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Photography
Martin Parr: humor and photography in New Brighton
«People are doing selfies. One thing that has changed is that the selfie stick has died». Martin Parr, the Boiling Lampoon, about humor, beach, and climate change
Magazine
Fashion
Who are the Boomers? The ones who dismiss the word “sustainability” 
Sustainability is an overused word, dangerously close to losing its meaning — and Boomers are quick to dismiss it, even though it remains the only reliable code of critical thinking
Naturally Sourced
Terraformae and the raw vitality of terracotta: design must get its hands dirty
Terraformae explores terracotta’s circular potential—recyclable, binder-free, and with up to 70% lower CO₂ emissions than cement—through design-led experimentation and process optimization
The Art Field
Alex Black and the Performance of Beauty in an Age of Visual Saturation
Through staged photography and AI-generated symbols, Canadian director Alex Black reimagines identity and desire—while exposing the unsustainable systems behind how beauty is made and sold.
Humanities
Under Suspended Rupture: Community and Isolation Beneath LaGuardia
David Rothenberg’s long-term visual study of Landing Lights Park exposes how the proximity of landing planes shapes the lived experience of East Elmhurst—where infrastructure divides bodies and communities
Naturally Sourced
Why is linen a noble fiber? A short or global supply chain: from Normandy to Italy
From the Terre de Lin cooperative to the manufacturing of the Albini Group: European linen and its traceability, between crop rotation, varietal selection and industrial weaving
Fashion
Maria Luisa Frisa and the political value of fashion
Fashion needs a political message: activism, disruption, obsession – fashion is no longer just a creative matter. The responses of Maria Luisa Frisa
The Art Field
There’s no room for maximalist lines in studioutte’s work
Patrizio Gola and Guglielmo Giagnotti reject sustainability as a trend: it should be inherent to design. Archetypes, simple forms, and a refusal of decor
The Art Field
Indigo Identity: Stacey Gillian Abe’s Exploration of Memory
Through materials and autobiographical themes, Stacey Gillian Abe creates works that examine Black identity and reconstruct historical narratives
Humanities
Home Fetish: a Visual Exploration of Obsession, Comfort, and Domestic Rituals
Through the lens of Lorenzo Venturini: Home Fetish unveils the ambiguous relationship between the self and domestic space, where comfort becomes obsession and everyday objects turn into fetishes
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Italia
Letteratura
Perché vogliamo leggere un romanzo come Una vita come tante?
Il libro che tutti leggono perché vogliono piangere: fenomenologia di Una vita come tante, il caso editoriale che continua ad attrarre il mondo letterario, scavando all’origine della fragilità umana
Moda
Chi sono i Boomer? Quelli che dismettono la parola “sostenibilità”
Non è solo una questione anagrafica: i Boomers sono quelli che pensano che il mondo oggi sia solo digitale e che la sostenibilità sia in realtà una noia
Sopralluoghi
Aerei sopra New York: fotografia e comunità sotto le rotte di LaGuardia
Il progetto di David Rothenberg racconta in immagini l’impatto degli aerei sulla quotidianità di un quartiere del Queens, sospeso tra realismo e surrealtà, tra rumore, inquinamento e isolamento urbano
Filiera Italiana
Canapa e regole: tra giustizia, filiera e futuro
Dal caso Marola al decreto sicurezza, la filiera della canapa industriale attende una riforma che dia slancio e stabilità
Tracciabilità
Perché il lino è una fibra nobile? Filiera tessile corta o globale: dalla Normandia all’Italia
Dalla cooperativa Terre de Lin alla manifattura del Gruppo Albini: il lino europeo e il suo tracciamento, tra rotazioni agrarie, selezione varietale e tessitura industriale
Moda
Maria Luisa Frisa e il valore politico della moda
La moda ha bisogno di un messaggio politico: militanza, rottura, ossessione – la moda non è più solo una questione creativa. Le risposte di Maria Luisa Frisa
Arte
Affinità tra arcipelaghi: il concetto di ma tra Venezia e il Giappone 
