaneh Knight, a novelist and author of Slaughterhouse Heart. Amaryllis's mother subsequently married in 1991 the architect Norman Foster, Lord Foster of Thames Bank. Knight grew up in Hampstead, London. Her elder sister is the British author and journalist, India Knight
. Amaryllis lives with her fiancé in Los Angeles
, California
.
Falcon Motorcycles
Falcon Motorcycles makes custom motorcycles in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 2008 by industrial designer Ian Barry and his partner Amaryllis Knight, and specializes in the design, engineering and fabrication of one of a kind machines, built around the derelict engines of pre- and...
, based in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, with her fiancee, motorcycle and industrial designer Ian Barry
Ian Barry
Ian Barry is an award-winning industrial designer, and co-owner of Falcon Motorcycles, with Amaryllis Knight. He plays guitar in the progressive metal band Black Math Horseman.- Career :...
. She appeared on the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
television series, Adrenaline Junkie and The Mongol Rally.
Motorcycles
Amaryllis and her fiancé design and fabricate fast, high end, bespoke motorcycles around the engines of rare pre and post war motorcycles. Every machine is unique, and made from scratch, with exception to the engine and the tires. A collection of ten Falcons is planned, with three completed so far, the fourth underway.In May 2008, Legend Of The MotorcycleLegend Of The Motorcycle
The annual Legend of the Motorcycle International Concours d’Elegance is a competitive event held on a 44-mile scenic loop that begins at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Half Moon Bay, California and follows the coast down, along, and back up the mountain ridge-top that overlooks the Pacific Ocean...
named the first in the Falcon collection, the "Bullet Falcon", recipient of the award for best thoroughbred motorcycle at the Legend Of The Motorcycle
Legend Of The Motorcycle
The annual Legend of the Motorcycle International Concours d’Elegance is a competitive event held on a 44-mile scenic loop that begins at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Half Moon Bay, California and follows the coast down, along, and back up the mountain ridge-top that overlooks the Pacific Ocean...
International concours
Concours d'Elegance
A Concours d'Elegance dates back to 17th Century French aristocracy, who paraded horse-drawn carriages in the parks of Paris during Summer weekends and holidays...
. Since then the following two in the collection have gone on to win the award for best custom at the 2010 and 2011 Quail Motorsports events at Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is an automotive charitable event held each year on the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California, considered the most prestigious event of its kind. It is the finale of a week long festival of classic cars events in the Monterey area every year...
Television
Amaryllis appeared with Jack OsbourneJack Osbourne
Jack Joseph Osbourne is an English media personality, best known as the son of musician Ozzy Osbourne and music manager Sharon Osbourne, and brother of Aimee and Kelly Osbourne.-Early life and family:...
, son of Ozzy
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
and Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne....
, in the Mongol Rally, a television series for ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
, in which they drove over 10000 miles (16,093.4 km) in a car rally from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to the capital of Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
, Ulan Bator.
Humanitarian Work
Amaryllis has promoted several humanitarian causes. On the behalf of The Next Right Thing", she escorted refugeeRefugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
children in need of medical attention, from West African refugee camp
Refugee camp
A refugee camp is a temporary settlement built to receive refugees. Hundreds of thousands of people may live in any one single camp. Usually they are built and run by a government, the United Nations, or international organizations, or NGOs.Refugee camps are generally set up in an impromptu...
s into the United States to receive medical attention.
In 2006, she was one of a small group of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
women who started "The Name Campaign" with Creative Visions, a non-profit organization that brought about attention to the crisis of the Child Soldiers in Northern Uganda. The group sought to bring about awareness to the conflict in Northern Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
through collecting the names of thousands of children abducted by Warlord
Warlord
A warlord is a person with power who has both military and civil control over a subnational area due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority. The term can also mean one who espouses the ideal that war is necessary, and has the means and authority to engage in war...
Joseph Kony
Joseph Kony
Joseph Kony is an African terrorist who is the head of the Lord's Resistance Army , a guerrilla group that is engaged in a violent campaign to establish theocratic government based on the Ten Commandments in Uganda...
and imprinting each one on a silver necklace with a green band, and was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
.
Knight also works as a doula
Doula
A Doula is someone who provides non-medical support to women and their families during labour and childbirth, and also the postpartum period. The term can also be used to describe other supportive roles for other life events such as abortion, death and more....
and apprentice midwife.
Personal
Amaryllis is the daughter of Andrew KnightAndrew Knight
Andrew Stephen Bower Knight is a journalist, editor, and director of News Corporation.-Career:He joined The Economist Magazine in 1966 on the international business and investment sections...
, former editor of The Economist Magazine
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
, and current director of News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
, and Sabiha Rumani Malik
Sabiha Rumani Malik
Sabiha Rumani Malik is co-founder and president of , an idea incubator for conceptualisation and implementation of models for alleviation of poverty in economically deprived areas. She is a Pakistan-born British architect, designer, and a psychotherapist....
. The marriage lasted 17 years from 1975 to 1991 and the couple had another daughter, Afsaneh Knight, a novelist and author of Slaughterhouse Heart. Amaryllis's mother subsequently married in 1991 the architect Norman Foster, Lord Foster of Thames Bank. Knight grew up in Hampstead, London. Her elder sister is the British author and journalist, India Knight
India Knight
India Knight is a British journalist and author. She is known for her contribution to the British media, as well as her books: My Life on a Plate, Don't You Want Me?, The Shops, Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet and The Thrift Book , all of which are published by Penguin books...
. Amaryllis lives with her fiancé in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
