The Guidebook category at Lampoon Magazine covers museums, art galleries, design venues, and exhibition spaces.
This section provides museum directories, design event listings, and gallery interviews, along with exhibition reviews, historical events, and design trend analyses.
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Gloria Intertwines a Dialogue Between Milan and Paris
This design concept integrates traditional Milanese architecture with French bohemian accents, highlighted by floral designs, vintage chandeliers, and dynamic ceramic pieces
Umamma, San Miniato. A spot purchased online from a website that sold second-hand goods
Giovanni Settesoldi preserves the integrity of culture in the village of San Miniato with the renovation of a 600-year-old property under the superintendence of Fine Arts
Copenhagen Contemporary. Designing art projects in the 7,000-square-foot of the B&W welding hall
In contrast with many art centers and institutions which implemented digital strategies to overcome the challenges imposed by the pandemic, Contemporary remains phisical
A contemporary architecture recognized by UNESCO in 2004 – Casa Luis Barragán, Mexico
The only individual property in Latin America recognised by UNESCO, Barragán’s home, untouched since the architect passed away in 1988, is a site that art connoisseurs and architects explore
The echo of Noucentisme and the profile of a changing Barcelona
Noucentisme broke from Gaudí’s Modernist curves, seeking more structured forms – from a 1920s urban vision to a 2024 revival: how Grand Hotel Central on Via Laietana reflects Barcelona’s ongoing...
Gallery of Photography Ireland, Dublin. Becoming the leading avenue for photography
During the coronavirus pandemic, the gallery published their latest book titled ‘Photo Album of Ireland’. The book invites Canadians of Irish heritage to visit their legacy through photography
CraftMaker, London. Quality over quantity
A space of 1300 square meters, natural light penetrates inside from large windows illuminating the rooms and objects, arranged without a predefined order
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...
The Collection Mondrian and Saint Laurent’s relationship with Claude Lalanne – a pop Antithesis
A conversation with Olivier Flaviano, director of the Musée Saint Laurent Paris. He assumed the leadership of this Parisian institution in 2016 and worked for one year with Pierre Bergé
History, Architecture, and Gastronomy in a Transforming Milan
Step inside Ristorante Rubacuori at Château Monfort, a cultural landmark rooted in Milanese Liberty design, where historic architecture intersects with exceptional culinary artistry
Inside the hotel that reframed Tbilisi as a design destination
Opened in 2014 in a Soviet-era publishing house in Vera, Rooms Tbilisi combined reclaimed materials, Georgian contemporary art, and a deliberate rejection of hospitality convention to establish a new language...
Maçka Palas: a Living Tribute to Italian-Turkish Heritage
Embodying the legacy of two civilizations meeting across the Mediterranean: Giulio Mongeri's Art Deco architecture, Ara Guler's photographs, and a hammam-inspired spa
Casa Farsetti: a relational space for city castaways and digital anchorites
A real experience with real people, where human honesty and authenticity are non-negotiable values. Casa Farsetti dusts off a 1700s farmhouse with the spirit of a couple in their 30s...
Book and Bed, Tokyo: a goodnight’s sleep is something you will not find here
Books are the point for each Book and Bed Tokyo location and are a tool for literature-inspired installations. Set on the eighth floor of the Kabukicho Apm Building, it provides...
CØR and VAUST bring Berlin’s roughness to Paris
The creative heart of Paris is home to a brutalist space designed by the Berlin-based studio VAUST dedicated to exploring collectible design and functional art
Alice Guareschi: an action for house lights
The 16 photographs that make up Je m’appelle Olympia were shot right after the live activation of the light choreography in the theatre's empty space
Sine by Di Pinto: Neapolitan heritage, organic materials and cultural humor
After traveling the world, chef Roberto Di Pinto opened his gastrocratic restaurant, Sine. Organic and locally sourced products are used to celebrate his Neapolitan roots – and vocation for art
Adler Historic Guesthouse, Südtirol: Brixen is a big sustainable family
Silvana Messner and the Myar family: how the recent renovation managed to preserve the hotel’s five-century heritage, with a green tower and a rooftop pool
Swans, lindens, and horse chestnuts: nature taking over the streets of Lugano in fall
From Renaissance church Santa Maria degli Angioli to the LAC and MASI contemporary art exhibitions: if you walk around Lugano you can stop to chat with the swans
Hotel d’Inghilterra in Rome is currently undergoing a renovation process
The logo was inspired by the British kingdom – a blazon supported by a lion and a unicorn, like the coat of arms of the Windsor dynasty Massimo Colli on...
MEP, Maison Européenne de la Photographie: a space devoted to photography since 1978
MEP Paris shop: experts, researchers, and scholars can find a space dedicated to photography from 1950 to the present day, with a collection of 36,000 references, 4,000 of which published...
