Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld
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Stephan Colloredo - Mansfeld | |
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| Born | Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | Music producer |
| Known for | Old Carpet Factory |
| Mother | Kristina Colloredo - Mansfeld |
Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld is a writer,[1] music producer[2] and expert of psychedelic music on vinyl.[3]
He was born in Athens in 1976. His parents are artist Kristina Colloredo-Mansfeld and writer Michael Begert. In 1978 his parents bought a historical mansion on the Greek island Hydra, known locally as the Old Carpet Factory since 1924.[4] He grew up on the island.[5] On his mother's side he belongs to the Colloredo - Mansfeld family. His paternal grandfather was a Swiss educational reformer Fritz Jean Begert (1907-1984), nonconformist and the founder of the «Kerzenkreises» (Candle Circle) [6]
Old Carpet Factory
In 2016[7] he added a residential recording studio called the Old Carpet Factory to his Hydra home.[8] Many international artists stay at the house and record at the studio,[9] among them are Sebastien Tellier, Oracle Sisters,[10] Chet Faker, Cate Le Bon, and others.
In 2019, curator and photographer Ekaterina Juskowski established the Hydra Art Residency at the Old Carpet Factory, with the mission to document and preserve the island’s rich cultural heritage while fostering contemporary artistic production.[11] Through this initiative, the Old Carpet Factory supports innovative projects that contribute to the local community and enhance public access to Hydra’s unique cultural landscape. The residency also commissions site-specific works that expand the estate’s permanent art collection.[12]