Editorial Team
Fashion is just about a sense of Community: why Stone Island proves it better than the others
Community is a testing ground: how Stone Island’s garments have been managing to evolve through real-world use across subcultures and shared environments
Lampoon Aphantasia: an unfinished piece for mechanical piano
Photographer Walter Pierre and model Raya Martigny explore body as mechanism for Lampoon Meccano, in a visual editorial suspended between aphantasia, friction, and incomplete motion
Smartphone interaction and the erosion of boredom: we look for the pause
We were promised tools to free our time. Instead, today we surrender the only hours that are truly ours — the empty ones. Leonie Volk for Lampoon MECCANO
The system we live in was never built for the four cycles women go through
Arale Reartes for Lampoon MECCANO – four hormonal phases as mechanical states, between self-portrait and still life, against a model of linear productivity
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
Pietro Porcinai, 1,300 landscape projects: a reportage from Oasi Zegna
In Oasi Zegna, between the 1950s and 1970s, architect and agronomist Pietro Porcinai developed a territorial system for the Zegna family, integrating gardens, industry, forests, and monuments
Scandinavian Minimalism in the Marrakech Medina: The Architecture of Riad No. 37
An inquiry into the structural restoration of an eight-room boutique hotel through the integration of Danish design principles and local Moroccan craftsmanship.
Looking closely: Chiara Yiontis draws circles without a plan
Each work is built through repetition: circles drawn one by one without sketch, where proximity creates structure and a single encounter can redirect a life. Chiara Yiontis for Lampoon MECCANO
Nick Knight working on the latest Tiffany & Co. collections for Lampoon Meccano
SHOWstudio, London - Nick Knight interprets Tiffany collections portraying Hunter Piferc and conceptually connecting body, structure, and surface – this Lampoon’s MECCANO issue
Dalla Milano Design Week 2026: i progetti in cui la materia torna al centro
Legno di recupero, pietre toscane, fibre ancestrali, fiori generati dall’AI: alla MDW 2026, una selezione di progetti in cui la materia non è sfondo ma protagonista del design contemporaneo
Loro Piana Extra Bag by Adrien Dubost: scale without redesign
Shot for Lampoon Meccano, Adrien Dubost places the Extra Bag in an industrial set, isolating its form among steel structures and reflective surfaces to test proportion, material, and construction
Amateur bodies escape the economy of perfection
Spyros Rennt's images for Lampoon Meccano trace an analog, unguarded intimacy of bodies — and open a reflection on amateur desire and what happens when the spectacle breaks
The loudspeaker as machine: Erwann Petersen and the mechanics of sound
From early electromagnetic experiments to Transparent’s exposed systems, the loudspeaker shifts from hidden function to visible structure, staged as object and evidence
Grand Tour e la filiera della formazione: come la moda italiana prova a salvare i mestieri
La moda italiana ha un problema che le sfilate non risolvono: sta esaurendo le mani capaci di realizzare quello che i direttori creativi immaginano. Il documentario di CNMI costruisce una...
Nick Knight shoots Tiffany for Lampoon MECCANO: why jewelry works like engineering
A dock chain cast in 18k gold, a knot that holds what words can't, a cuff shaped on bone. Nick Knight shoots three of Tiffany collections built like a machine...
Can hemp become a fragrance, or is it still just raw material?
Canapa N318 by LabSolue uses Cannabis sativa L. as an olfactory raw material, isolating terpenes through low-yield distillation and integrating them into a controlled formulation system
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...
Max Mara – la sfilata e il brutalismo italiano o morbido Teddy Bear?
Può l’architettura in cemento – brutalista, di estrazione industriale e popolare – essere accostata a Max Mara, alle monocromie in lana, il Teddy Bear? Solidità massiccia per pelo calda e...
Gabriella Crespi e la Milano del Boom: industria, forma e tensione spirituale
Tra industria lombarda e aristocrazia romana, tra progetto modulare e tensione spirituale, Gabriella Crespi riscrive il design milanese del Novecento come campo di conflitto e visione
The hotel where Proust’s obsessions finally got a room of their own
In the Marais, Maison Proust has turned the Recherche into a place you can sleep in — Belle Époque salons, a bar run by a Ritz legend, and a spa...
Why we keep falling for Elmgreen & Dragset
As their work enters Casa Italia at Triennale Milano, we return to our interview on space, storytelling, and the art of dressing the white cube
La canapa in Sardegna tra potenziale in agricoltura e ostacoli legislativi
La canapa sarda è una coltura agricola con un potenziale, bloccata da regole che non seguono i campi. Tra Barbagia, Nurra e Campidano cresce una coltivazione che potrebbe fornire più...
