Editorial Team Lampoon Magazine

/ 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

/ taormina

The Cloister and the Kitchen: Structuring Sustainability at San Domenico Palace, a Four Seasons Hotel

At the edge of the Ionian Sea, the Four Seasons' Taormina outpost combines ecclesiastical geometry, zero-waste kitchens, and a purpose-driven governance model

/ arte

Arnaldo Pomodoro ha vissuto a Milano, ma ha parlato al mondo intero

Arnaldo Pomodoro si è spento a Milano all’età di 99 anni. Capace di fondere insieme mitologia e modernità, superfici lucide e interiorità spezzate, ha raccontato la fragilità della materia come metafora della condizione umana

/ Positano

Villa Treville: architecture, materials and memory on the cliffs of Positano

Villa Treville, once Franco Zeffirelli’s home, preserves its spatial identity through local materials, craft manufacturing techniques, and a structure adapted to the Amalfi cliffside

/ Forte dei marmi

Augustus Hotel & Resort: a visual grammar of architecture and textile revisited

Through the renovation of Villa Radici and a chromatic collaboration with Gallo, Augustus Hotel & Resort reaffirms its spatial identity rooted in memory, rhythm, and restraint

/ Sicily

Restoring stone and silence: San Corrado di Noto and the rural Sicilian landscape

Nestled in citrus groves and olive trees, the resort maintains historic architecture and landscape, integrating energy-efficient design and local materials in its restoration

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Amanda Ba, For Sports: Finding Culture in Athleticism

The rawness is being willing to take an L and take a risk and change something. Maybe it'll make you less popular than you were before, but you're trying something new. Interview with Amanda Ba

/ Tuscany

Torre & Friends: Circularity and Daring Spirit Atop Fondazione Prada

On the ground floor of Palazzo Arnolfini stands Michelin-starred Giglio Restaurant. Lampoon in conversation with the three chefs Benedetto Rullo, Lorenzo Stefanini, Stefano Terigi

/ Fashion

Dior show at Villa Albani Torlonia: the garden where Neoclassicism was born

In the garden that served as a laboratory of Neoclassicism—where Winckelmann and Cardinal Albani reinvented the dialogue between ancient art and nature—the show is a tribute to the cultural ties that have linked Italy to the Maison since 1947

/ Switzerland

Krone Säumerei am Inn, Engadin: Craft, Raw Materials and Upcycling

A Sixteenth-century building in Engadin, restored with traditional techniques and raw materials, aims at setting a model for sustainable travel and contemporary environmental awareness

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About the Circle: Eduard Sánchez Ribot explores roundness

Roundness is the oldest gesture in design, and yet it still finds fresh ways to speak. In this series Eduard Sánchez Ribot wanders that endless curve, pairing icons of craft with the quiet insistence of the circle

/ Switzerland

Cervo Mountain Resort and the weight of sustainability in a closed alpine system

Between Swiss mountain silence and technical infrastructure, Cervo Mountain Resort explores the limits of sustainability when it becomes architecture, routine, and material language

/ 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

/ Switzerland

At 1,650 Metres, LeCrans Sets a High Bar for Low-Impact Hospitality

Renovated by Belgian designer Decarpentrie, LeCrans Hotel applies sustainable practices to energy use, material sourcing, and waste management to reduce environmental footprint

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Rebekah Campbell for Lampoon 31

New York City, USA. Photography Rebekah Campbell, Styling Cece Liu

/ Photography

I stare at a location and think about how to make it queer

«I draw some stick people in awkward positions and hope the models can interpret my bad sketches», the way to AdeY brings inner world to life

/ Florence

From Residence to Riverside Hotel: The Architectural Evolution of Hotel Lungarno

From Picasso and Cocteau to Tuscan gastronomy, Hotel Lungarno integrates cultural heritage and local craftsmanship into the contemporary experience of hospitality

