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Old Carpet Factory (Colloredo-Mansfeld Residence) is a historical house located at Hydra island, Greece. It was built at the end of the 18th century for the prominent Tsamados family the house. Later donated to the church to be used as a weaving school for the production of textiles and carpets. This is where the residence gets its current name.

History Hydra houses were traditionally constructed of stones whitewashed with lime and had very narrow rectangular shapes. Their tile roofs exhibited no ornaments. In contrast, the mansions and manors of wealthy shipowners afforded the luxury of size and space. Like other residences built by Hydriot captains of the late 18th century, Old Carpet Factory exhibits open interiors, very high ceilings treated with carved wood, door casings, stone arches, geometrical designs, an open terrace overlooking the harbor, and a walled private garden.

In the 1950s sculptor, John La Farge purchased the house and renovated it by removing part of the deteriorated roof and glazing the retaining arch to create a big window opening into a private courtyard. La Farge arch together with three large elegant windows became the signature architectural feature of the house. In 1976, painter Kristina Colloredo-Mansfeld purchased the house and it has been in the family ever since. In 2015, the current owner Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld converted the lower part of the house into a recording studio, incorporating the acoustics of high ceilings and water cisterns. For years the house has been an unofficial art residency hosting and supporting projects of artists such as Sebastien Tellier, Ariel Kalma, Margherita Chiarva, and Gorkem Sen, the inventor of yaybahar.