La canapa torna in Italia come materiale di lavoro e ricerca. Non è una novità, ma una riscoperta: coltivazioni locali, processi industriali, filiere che uniscono agricoltura e design. Lampoon segue i progetti che usano la canapa come materia prima sostenibile, analizzando come si produce, dove si lavora, chi la trasforma. L’obiettivo è capire se può diventare una risorsa stabile, non solo un esperimento. La canapa è fibra, cibo, costruzione – un materiale che parla di economia e responsabilità. In questa sezione, Lampoon osserva l’Italia che cresce intorno a una pianta antica, tra ecologia, industria e cultura materiale.
Hemp Brands
La Methode hemp yarn: color changes over time, with no repeatability
From Flemish hemp to fine spinning, Bruno Mocchi develops long-fiber garments while confronting repeatability, natural dyeing and market constraints
Why does Prato continue to attract designers from around the world?
Designers, companies and researchers come to Prato to develop new prototypes – Lottozero experiments with a distributed textile supply chain based on hemp, linen and silk
Hemp and textile recycling: Dell’Orco e Villani in the circular supply chain
In the Prato district, Dell’Orco e Villani develops technologies for textile recycling and hemp applications in construction and automotive, amid regulatory constraints and supply-chain challenges
Extracting CBD: from artisanal practice to industrial production
As the cannabis market expands, extraction technologies are moving towards scalable processes with a lower environmental impact. The case of Herbolea Biotech and solventless extraction
Potent Ponics – What is aquaponics and how it stands apart from other agricultural practices?
Potent Ponics weigh in on what makes aquaponics a sustainable solution in comparison to other agriculture practices and why it’s so suitable for hemp or cannabis cultivation
Hemp Stories: Steve Marais captures sustainable natural fibers
It's all about hemp: hemp garments and an entire hemp collection: Made in Italy, aiming to present a new ‘Made and Sourced in Italy’ sustainable project
LOVR™, hemp-based leather: Revoltech’s commitment to upcycling hemp residues
Founded by three friends, the German company Revoltech offers sustainable leather alternatives using hemp residues, contributing to a circular economy and winning multiple eco-awards
HempAge: The Evolution of Textile Hemp from Ceaușescu’s Romania to Germany
From Romania to Germany, Robert Hertel followed the last plants able to process hemp fiber, turning an industrial legacy into a European textile project
Phytoremediation in Puglia: new life for the land around the ILVA steelworks
The Cartanapa project, winner of a Regione Puglia call for proposals, receives half a hectare of land for the cultivation of Cannabis sativa to remediate the soil
Rough paper from hemp textile scraps and paper waste
Muriel revives the tradition of paper made from hemp textile scraps and recovered materials, offering an alternative to conventional cellulose-based production
Hemp in cosmetics and sport: anti-inflammatory products based on hemp oil and CBD
Rewell produces hemp-based ointments and cosmetics – hemp oil and cannabidiol (CBD) have analgesic, anti-inflammatory, soothing and regenerating properties useful for athletes
Hemp Care brings hemp into cosmetics through an integrated short supply chain
Hemp oil from Italian cultivation is processed within a single production cycle: formulation, testing and packaging take place in the same departments, with no external stages
Hemp powder and biopolymers: the result is fabric
Napee, based in Pesaro, has developed a fabric for clothing and automotive applications by combining hemp-processing waste with organically derived polyols
Hemp: there is nothing to invent, only something not to forget
Renewing the memory of hemp by wearing it – a mosaic of Italian companies across four regions, from a jeans manufacturer in Molise to an atelier in Egna
Hemp, cannabis and Made in Italy: a supply chain across Abruzzo, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna
Italian production, international regulations, therapeutic uses and the recovery of abandoned land. Enecta, founded in the Netherlands by an Italian team, cultivates Cannabis in Italy. Founders Marco Cappiello and Jacopo...
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
Producing paper from hemp – the case of Hahnemühle using ancestry old process
Since its foundation, the company has been using spring water for the milling of their paper. Producing from hemp fiber doesn’t require bleaching or chloride
Exploring Hemp in Design: Yasmin Bawa abandons concrete for hempcrate
«When I abandoned concrete, I managed to find something that is the opposite: it is breathable, permeable, not toxic». Yasmin Bawa’s production from concrete to hempcrate
Jungmaven – Why hemp clothing is more expensive than other fabrics on the market
Jungmaven is one of the first 100% hemp brands in Los Angeles: «We only need to grow about 50 acres of hemp» - says Robert Jungmann
Hemp Kamiko: Issey Miyake and the Japanese Craftsmanship
Under the creative direction of Satoshi Kondo, Issey Miyake pays tribute to the kamiko fabric tradition, made from fine hemp fibers and Japanese paper
QWSTION weaves hemp and abacá in Switzerland as alternatives to synthetic fibres
In 2026, QWSTION launches a hemp collection and continues developing Bananatex, a fabric made from banana plant fibre: two plant-based materials chosen to replace fossil-derived alternatives
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
Ambra, a laboratory in Tuscany for hemp inflorescences and solvent-free extracts
Between Maremma and Siena, Ambra grew out of a laboratory integrating organic agriculture, chemical analysis and solvent-free cold processing of the hemp phytocomplex
Dolomiti Canapa and Canapalpino: mountain-grown hemp seeds for food
Hours of drying and cold pressing to preserve their properties: hemp from Dolomiti Canapa and Canapalpino, companies operating at around 400 meters above sea level
Can Italy return to linen? 100 hectares for the textile industry
Near Bergamo, in Astino, one of the many green fields framing the provincial road out of the city center appears anonymous, yet tells the story of a glorious textile past...
