Matteo Mammoli
From streetwear to snobwear, the return of Fordian sex, according to Demna
From Los Angeles streetwear roots to a new snobwear elite: Demna reignites Ford-era sensuality while Paris collections respond with their own visions of post-Slimane luxury
Robyn’s new album Sexistential: the purpose of my life is to stay horny
Robyn spent years searching outward. Sexistential is what happened when she crashed back into herself — desire, IVF, single motherhood, and a thesis about staying horny as a life philosophy
Andrea Branzi alla Triennale: perché l’architettura non può più essere solo umana
Alla Triennale di Milano, una monografica su Andrea Branzi ripropone con nuova urgenza il pensiero del maestro fiorentino: la coesistenza tra specie diverse non come utopia, ma come unica architettura...
Tadashi Kawamata for Maison Ruinart: shaping reclaimed wood in the vineyards of Champagne
Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata brings three permanent installations in salvaged wood to Maison Ruinart's estate in Reims, as part of the Conversations with Nature curatorial programme
God Save the Ballet! Praise to McGregor, Maillot and Naharin at La Scala
Teatro alla Scala, maybe the primary theater in the world, stages three choreographies that make a case for contemporary dance's continued relevance
The Oscars and the Fashion industry: the most respected actors avoid being branded
Fashion ambassadorships, celebrity stylists and the red carpet economy: how Hollywood actors manage image, credibility and visibility within an industry built on alignment
Recycled fiberglass leads Trotter’s first Bottega chapter
Louise Trotter introduces recycled fiberglass as a material language at Bottega Veneta. Milan's Brutalist architecture provides the reference; Veneto craft anchors the construction
That modernist building challenged the Renaissance skyline
W Florence occupies a rationalist-modernist building that spent decades being controversial. The design references Florence's history—the Medici, the gardens, the arches
Banyan Tree Kyoto, a hotel built on Higashiyama’s sacred edge
On Ryozen hill, fifty-two rooms sit above a hot spring rising at 40°C, wrapped around a bamboo Noh stage and stone walls
Hot & Sporty, the uniform makers: Ralph Lauren and the Olympic Journey
After ten Olympic Games, Ralph Lauren combines design and Made-in-USA production to release a relaxed Team USA wardrobe that recalls countless sporty hotties
La sensualità della struttura solida: cemento, calcestruzzo armato e Olimpiadi
66 anni di ingegneria italiana per la sensualità del cemento, dalle Olimpiadi di Roma 1960 a Milano-Cortina 2026, la rivista IIC racconta il calcestruzzo armato nelle edizioni olimpiche
The hottest title in Japan? Living National Treasure
First established in 1950, the title of Ningen Kokuhō – “Living National Treasure” – is given to artists who keep Japan’s traditional arts alive: it’s not the object that is...
Preservation becomes creative reimagining at Rome’s Palazzo Talìa
The ancient Aqua Virgo aqueduct still flows beneath Palazzo Talìa: history and myth, cinema and architecture intersect in a Renaissance site restored to the city by the Federici family
Emilio Ambasz: il verde che penetra il cemento
La mostra Green over Gray all’ADI Design Museum di Milano ripercorre il pensiero di Emilio Ambasz, pioniere dell’architettura verde urbana, tra etica del costruire e restituzione del paesaggio
Lampoon and LabSolue at W Florence for the Greenest Fragrance: Canapa N381
Canapa N381 is unveiled during Pitti Uomo at W Florence as a limited edition Eau de Parfum by Lampoon and LabSolue, bringing hemp back into focus within contemporary perfume research
Inside The Mark and its Caviar Kaspia: Parisian rituals, Upper East Side rules
Caviar Kaspia brings a century-old discipline of serving cold sturgeon roe in fixed formats, structuring space, time, and social ritual within The Mark’s interior system
Time has feelings: messing with the Royal Oak
Through a lens that flirts with discomfort, these images treats metal, gold, and ceramic like living matter, reimagining high horology as something tactile, flawed, and strangely human. Lampoon SOAP
Four Seasons Ritz Lisbon: reading the city through modernism, art, and elevation
Here the city feels both near and remote – the real voyage runs through halls and tapestries, where art and architecture narrate Portugal’s modern past without losing sight of the...
Celine in Milan takes the city’s most powerful corner, adapting instead of erasing
At Via Montenapoleone’s most strategic crossroads, Celine’s creative director chooses to work with an inherited architectural shell, framing continuity as both a design and sustainability statement
Hemp for the future: here’s why one plant can change everything
From ancient civilizations to climate-resilient futures, hemp is the sustainable, regenerative crop that touches every aspect of our lives – from agriculture to architecture, wellness to wearable tech
Lampoon SOAP – un sapone dagli scarti di fico d’India, con Satinine
Lampoon SOAP – un sapone dagli scarti di fico d’India, con SatinineIl sapone, cultura e metafora: dalla ricerca del numero di Lampoon dedicato al sapone, nasce una collaborazione con il...
Adrien Dubost: Cartier in a bubble bath
Adrien Dubost takes the Maison’s jewelry out of the velvet box and straight into the sink. The pieces float through water, foam, fabric, blueberries, and a few accidents that look...
Minimalism with a backbone: Gion A. Caminada carves Hotel Maistra 160 into Pontresina
Not another chalet and not Belle Époque cosplay, but a heavy, precise monolith of gneiss, terrazzo and Swiss stone pine that turns a central Pontresina plot into a sanctuary of...
Where Chiado meets Bairro Alto: inside Lisbon’s most storied boutique hotel
Rooted in historic architecture yet open to the city’s present, Bairro Alto Hotel interprets the genius loci of this part of Lisbon, from the ground floor to the upper levels...