Kengo Kito e Mika Ninagawa raccontano una relazione estetica e culturale tra due mondi solo apparentemente lontani. Anonymous art project riapre il Cortile dell’Agrippa del Museo archeologico nazionale di Venezia 
Impegno civile
Il limite come risorsa: Giulio Maira sul futuro tra mente umana e algoritmi
Tra neuroplasticità, memoria ed emozione, l’intelligenza umana resta un territorio non replicabile: così il cervello diventa l’ultimo archivio vivente e creativo
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Perfumes
Naturally Sourced
Diptyque Re-lights the Neon of the Orphéon
More than half a century later, Diptyque has returned to that ember-lit cradle of its creativity, transforming memories of sax riffs and swirling cigarette ribbons into a limited-edition collection that puts the club’s name, Orphéon, in lights once again
Fashion
When the Gong Rings: Floraïku Turns Afternoon Tea into Perfume
Floraïku’s latest eau de parfum traces the arc of a gong strike, echoing the mindful swell and release of afternoon tea rituals—each moment sweetened by the allure of traditional dorayaki
Naturally Sourced
Byredo’s Blanche Absolu: scent as structure
Byredo expands its olfactory language with Blanche Absolu, a fragrance that explores the tension between softness and structure through intensified florals, musk, and texture
Lifestyle
How Maison Margiela’s Replica Line Bottled Winter’s Essence
From Chamonix’s Snow-Covered Chalets to the Lab: By the Fireplace, part of the Replica collection, draws on the nostalgia of 1970s Chamonix, blending raw materials and alpine culture into a fragrance
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Reader
Lifestyle
Mediterranean Canvas: How CAN Ibiza Paints a New Identity for the Island
As the 2025 edition closes, the fair’s founding curator Saša Bogojev reflects on four years of building a boutique art platform that resists aesthetic clichés and champions global relevance
Collections
Founded in the 1700s, Libreria Bocca is the last trace of a publishing dynasty
Giorgio and Monica Lodetti carry on the legacy of Libreria Bocca. Their mission is to uphold the values of independence, intellectual curiosity, and community engagement
The Art Field
Adriàn Castañeda: Mantenga la calma at Madrid Art Week
Founded as an alternative platform to traditional contemporary art spaces, UVNT Art Fair returned to Matadero Madrid for its ninth edition. An interview with Adriàn Castañeda on his public installation
Call To Action
Rebirth of the coffee table book – Maison Plage creates a space to escape and inspire
A destination for crafted, rare, and lifestyle books – Founder Kelly Croteau reveals that Maison Plage is more than just a bookstore, it’s a brand
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Hemp
Naturally Sourced
What is a purpose-driven economy? Definition, meaning of each contemporary work
Running a business means giving profit to the owner and workers, as well as the community and the area where the business grows: purpose economy is a successful strategy for 2024
Naturally Sourced
100% female Hemp plants – the future is here 
One of the most versatile and sustainable plant, hemp could explore mass production entry with NWG’s AMPLIFY hybrid trait fostering hemp populations with up to 100% female plants
Naturally Sourced
Every H is always for Hemp – Maren Krings says it loud: it’s all about Hemp
Maren Krings’ book H is for Hemp investigates industrial hemp: phytoremediation, carbon sequestration, and its potential in sustainable manufacturing practices
Lampoon issue 28
Hemp Stories: Prototipo Studio by Steve Marais – sustainable natural fibers
Prototipo Studio is all about hemp: hemp garments and an entire hemp collection: Made IN Italy for sur, aiming to present a new ‘Made and Sourced in Italy’ sustainable project
Call To Action
Prototipo Studio and the restoration of Italian hemp supply chain: a challenge
Every step guaranteed in Italy, no chemical agents, clear traceability: harvesting, fiber scutching, steeping in water, spinning - this is all about hemp by Prototipo Studio
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