/ restaurants

A study in Cantonese gesture, labor, and spatial ethics

In Milan’s De Angeli district, Ba Restaurant maps a quiet Cantonese lineage—through untreated materials, slow kitchen rituals, and the deliberate absence of visual symbols of identity

/ prague

W Prague’s Art-Nouveau Shell and Modernist Core in Dialogue

At the former Grand Hotel Evropa, W Prague reinterprets Czech Art Nouveau through restored details, a new architectural volume, and a narrative of memory and transformation

/ The Sound Industry

DJ Hell on Raw Analog Sound: Resisting Industry Over-Polish

I never want my music to sound too clean or safe; it needs an edge and a sense that anything can happen. My music is never about polished perfection: it’s about capturing raw energy

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Bobby Beethoven: Music is the One Spell Humanity Hasn’t Totally Ruined Yet

I’m not living an environmentally conscious life. I eat factory-farmed animals. I’ve flown to the other side of the planet to DJ one event, not even slept and flown directly back home. It’s disgusting. Survival is disgusting

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The Culture of Curiosity: Global Creatives on Raw Freedom and Responsible Innovation

Seven talents from the creative scene bring their vision to a Chanel special for Lampoon 31: from meme semiotics to feminist fantasy, each voice champions tactile experience and autonomy over commercial conformity

/ The Publishing Industry

Industry, Intimacy, Illumination: Ten Years of Lampoon at Dinner with Chanel

As Chanel prepares to present its Cruise Collection on Lake Como on 29 April, a Milan dinner for Lampoon Issue 31 marks the magazine’s decade in print

/ Lampoon Issue 31, the art field

Oda Jaune Reclaiming Wings: Angels Among Ruins

Being religious was nearly a crime. At home, my parents trained me to answer school ques- tions carefully, to evade, to feign indifference. No one could know we were believers - every- one watched everyone

/ Fashion, Lampoon Issue 31

Community as brand infrastructure: Nada van Dalen and Rotterdam’s independent creative scene

Positioning is the asset – fashion designer Nada van Dalen, photographer Ari Versluis and stylist Ellie Uyttenbroek examine what independence means in a globalised fashion system

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Alessia Gunawan: Energia Nostalgia

We’ll take anything to free ourselves from that sense of nihilism we feel when we stand there, like fools, scrolling a phone screen

/ Paris

Hôtel Balzac: design and architecture of intimacy in Paris

The renovation of Hôtel Balzac focuses on sustainability through the use of locally sourced materials, circular production methods, and a design prioritizing durability over appearance

/ Design

Tiffany & Co. a Milano: architettura di vetro e luce

Il lucernario e la scalinata di Peter Marino creano un effetto scultoreo di vetro e luce, richiamando l’immagine dei diamanti: il nuovo indirizzo di Tiffany & Co. è in Montenapoleone, nell’architettura neoclassica di Palazzo Taverna

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Lampoon 31, Boris Ovini: Like it Ever Mattered

Photography: Boris Ovini; Fashion and Creative Direction: Niki Pauls

/ Humanities

Ukraine, Georgia Slovakia and post-soviet heritage

Ukraine, Georgia Slovakia. Three different countries, at three different stages in the relationship with Russia. Ukraine, Georgia Slovakia: War, Protest, and Dissent

/ Design

Alcova a Varedo: ritorna la storia di SNIA Viscosa e il dramma delle fibre sintetiche

Alcova apre un dialogo fra creatività e archeologia industriale abitando l’ex SNIA Viscosa di Varedo. Una storia di conquiste sociali e momenti di gloria, di crisi e lasciti ambientali

/ musica

Lucio Corsi: Vorrei che la realtà raccontasse più bugie

«Ora Cappuccetto Rosso la trovi in un bosco verticale. Lo spazio è diminuito per gli animali, le città si allargano, tolgono loro lo spazio» tra musica e natura con Lucio Corsi

/ Berlin

Straight or Straight Acting? Nikolai Voelcker on Male Dynamics in Berlin

Friends joke, stretch limbs, shift postures, and press next to each other – in Sonntagnachmittags by Nikolai Voelcker that homoerotic tension rests at the core

