Design takes shape – The history of design – often a synonym for project or plan – guides us through the philosophy of great masters whose far-ranging gazes allowed them to bring together past, present and future, to be scientific and creative alike, to invent without departing from their foundations.Arthur Arbesser’s first collection for MMairo is dedicated to some of these masters. Viennese-born Arbesser – an enfant prodige in the fashion world and an elegant designer, he studied at London’s Central Saint Martins College before moving to Milan, where he was appointed creative director of a renowned Italian fashion brand – is a free spirit. This shines through his collections, his wide-ranging interests (art and sculpture, ballet and theatre, drawing and architecture). In his designs, it is evident in his desire to dare and to create, to model shapes and blend colours as if he were saying: “Masters, I’ve learned from you!”.