Do you still want gossip? We talk about stainless steel cigarette holders
A wall fitted with steel holders marks out a small sanctuary for gossip: Chisme Corner by Ananas Ananas shows how durable materials can contain forms of speech
Hemp Care porta la canapa nella cosmesi attraverso una filiera corta integrata
A Grassobbio, in provincia di Bergamo, prodotti per viso, capelli e barba a partire da olio di canapa e ingredienti derivanti da agricoltura biologica – parla Ottaviano Allegrini
From chalet myth to recyclable aluminum: Casa Italia at Milano Cortina 2026
Bivouac-inspired design, recycled aluminum and reflective façades structure Casa Italia in Cortina, Livigno and Milan (where Triennale hosts the MUSA exhibition)
The rise of multi-performance fabrics made from natural fiber blends
From eucalyptus tree pulp to merino wool, the strategic use of certified natural materials within a broader sustainability framework aimed at lowering carbon emissions and resource waste
Hempcrete: the building material that sequesters CO₂
How hemp could become a game changer in the construction industry: a smaller footprint than traditional concrete and the ability to sequester CO₂ for up to one hundred years
Royal Champagne: the Architecture of Balance in the Vineyards
Reopened in 2018 above Épernay, Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa occupies a former post house and operates with low-impact architecture, LED lighting, water-saving systems and extensive waste sorting
Urban continuity and residential reuse at the former Teatro Comunale in Florence
From historic theater to serviced residential neighborhood, Starhotels Collezione anchors a broader urban regeneration project in the Corso Italia–Via Solferino block in Florence
Che cos’è la blockchain e perché sta cambiando il modo in cui produciamo e compriamo
Dalla struttura tecnica delle DLT alle applicazioni industriali, un approfondimento su come la blockchain introduce nuovi modelli di trasparenza, controllo e responsabilità nei sistemi economici
Bioedilizia e canapa industriale in Italia tra sostenibilità e limiti di filiera
Mario Catania spiega come la canapa possa essere una risorsa concreta per la transizione ecologica, coniugando produzione industriale, sostenibilità ambientale e sviluppo sociale
Milano 1959, un articolo di 60 anni fa parla della situazione di oggi
Un vecchio articolo di giornale si rivela attuale – un architetto parla dello sventramento della città, e si pone la domanda sulla tutela dei monumenti e del verde urbano
Do you need to apply for a license to grow hemp in New York?
A multidisciplinary team at Cornell collaborates to enhance hemp cultivation and resource sharing within the industry, backed by state funding and focused on research and education
SA SU PHI: Italian knitwear built on proportion and purity
Brainchild of Sara Ferrero and of art director Susanna Cucco, an introduction to SA SU PHI: three-dimensional volumes, a balance of full and void
Canapa N318 Eau de Parfum: a collaboration between Lampoon and LabSolue
Ambra Martone presents Canapa N318 Eau de Parfum, a fragrance that brings hemp back to the center of contemporary olfactory creation
Biologia in campo: insetti e microrganismi in vendita, a supporto della produzione agricola
L’agricoltura italiana affronta la riduzione dei fitofarmaci ripensando la difesa dal seme al raccolto, tra serra e pieno campo: gli organismi viventi tornano a essere strumenti utili per il lavoro...
Federcanapa e la Canapa industriale oggi: dove si interrompe la filiera italiana?
Una conversazione con Beppe Croce, presidente di Federcanapa, sullo stato attuale della canapa industriale in Italia: come coltivare e trasformare in assenza di un percorso lineare
Manila Hemp is better known as Abaca Fiber: what is it?
The Sustainable Alternative to Glass Fiber: Manila Hemp (aka Abaca Fiber) - tensile strength, seawater resistance it’s willing to surpass hundreds of millions by 2030
Al Baretto Sant’Ambrogio, Speaking Milanese Without an Accent
Between Sant’Ambrogio and Tortona, Al Baretto plays the genius loci through French bistro allure and yacht-style interiors. The bar anchors the room, the kitchen stays visible – and a room...
Books Are Magic: Brooklyn’s indie bookstore growing with community spirit
«Last year, someone submitted a squirrel census, and we bought that». Thriving in the digital era, in the words of owner and founder Emma Straub
India’s colonial legacy: a journey through Udaipur, Jaipur and the echoes of the British Raj
India confronts its colonial past in the contradictions of everyday life, where economic gaps and uneven infrastructures echo policies of extraction that continue to influence development across cities and regions
EIHA e Green Deal: la canapa: il motore della bioeconomia europea
Un’alleanza tra agricoltori, imprese e istituzioni: la European Industrial Hemp Association – EIHA –la canapa come risorsa strategica per il Green Deal e la sovranità produttiva europea
Bonificare i suoli con la canapa industriale: così Green Valley trasforma i rifiuti in rinascita
A Roccasecca, nel basso Lazio, Green Valley utilizza la canapa industriale per bonificare terreni inquinati e restituire al lavoro agricolo un ruolo nella rigenerazione ambientale
Street lamps in Paris by Romain Laprade
"Even if nobody cares about street lamps, if we isolate them, when we can see that there are real pieces of design. I shoot them with a sky background, I...
Mycelium is emerging as a viable material for packaging and textile design
The a sustainable textile research: the option that comes from mushrooms. «We want to prevent as many of our resources going to landfill»
Libreria, London. A bookshop by Second Home, a labyrinth of books
Covering 830 square meters and housing more than 6,000 titles, Libreria is designed to go against the algorithm. No digital recommendations, no Wi-Fi, no distractions