‘Here sea urchins are stars’: an art collection displays Venetian history at hotel Nolinski
The design duo Lecoadic-Scotto for the restoration of the 1929 liberty-style complex of four buildings that once housed the Chamber of Commerce: Nolinski hotel heads in Venice
Hard to Find, Hard to Forget: The Architecture of Disappearance at Miramonti
On a rocky outcrop above Merano, in the northern Italy, a hotel and its newest satellite houses practice a peculiar discipline: the art of building something that looks like it...
Ink Hotel, Tel Aviv. An evolution in the sign of literature
Once you have passed the patio, one enters a large room in which what looks like a typewriter keyboard towers in the background. References to literature are scattered everywhere
ARIA Retreat & SPA – Resort in symbiosis with nature on the Italian-Swiss border
An architectural project with low environmental impact that embraces Lake Lugano in harmony with the natural landscape
In San Giuliano Terme a microclimate invites relaxation of body and spirit
During the Renaissance, the baths were owned by the Medici family and were frequented by many famous artists and intellectuals of the time, including Galileo Galilei
Bosco Sodi’s art foundation in Mexico City – Fundación Casa Wabi
The art foundation established by artist Bosco Sodi encourages a dialogue between contemporary art and the local communities of Puerto Escondido, Mexico City and Tokyo
Il Borro: The rocky Tuscan land under the aegis of Ferruccio Ferragamo for 30 years
Il Borro's 30th anniversary: Ferruccio, Salvatore and Vittoria Ferragamo talk about the new exhibition at the Wine & Art Gallery – and are set to open all year round
ABC-ARTE inaugurates ONE OF, a window on Avant-garde art in the city of Milano
The name ONE OF indicates the plurality of experiences: a series of projects connected with the initiatives in Genoa city, according to Antonio Borghese, Director
A modern take on ‘Milan-to-drink’: Broadwine
Few steps away from the bustle of Corso Buenos Aires, BORADWINE is a contemporary osteria. Luca Marcellin and Desiree Brunet redesign an international style experience in Milan
ICA Foundation, Milan: Clash and nostalgia of Chemutai Ng’ok and Riccardo Benassi
ICA Milan: not only artists, but also collectors, industry professionals and enthusiasts contribute to create an environment of research and experimentation
Lorcan O’Neil, Rome: Dualities Suspended – Wired by Sam Taylor-Johnson
Wired by Sam Taylor-Johnson were taken in Joshua Tree National Park in California and explore the precariousness of life among success and the vulnerability of human conditions
Louis Vuitton presents LV Dream: a 160-year-old multisensorial journey of the Maison
Halfway through LV Dream exhibition, there is ‘The World of Vuitton According to Rei’ conceptual room, a homage to Comme des Garçons artistic director, Rei Kawakubo
Fashion B.E.S.T: Cittadellarte‘s project as an application of Michelangelo Pistoletto’s ideas
An effort against eco-unconsciousness since 2009 – the Third Paradise is the third phase of humanity, a balanced connection between artifice and nature to ensure the survival of humankind
Galleria Sozzani, Max Vadukul, The Witness: Climate Change – the planet will survive but humankind will not
«There can be creativity in artistic reportage that tells the truth without manipulation if it is done with feeling and instinct»
Domus Academy, Milan: Multiculturalism, and Upcycling – Identities 2022
Founded in 1982 from the Domus magazine, Domus Academy has created a method to prepare the designer of the future through multiculturalism, identities, and upcycling
Horto, Milano: balance between otium and negotium with chef Norbert Niederkofler
Horto brings the kitchen into an ethical dimension, experimenting with cuisine while staying true to nature though a short supply chain as «everything can be found nearby»
Amanita: the contemporary art gallery velvety hits New York
313 Bowery, now Amanita, is found in the former CBGB’s – a New York City music club opened in 1973 by Hilly Kristal in Manhattan's East Village. A conversation with...
Movimento Club: A nomadic gallery from London to Milan with Artefatto
Movimento Club is an expansive, creative umbrella: in conversation with Lorenzo Scisciani on Movimento Club, Lake Como Design Festival
La Fondazione, Rome. A 700-square-meter hall for sharing and dialogue
«The exhibitions are not isolated episodes but chapters of a single story we hope will lead to unprecedented perspectives». In conversation with La Fondazione Curator Pier Paolo Pancotto
Studio Voltaire, London. After two years and a £2.8 investment, the arts organization reopens in Clapham
The newly developed building has provided a permanent home to Studio Voltaire, which had so far been itinerant, with temporary locations across London. The opening followed a two-year-long renovation and...
