BORN IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS (U.S.A) 2002, WILL GATES II® IS AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER BY TRADE, ARTIST, FASHION DESIGNER, AND DJ. HE HAS WORKED FOR 8X GRAMMY AWARD WINNER, WRITER AND POET, MALIK YUSEF, STACY ADAMS, FLORSHEIM, NUNN BUSH, KLIM AND CACTUS JACK. IT WAS WHILE EXPLORING THE CAREER OF FOOTWEAR DESIGN THAT GATES STUMBLE UPON CREATIVE, VIRGIL ABLOH (b.1980-2021). HE LOOK UP TO ABLOH AS A MENTOR TO HELP FIND HIS STYLE WITHIN ART, FASHION AND DESIGN. GATES ALSO DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM MANY OTHER ARTIST, DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS SUCH AS MARCEL DUCHAMP, MIES VAN DER ROHE, WALTER GROPIUS, AND CARAVAGGIO, JUST TO NAME A FEW. BY COMBINING THEIR METHODS OF DESIGN WITH GATES' CREATIVITY, YOU ARE PRESENTED WITH A NEW TAKE ON MODERN DESIGN.