Fabrica is a research centre for contemporary communication established in 1994 from a vision of Luciano Benetton and Oliviero Toscani.
With a renaissance-inspired, learning-by-doing approach, Fabrica offers artist-in-residence programs of one year to creative talents under 25 who develop, led by experts, projects in the fields of photography, design, editorial, digital, video and music.
It is based in Treviso, Italy, in a space restored and augmented by Japanese architect Tadao Ando.
More info: fabrica@fabrica.it
Established in 1962 in Merano, Italy, FLOS is recognised as a world leading manufacturer of innovative lighting solutions in the residential and architectural sectors, featuring high quality products and systems characterised by fine design. The company has grown significantly over more than sixty years in business, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to research and innovation in lighting, combined with an extraordinary ability to identify new creative talents.
FLOS has a rich catalogue of iconic products by legendary designers including Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Philippe Starck, Antonio Citterio, Piero Lissoni, Marcel Wanders, Konstantin Grcic, Jasper Morrison, Patricia Urquiola, Ron Gilad, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Michael Anastassiades, Vincent Van Duysen, Formafantasma and many more.
Today, through four divisions that operate in synergy – Decorative, Architectural, Outdoor and Bespoke, Flos continues to respect and carry forward its extraordinary heritage in the pursuit of the unexpected, manufacturing top-end designer lights and innovative lighting solutions for every living environment, indoors and outdoors.
The brand’s creations have received numerous international awards and many of them are now featured in the permanent collections of leading international art and design museums.