After his graduation from the Royal Academy of Antwerp in 1979, Martin Margiela founded Maison Martin Margiela in 1988. Often referred to as iconoclastic, avant-garde and experimental, the Maison expresses its creativity through recycling, transformation and reinterpretation - like an emotion, a unique and timeless proposal defying all laws and rules. The collections gather 13 lines of products: from the "work of art" to the timeless classics, from the avant-garde accessories to the casual clothes, each of them complementing one another to compose a whole universe, way beyond a mere style. The Maison is often considered as a reference and a major influence by the world of design, art and fashion.