Kanye West says he’s launching an architecture arm to his company Yeezy, and he’s looking for designers who ‘want to make the world a better place’
Not too many details are available yet, but West has said in the past that he wants to delve into products beyond music and fashion
By Leanna Garfield
Kanye West is venturing into architecture.
The firm will be a part of Yeezy, West’s clothing company in collaboration with Adidas. Currently, Yeezy only offers a line of footwear, bags, and apparel, but in April, West tweeted that “Yeezy is no longer a fashion company we should be referred to as apparel or clothing or simply YEEZY.”
West’s trainers are hugely popular, and Yeezy is considered one of the most influential sneaker brands. In late April, West (falsely) claimed that Yeezy is “the 2nd fastest growing company in adding that his team has 160 positions to fill by the end of 2018.
In the same tweetstorm, he expressed support for Donald Trump and posted photos of himself in a “Make America Great Again” baseball cap. The tweets resulted in a backlash online, with some customers threatening to burn or sell their Yeezy sneakers.