/ Design e Architettura

Intervista a Martino Gamper: meglio sottrarre piuttosto che aggiungere

A volte il prototipo diventa l’oggetto finito – spesso realizzo oggetti che restano pezzi unici, fermi a quello stato iniziale. Tagli, rocce, angoli, il design secondo Martino Gamper nell'intervista per Lampoon 30

/ Lugano

Artphilein, Lugano. A theatrical display of art publishing

«At a bookshop you can see the final product, not the research and experimentation behind it». In conversation with Curator Giulia Brivio

/ Wales

Mostyn Gallery, North Wales. Being at the periphery of the art market is a blessing

Llandudno, a seaside town. Lady Augusta Mostyn gave the first donation – in 2010, the gallery reopened its doors after a £5 million refurbishment

/ Humanities

Photography between lucky accidents and scientific experiments

«That feeling when you get sent the negatives and you look at them, that is what you are working for» - Brendan Freeman on film photography

/ Collections

FW24 menswear story on Lampoon 30, The Raw Issue

The juxtaposition of intricate textures—cable knits, leather, fur, and tailored wools—and bold silhouettes offers a dialogue about the evolving codes of masculinity. Styling Niki Pauls

/ Mexico City

The Wild Oscar, located in the Beverly Hills of Mexico, Polanco – for the business traveler

In the morning the sun stays behind because the facade faces west, and the coolness of the Polanco tree foliage is mixed with the wind of the Mexican plateau

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Spectral Display by Guy Bolongaro

Spectral Display becomes an ode to the unapologetic rawness of being seen – or unseen – through the creative act – photography Guy Bolongaro, styling Lottie Collins, for Lampoon 30

/ Milan

Antica Osteria Magenes, Gaggiano. Just outside Milan in the town of Barate 80 inhabitants and the ancestors of Pope Francis

A gourmet restaurant hidden in the Parco agricolo sud - the tourism potential of this area and the complexity of creating a system. A neighborhood that could become a district of Lombardy's capital city

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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

/ innovation

Certifications of the hemp supply chain: limits and opportunities

In Italy, the hemp supply chain is promoted but not regulated, categorized and certified - blockchain may lead to a solution

/ High Jewelry

Awakened Hands, Awakened Minds Interpreted by Adrien Dubost

Lampoon 30 features Adrien Dubost in a presentation of the Louis Vuitton Awakened Hands, Awakened Minds High Jewelry Collection

/ restaurant

Monferrato: ‘Lorto’ Between Local Agriculture and Historic Architecture

In the hilly landscape of Alto Monferrato, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nordelaia combines the enhancement of truffles, hazelnuts, and local wines with the cuisine of LORTO, led by chef Charles Pearce, and meticulous architectural integration

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I don’t use barriers: Théo Mercier’s Rituals

No fences, glass, or don’t touch signs. The work is accessible. It’s vulnerable. You can break it, push it, or even steal it if you want

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Fendi Peekaboo Soft – Sculptural Aesthetics and Raw Materials

In dinamiche sociali multiple e frammentarie, le declinazioni della Fendi Baguette e della Peekaboo sono apertura alla pluralità sociale e all’adattamento contemporaneo

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Selma Selman: my Dad’s Mercedes

I asked my family how much money they needed so that they wouldn't marry me off: 11,000 euros – I sold some of my artwork and even my hair. I gave them the money, and my father bought a Mercedes

/ Perfumery

Étoile de Bali by Nectar Olfactif: Balinese Flower Rain Reimagined

Nectar Olfactif reinterprets the Balinese tradition of flower rain in a fragrance that blends cultural symbolism with olfactory craftsmanship

/ Milan

Portrait Milano: Reviving the Soul of Milan’s Historic Citadel

Portrait Milano: A journey from the Counter-Reformation to modern Milan, where Baroque influences, Michele Bönan’s vision, and Ferragamo’s innovation converge to redefine a historic seminary cloister

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