NEWS: Kanye West In Interior Design Mag

Kanye West continues to stretch the boundaries of expected character elements for a rapper. He was profiled and interviewed for Interior Design Mag.

Kanye's Bathtub with Aquarium.

West studied fine art at the American Academy of Art in Chicago on scholarship. He collects pop art. And he absolutely adores design.

"It's been my dream to be in Interior Design." With that unsolicited introduction, he steps into his Los Angeles house for a portrait session, fresh off a transatlantic flight from the Concert for Diana. Without missing a beat, he's ready to pull out his laptop to preview a music video in the works with Takashi Murakami, then talk renovation with Desiderata Design principal Don Stewart.

Given his celeb stature, West's home is surprisingly restrained—the furthest thing imaginable from MTV Cribs. Full article here.