An Evening with Omar Bailey

Omar Bailey is a trailblazing force in the footwear industry who has helped bridge the gap from conceptual design into physically wearable.
About this Event

The King Arts Complex proudly presents an evening with Omar Bailey the co-founder and creative director of FCTRY LAb and former head of the Yeezy Innovation Lab at Adidas,
who is pulling up to Columbus for a conversation on footwear, creativity, entrepreneurship, and what it really takes to turn ideas into product.

Moderated by Kingsrowe owner Dionte Johnson, the night brings together one of footwear’s most forward-thinking minds with Columbus’s creative community.

Omar Bailey is a footwear designer with over 20 years of global product development and manufacturing experience as a design engineer, he built his reputation developing footwear for entertainers such as Jay-Z and Lady Gaga, athletes such as Karim Benzema and Jalen Ramsey, and building iconic shoes as Head of the Yeezy Innovation Lab.