Rossano Ferretti knows the science and art of hair. That he has come to be known for haircuts that are — believe it or not — seen as works of architecture imbued with near-scientific precision is a testament to his craftsmanship. “When I was a little boy, my teachers used to tell my parents that I ought to be an architect or a designer,” says Rossano, at his salon in Park Hyatt Dubai. “I wanted to be an architect because I was very good in design. My teachers would tell my mother that I had hands that could practically design everything. But that was the time when my hands would bleed because of the excessive shampooing at my mother’s salon.”

