Pyrex Vision streetwear brand creator, architect, DJ, and the first African American artistic director at Louis Vuitton. No matter what you label him Virgil Abloh has made many names for himself. Born to Ghanaian immigrant parents, both artist of their own practices, Virgil grew up in a creative environment. He studied Civil Engineering in undergrad, went on to get his Master’s in Architecture. While in his architectural studies at Illinois Institute of Technology, Virgil gained an inspiration of fashion from the works of dutch urbanist and architect Rem Coolhaas. Virgil went on to intern at Fendi alongside Kanye West in 2009 and the twos collaborative relationship flourished.
Being rooted in streetwear and urban representation, Virgil has grown his brand “Off-White” from paintings and ready to wear fashion to sculpture and high fashion couture. All of the pieces in his “Figures of Speech” collection navigate you through the world of hip hop and art culture. The artist collaborations, music references, and acrylic sculptures grab you in literal and figurative advertisements that you would typically ignore. He redefines the use of labels in”Quotations” to state the obvious existence of our surroundings. Creative genius.