Officina Vanvitelli
A light district for fashion, beyond the territory
Abstract
The Officina Vanvitelli project – a light district dedicated to fashion and design, inaugurated in 2019 - represents a case of particular relevance on a national level and an opportunity for the Campania Region aimed at consolidating its excellence. The Hub, dedicated to design and fashion-oriented research, is located at the Monumental Complex of the Belvedere di San Leucio in Caserta within a multifunctional space furnished with equipment and machinery for advanced production. Beginning with an analysis of the intangibility of fashion as an observatory of the contemporary, the contribution makes explicit the work carried so far by Officina V:, with particular attention to the new technologies and fashion-oriented manufacturing processes. The essay concludes by describing some recent fashion research projects to trace future developments and approaches of the Hub to enhance its authenticity.
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