When Hugo Boss shared the internship job description for its Design department, we immediately recognized a profile perfectly aligned with what we develop within the Shoe One-Year Diploma: a solid technical foundation, design creativity, strong proficiency in Adobe software (Photoshop and Illustrator), and skills in the main 3D tools typically used in the footwear industry, such as ICAD and Rhinoceros.
This strong alignment led to a collaboration between the school and one of the most important—and certainly most innovative—brands in the fashion industry, Hugo Boss. The result? One of the five graduates from the October 2025 Shoe One-Year Diploma, Gabriel Robustelli, was selected for a six-week internship in Switzerland starting on November 3, 2025. Following his graduation, Gabriel had the opportunity to present his final project Take a Breath at Lineapelle: a footwear prototype that clearly highlighted both his creative approach and his technical skills.
We caught up with Gabriel during the final weeks of his internship, and he shared that he never felt out of place: “The technical training at Arsutoria allowed me to take part in meetings from the very beginning, understanding both the designers’ and technicians’ language. Complex topics such as structure analysis and material combinations for the collection were approached in a way that felt very familiar. I didn’t feel like a passive observer, but an active part of the process.”
The internship at Hugo Boss also allowed Gabriel to fully immerse himself in the work of a structured team, where each function operates in close coordination. “Seeing how product development, marketing, and materials teams collaborate is extremely formative… what impressed me most was their ability to communicate in perfect synergy.” At the same time, the experience gave him the opportunity to develop a new sensitivity toward footwear construction, proportion harmony, and the role of materials. “I learned how every choice, even the smallest one — a curve, a stitch, a texture — can define the essence of a shoe.”
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