A journey through Oman, between tradition and tomorrow
Across deserts, ports, and mountain plateaus, Oman blends tradition and reform, building a future centered on green industry, digital growth, and a steady diplomatic voice in a shifting region
Ash, Water, Plastic: Ritual and Reality Along the Ganges
From the divine descent through Shiva’s hair to the industrial discharge of modern cities, the Ganges tells a story of devotion and ecological crisis – between purification rituals and chemical...
Eriro Alpine Hide: a mountain refuge for travelers drawn to meaning and beauty
At Eriro Alpine Hide, the welcome is wool socks, not passwords: a high-altitude reset where no Wi-Fi and strong materials – larch, spruce, sheep’s wool – gently push travelers back...
Hygiene and the fracture of modernist architecture, Ignazio Gardella never designed through purity
Dispensario Antitubbercolare: Ignazio Gardella responded to political and hygienic pressures with calibrated disobedience, embedding spatial misalignments into a structure born of regulation
Maurizio Cattelan: Art is not a detergent. It doesn’t clean, it stains
An interview with Maurizio Cattelan: art shouldn’t wash anything away. I don’t want people leaving reassured or clutching a moral. If something sticks, let it be friction
Open House Milano: dieci anni di città aperta tra architettura, acqua e soglie
Tra case-scrigno, teatri ritrovati e quartieri in trasformazione, il volume del decennale di Open House Milano offre chiavi di lettura per una metropoli che si ricompone per frammenti e pratiche...
Tacchini: domestico e antiretorico – micro-variazioni che modificano la percezione della forma
Dalla rilettura dei Maestri alla sperimentazione materica, Tacchini è un metodo fondato sul dialogo tra generazioni e sul nuovo spazio milanese come luogo di ricerca
In Munich, an urban hotel drawn to the edge of a botanical horizon
With its curving volume, The Charles Hotel extends the serenity of the Old Botanical Garden into the city’s fabric, pairing rational architecture with biophilic interiors
Amanemu: natural hot springs and black cedar in Mie Prefecture
Amanemu by Kerry Hill Architects in Japan’s Ise-Shima National Park is built from local stone and cedar, featuring geothermal hot springs and a sustainable design rooted in tradition
Cultura giapponese e occidentale a confronto: individualismo contro collettivismo?
Come Giappone e Occidente affrontano la crisi climatica, valorizzano l’artigianato e ridefiniscono il rapporto tra individuo e comunità
Perché siamo nell’epoca del minimalismo?
Il paradosso del minimalismo: nel suo sogno di equilibrio un impulso autodistruttivo: l’umanità, dopo aver saturato il mondo, ora tenta di salvarlo sottraendo sé stessa
Nautor Swan: la sostenibilità della vela e la forza della community
A Saint-Tropez, il Nations Trophy 2025 chiude la stagione ClubSwan Racing e apre una riflessione sulla sostenibilità nella vela: Giovanni Pomati racconta l’evoluzione tecnologica e strategica di Nautor Swan dopo...
Between Roses and Stone: Alila Jabal Akhdar, Oman’s Green Mountain Retreat
Perched two thousand meters above the Omani desert, Alila Jabal Akhdar is built from local stone, powered by sun and wind, and scented by the region’s wild roses
Cape of Senses rises 240 meters above Lake Garda within a 10,000-square-meter garden
Above Torri del Benaco, Hugo and Alessia Demetz have created a low, amphitheatrical structure that flows with the hill’s topography, bringing together local craftsmanship and sustainable building systems
Park Hyatt Kyoto: hillside terraces and the preserved skyline of Higashiyama
Architecture rooted in timber, stone and paper, gardens shaped with temple precision, a model of sustainable hotellerie within a UNESCO heritage site, and dining rituals framed by Yasaka Pagoda
Rock the Craft: artigianato vivo dentro Palazzo Fendi Milano
Edoardo Piermattei lavora il cemento pigmentato a sac à poche e gli artigiani traducono il gesto in pelle e pelliccia, trasformando residui di collezioni passate in borse Peekaboo Made-to-Order
Norbert Niederkofler and the short supply chain that changes the mountain
From the origins of Cook the Mountain to three destinations: Atelier Moessmer, Ansitz Heufler and AlpiNN – Norbert Niederkofler has built a model rooted in Alpine biodiversity, short supply chains,...
Santa Caterina, Amalfi: The Evolution of Continuity, Senzafine
Senzafine marks the latest chapter in the evolution of Santa Caterina in Amalfi—shaping new experiences in space and cuisine while maintaining the hotel’s dialogue with place, heritage, and family continuity
Rooted in Mykonos: a family’s commitment to vernacular architecture and regenerative hospitality
The story of the Myconian Collection does not begin with a business plan or a brand identity—it begins with land, stone, and family. Redefining hospitality on an island too often...
East Coast Makeover: BLESS’s Quiet Shift in Ibiza’s Hospitality Grammar
BLESS Hotel Ibiza reinterprets Cala Nova’s coastal landscape through monochrome contrasts, modular layouts and dense, curated vegetation
Building with the Land: Casa di Langa as a Circular-Economy Prototype
Everything recalls nature: the materials, the rough and imperfect textures, the pervasive presence of living greenery. From architecture to gastronomy, Casa di Langa is conceived as a unified, place-based system
Island Hospitality Moves Within Ibiza’s Layered Identity
Mediterranean roots and contemporary experimentation: a journey through Ibiza with Island Hospitality, exploring three places where hospitality engages with the land and local community
