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WORKSHOP BY CONDITIONAL DESIGN
Jul 27, 2011
From July 12 to 15 Fabrica is hosting a workshop held by Conditional Design: Luna Maurer and Roel Wouters. The title of the workshop is State 1 Ritual State 2 and investigates rituals as code and how we can revive them in our present time.
I AM JESUS SPECIAL GUEST AT LAGO FILM FEST
Jul 23, 2011
I AM JESUS, the latest Fabrica video production, has been officially invited by Lago Film Fest, for a screening that will take place on Saturday July 23rd at 9.00pm, in the historical centre of Revine Lago, in Treviso area.
I AM JESUS explores the controversial subject of the return of the Messiah in three different geographic and cultural environments in today’s world: a farming commune in the desolate heathlands of Siberia, a group of rebellious squatters in England, and a pacific community that has become a YouTube phenomenon in Brazil. They revolve around three different figures, who have just one thing in common: they all claim to be Jesus.
The documentary has been entirely produced by Fabrica, Benetton’s Media and Communication Research Centre, a place of experimentation, dialogue and cultural growth focusing on the free expression of every art form. Fabrica decided to support two young residents, the Austrian Valerie Gudenus and the Brazilian Heloisa Sartorato, who, after in-depth research, left for Brazil, England and Siberia to follow these religious leaders and the daily life of their followers, trying to find out the reasons why they decide to leave behind their family bonds, their homes and comforts to devote their lives to one person and what that person claims to be.
The creative director of the project is Babak Payami, producer and Iranian-Canadian director, winner of the 2001 Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival with the film Secret Ballot.
As declared by the two young directors, “In I Am Jesus we wanted to find out what these religious leaders are trying to accomplish and why there seems to be an everlasting need for someone that people can follow and believe in”.
Special Screening
Saturday July 23rd at 9.00pm
Riva Del Lago
Tel. +39 320 3681519
Tickets: 5€
Further information:
Loredana Rigato
FABRICA
ph. +39 0422 516340
XXII ADI COMPASSO D’ORO AWARD: HONORABLE MENTION FOR FABRICA
Jul 13, 2011
The design of the exhibition “Opening Soon…”, conceived and developed by Fabrica for Benetton Group, was awarded the Honorable Mention within the XXII Edition of ADI Compasso d’Oro Award. The ceremony took place on 12th July 2011 in Rome and the Award was accepted by Alfio Pozzoni, Project Leader of “Opening Soon…”.
“Opening Soon…” was held at the Triennale in Milan in 2009. It was organized by Benetton in partnership with POLI.design, the Consortium of the Politecnico di Milano, and curated by architects Andrea Branzi and Luisa Collina, both lecturers at the Design Faculty of the same Politecnico. The visual identity was curated by Alfio Pozzoni and Gabriele Riva from Fabrica. The exhibition showed the present and future evolution of the retail space and was testimony to the constant relationship Benetton has with the most innovative trends in retail design. It presented 10 cutting-edge store designs commissioned to renowned architecture studios, together with the results of the international contest Colorsdesigner, which collected more than 700 submissions by young designers from all over the world.
For more information:
Fabrica Press Office Tel. +39 0422 51 6349
http://www.benettongroup.com/openingsoon/index.html
JOSH OWEN'S LECTURE AT FABRICA
Jul 11, 2011
Josh Owen, designer, gave a lecture to Fabrica residents on Monday July 11th 2011.
The title of the lecture was "Lenses for Design", and Josh Owen offered insights into his research and philosophy as applied to his work in both the professional and educational sectors.
Josh Owen is the newest member of the full time faculty in industrial design at The Rochester Institute of Technology. He comes to RIT having previously taught for ten years at Philadelphia University where he held the position of Associate Professor and the title Craig R. Benson Chair for Innovation. He also held the position of Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design where he developed programming that served the design, engineering and business schools under the umbrella of Integrated Product Design. Owen is also the president of Josh Owen LLC. His professional projects are produced by major manufacturers and have won many awards. Owen’s work is included in the permanent design collections of the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Denver Art Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal, the Chicago Athenaeum and the Museum of American Jewish History. His work has been featured in major exhibitions, numerous books on design and is regularly included in critical design discourse. Besides teaching in the industrial design department at RIT, Owen is actively involved in supporting the mission of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies.
For more information, visit joshowen.com and industrialdesign.cias.rit.edu
DOLCE PACE OPENS IN TREVISO
Jul 11, 2011
From July 15th to August 7th, XYZ gallery in Treviso will host DOLCE PACE, a photographic exhibition by FABRICA's photographer Laia Abril about the daily life of gay and lesbian couples living in Treviso. An intimate look at homosexuality. But above all, a love story.
Dolce Pace
July 15th – August 7th, 2011
Opening: Friday, July 15th at 6:30 p.m.
XYZ
Via Inferiore, 31
31100 Treviso
Opening hours
Tuesday - Sunday
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
For further information:
Laia Abril
Fabrica
Tel: 0422 /516209
angie@fabrica.it
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