Fabrica (est. 1994) is a communications research centre in

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, Italy financed by the

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. It produces ''Colors'' magazine amongst other projects. The centre aims to combine culture with industry and offers young people the opportunity for creative growth and multicultural, multidisciplinary interchange. The centre is housed in a 17th-century villa near Villorba, restored and significantly enlarged by architect

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. It was originally under the guidance of

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and

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. Previous directors include Laura Pollini and Dan Hill. Young artists, designers, journalists and makers from around the world are invited to the centre and given a one-year scholarship, covering travel expenses, allowance and professional training and resources. Residents work in the areas of design, visual communication, photography, interaction, video, music and publishing under the guidance of Fabrica's core faculty, combining personal projects with work for clients. Its first publication was ''Iranian Living Room,'' by 15 Iranian photographers, which was initially banned from being paid for through payments system

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for having the word "Iranian" in its title.

Publications

*''Iranian Living Room.'' Treviso, Italy: Fabrica, 2013. . Second edition. Text in English and Italian. Introduction by Vanna Vannuccini, Hamid Ziarati and Enrico Bossan. Photographs by Mohammad Mahdi Amya, Majid Farahani, Saina Golzar, Sanaz Hajikhani, Hamed Ilkhan, Ali Kaveh, Mahshid Mahboubifar, Mehdi Moradpour, Sahar Pishsaraeian, Negar Sadehvandi, Hashem Shakeri, Sina Shiri, Morteza Soorani, Nazanin Tabatabaei Yazdi, and Ali Tajik.

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External links

*{{Official website, www.fabrica.it Scholarships Visual arts publishing companies Book publishing companies of Italy Publishing companies established in 1994 1994 establishments in Italy