Massimo Alba’s map of Milan resembles the surrounding streets of Navigli, where his showroom is located, the austerely elegant Via Brera, where the windows on the elegant façade of his house appear.

Massimo and Marilena are not only happy in marriage but are also soulmates.

His emotional geography is even wider, stretching from Veneto to India, to New York, chosen in 2006 for the launch of his eponymous brand.

In the field of fashion, Massimo Alba is a singular figure, not only in the extravagance that is so familiar in that world, but also in the pursuit of a humanistic vision that inspires his work

Home, office, shop all represent a single space, if not a physical space, then certainly a mental space, in which furniture and fixtures are periodically moved.

For Alba, it’s every part of a series that weaves together emotions and unique items that remain.

For many years Massimo Alba has prioritized living in a historic house in the city, the 15th-century Casa Atellani, opposite the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie.

A large painting by Gianni Pezzani, similar to the one hanging behind, transforms the bed into a raft floating on a mountain lake under a cold winter sky.

During the 2006/2007 fashion season, Alba created a line of products bearing his name, or as he put it, he chose to write in small letters in caps.

The designs that Stefano collected were by Marcello Chiarenza, a stage designer, director and sculptor who was able to exude poetry in every work.

Alba may have been exaggerating in keeping the number of items to a minimum, but there’s no doubt that the 350 square meter showroom is too large for a show that’s aimed at practicality, and that hits home.

Originality is a word regularly present in Massimo Alba’s personal vocabulary, understood as a guiding light searching for the future.

The spacious, interconnected rooms have since become the brand’s headquarters, and showcase two annual collections, for men and women: clothes “created with souls”

The room at the back, a kind of secret chamber, holds layers of time: a pair of Masai throne chairs decorated with flat beads bought in New York as if they were being unloaded from a truck,

In Massimo Alba’s mind, home decor and fashion are not two separate worlds.

At the center of the space are wooden tables that speak the language of trades and crafts.

Together with Marilena, her son Nicolò and her dog Jasper, Alba lives in a space where the warmth of family life takes place as a background of chosen decorations, striking objects,

…Selected decorations, gifts from friends, they whisper of a past that is still very close, of youthful loves that left an indelible mark “like candles

Massimo Alba’s garments express his identity as clearly as the interior of his home.

In a scene, Alba puts a spotlight on contemporary art and design, featuring design pieces by Hans Wegner, Gio Ponti, Eero Saarinen, Noguchi, Tom Dixon, Patrick Demarchelier, Lillian Bassman as

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