
What is ITS Arcademy
ITS Arcademy is an exhibition space, a creative archive and a learning centre. 1400 square meters open to all, to cultivate creativity, be inspired and experiment.
Built from ITS Contest, an international festival for young designers launched in 2002. ITS Foundation had the foresightedness to preserve a collection piece of each finalist.
A growing cultural and social resource that recounts the evolution of contemporary fashion through the first creations of designers who went on to re-shape the fashion industry.

ITS Arcademy photo identity
The photographic identity of ITS Arcademy was developed by photographer Massimo Gardone.
"To capture the essence and to interpret artistic projects so full of meaning and detail, the only possible approach was to work by subtraction. Stripping the work, to get to the heart of what makes it unique. The starting point was the body, to be modeled as a font, shooting it against the light. Silhouettes to be cut out and placed on a white background. The nuances of light enhance the texture of the materials, the characters become abstract in a metaphysical landscape. A journey to capture the soul of the ITS archive.”
Organisation chart and contacts
ITS Foundation President
Barbara Franchin
ITS Foundation Vice President
Sergio Drioli
Artistic Director
Barbara Franchin
Art Director
Michele de Facchinetti
Creative Director
Fabio Bressan
Management Secretariat & Events
Alessia Turco
Collection & Contest Management
Flavia Cocuccioni
Virginia Dordei
Research
Michele Colucci
Archive conservation
Edoardo Franchin Colombetta
Giorgia Potop
Elena Greco
Archive exhibitions
Rosa Fasan
Services
Learning
Irina Ranalli
Lidia Dyal
Costanza Grassi
Teresa Antonini
Tina Gorjanc Safhalter
Hospitality
Giovanni Papalexis
Ticketing, Guides
& Museum services
Enrico Barraco
Alice Giacomazzi
Paolo Felluga
Nazareno Bassi
Loredana Baraldo
Irlene Lozano Renteria
Communication
Paola Brandi
Press Office
Alessandro Offer
Graphic Design
and Multimedia
Marco Boncompagno
Giulio Dambrosi
Lucia Pasqualin
Martino Pilot
Copywriting &
Videomaking
Michele Colucci
Administration and
technical services
Stefano Michelani
Giovanni Papalexis
Angelo Liccardi
Reana Velicogna
Federico Rossi
Web & IT Consultant
Fabrizio Bressan
Matteo Colmani

Contacts
Fondazione ITS
Via Cassa di Risparmio, 10 - 34121 Trieste, Italia
PI: 01324230323
CF: 90112870325
Internal switchboard:
1 - Administration
2 - Services
3 - Resource management
4 - Communication
5 - Management secretariat
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