Fischbacher 1819 and Marcel Wanders: hemp, supply chains and textile processes
Ancient Memories is a textile collection presented by Fischbacher 1819, the Swiss textile company based in St. Gallen and active in furnishing fabrics; the project involves Marcel Wanders, Caterina Roppo...
Whole Lotta Hemp aims to rebuild a hemp supply chain in Emilia-Romagna
Local farmers, traceability and industrial uses for fiber and hemp shives: Whole Lotta Hemp’s supply chain for bio-construction, industrial materials and regenerative agriculture
Freia and therapeutic hemp: a growing industry without a supply chain behind it
Hemp enters Italian clinical practice from the seed: studies on vulnerable patients, protocols and formulations free of psychoactive cannabinoids, while the production supply chain remains fragmented
Hemp cosmetics and rural architecture: the Canabetum experiment
Canabetum was founded in the Padua area as an agricultural and cultural project, combining natural cosmetics, rural architecture and a hemp supply chain that remains fragile and incomplete in Italy
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
Hemp Clothing Australia – Hemp clothing garments may last longer than any other materials
The medicinal properties of cannabis sativa – ‘hemp’ – have been overshadowed with marijuana. The possibilities of growing it are yet to be uncovered, due to legislation issues
Hemp activewear and denim: higher yield and less water consumption
Robert Jungmann shares insights gained over 30 years, noting advancements that allow for innovative blends of hemp in textiles. Improvements that paved the way for hemp activewear options
Why do horses like hemp too? Agricola Genesi in the Modena area
Indoor hemp cultivation near Modena: selected genetics, hydroponics in coconut fibre and manual post-harvest processing. Winning Hemp Support, a product for horses, is made from the fibrous portion
Industrial hemp in Puglia: how Canapuglia is rebuilding its supply chain
With a new 2,000-square-metre site and two processing lines, Canapuglia aims to close the gap between fields, facilities and markets in the hemp supply chain
Textile hemp in Italy: Maeko’s experiments with bast fibers
Maeko works with hemp and other natural raw materials, seeking to build an Italian supply chain connecting farmers, artisans and industry
Italian hemp woven on handlooms: Gimmi Jeans in Vicenza
From seed to finished garment, Gimmi Jeans sources Italian hemp by growing the Carmagnola variety within a thirty-kilometer radius in the province of Vicenza. An interview with Francesco Vantin
Biology in the field: insects and microorganisms for sale to support agricultural production
Italian agriculture is reducing pesticides by rethinking crop protection from seed to harvest, in greenhouses and open fields: living organisms are once again useful tools for farming
Molino Crisafulli brings hemp into the Mediterranean diet with pasta and oil
A family-run Sicilian mill produces hemp oil and flour-based foods using local heritage grains, traditional machinery and organic farming methods
Laurels Apron: hemp aprons and clothing from a fragmented supply chain
From cultivation and spinning to weaving, hemp passes through different production chains in China, Italy and Japan before becoming Laurels Apron fabrics
Remediating soil with industrial hemp: how Green Valley turns waste into renewal
In Roccasecca, southern Lazio, Green Valley uses industrial hemp to remediate contaminated land and restore agriculture’s role in environmental regeneration
Mogu joins Atrium: hemp and mycelium among emerging bio-based materials
The European Atrium project tests mycelium composites grown on hemp substrates, assessing environmental impact, technical performance and regulatory compliance for construction
Under Armour signs deal with Hemp Black for supply worth 9M$ supply
Hemp Black/eco6 is a carbon-neutral yarn from industrial hemp. Due to their technical properties natural fibers are gaining more attraction for activewear and sportswear apparels
91530 Le Marais: one hemp farm near Paris is using culture to save the soil
Fifty kilometres from Paris, 91530 LE MARAIS is turning hemp fields into exhibition spaces — and asking whether art might be the most powerful tool we have for saving the...
Why Hemp matters in contemporary art: Nancy Jiseon Kwon and Sambe
Nancy JiseonKwon has incorporated ramie, called mosi (모시), and hemp, called sambe (삼베), into her fabric scrolls and ceramic sculptures, often using threads to create her own textiles
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
Battaglie familiari e bruchi inappetenti: il segreto è archiviare il passato
L’azienda tessile di San Fermo della Battaglia tra i terremoti della storia e della stirpe – Canepa ha fatto della sua storia una collezione di tessuti e accessori, con milioni...
