Ryan Willms: The Gastown Culmination | Hypebeast

In the infant stages of Ryan Willms’s inaugural online platform the h(y)r collective, I had the opportunity to participate in an interview for the fledgling online magazine. It was only a matter of time before the roles were reversed. Bringing to the fold the right mix of properly voiced opinions and product highlights, it came as no surprise that what has eventually become INVENTORY has had such a great success. In approximately 2 years time, many developments have come at the hands of Ryan and the INVENTORY team – Simon Roe and Owen Parrott. The launch of a print magazine was preceded by a range of collaborative items and curated products chosen for their online store. In an ongoing expansion, the move to the offline world will take place with the opening of the INVENTORY space in Vancouver’s Gastown area. With such a quick rise and the balancing act that encompasses running so many different projects, we took the opportunity to catch up with Ryan and the foundation of INVENTORY’s growth.

Interview: Eugene Kan