Library is where Lampoon documents and reviews the cultural and creative landscape.
From bookstores to hotels, perfumes to museums, and artistic spaces, each review observes what works and what doesn’t. The focus is on experience and context:
how places, objects, and projects function, how they shape ideas and environments. Lampoon Library isn’t a guide or a catalog — it’s a tool to explore culture critically.
Readers follow the magazine’s investigations, discovering spaces and products through sharp, direct observations.
The Library collects reviews that map the intersection of creativity, design, and everyday life, showing how culture is lived and produced, without gloss or exaggeration.
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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
Paradise, a Milanese concept store of Venetian brand Marsèll, reopens after renovation
Turned into a «white cube», Marsèll Paradise is preparing for an oneiric hearing experience and the launch of the brand’s Spring Summer 2023 collection
From Parco Studio to Parco Gallery: Loredana Bontempi and Emanuele Bonetti in Milan
Parco Gallery is an open space that is a stage for graphic designers of all nationalities and hosts exhibitions and meetings by Loredana Bontempi and Emanuele Bonetti from Parco Studio
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
World of Magazines, Tel Aviv: four locations catered to what is printed, not digital
«The disparity in education is a global issue. While some might say, ‘it’s just magazines’, I differ. Magazines are just one of many outlets to learn» – Joey Ezekiel on...
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
Bureau of Provisions & Periodicals, Melbourne: facing the press monopoly in Australia
«A single company runs most of the news. Although there are small independent companies providing news in the country, we can’t really talk about media variation» Jay Clough recounts
Brot Books Deli, Bratislava: a selfish step for a public library of co-founder and curator Martin Jenca
‘Brot’ means bread in German – Slovakia was part of the Austrian empire. A conversation about the publishing industry and today's Slovakia with Martin Jenca, co-founder and curator of Brot...
UVNT Art Fair, Madrid: from Street Art to the New Figurative in the Chueca neighborhood
Founded and directed by Sergio Sancho, the UVNT Art Fair is at its seven edition, inviting mid-career and emerging artists to the Contemporary Art Scene in Madrid, Spain
Galerie Fakhoury: Rachel Marsil – identities of the people we’ve never met
«I needed those pictures to have a geographical proof that I am related to the African continent as much as I am related to the European one». Rachel Marsil's origins
KIDZ, Paris: be childish – nothing is complicated and every problem has a solution
To celebrate the launch of the 2022 book, Anna Gardere and Raphaëlle Bellanger organized an event at 3537, an art center owned by Rei Kawakubo, creator and founder of Comme...
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
The 10th anniversary of Investec Cape Town Art Fair – Dr. Mariella Franzoni and Natasha Becker
The 2023 Tomorrows/Today section is titled ‘In and Out of Time’ and represents an homage to the African American poet Maya Angelou’s poem about everlasting love and suffering
Deep Coffee, Marseille: reviving the old newsstand kiosk
In 2022, the city of Marseille launched a contest to give kiosks a new lease on life in order to prevent them from falling through the cracks – the only...
Ambre Chromatique, Maison Crivelli: Thibaud Crivelli introduces the Slow perfume
Thibaud Crivelli worked with the French perfumier Quentin Bisch to transform the memory of a night trek in a tropical forest into a fragrance – everything starts from a synesthesia
ZonaMaco, Mexico City: the art scenario in Latin America by Zélika García
Blending international figures with Latin American galleries and artists, ZonaMaco founder Zélika García shares her insights for the 2023 edition of the fair
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
Art Rotterdam: Fons Hof in conversation with Lampoon
The 24th edition of Art Rotterdam, annual Dutch contemporary art fair, will take place from 9 to 12 February 2023 under the guidance of Fons Hof, former director of Galerie...
East Market, Milan: to educate on circular economy through the vintage market
Linda Ovadia and Gianluca Iovine were collectors with nowhere to sell their pieces so they founded East Market: the first place where vintage stores and hobbyist can sell their antiquities
Eau de Californie, Celine: Hedi Slimane’s home in Beverly Hills
Hedi Slimane pays homage to his love affair with California: summers on the beaches of San Clemente and San Onofre, the scent of Connolly leather on a Rolls Royce Corniche
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
59th edition, FILO – Paolo Monfermoso, abandoning the notions of trends
For the 59th edition of the event, with its ‘Imaginary geographies’, FILO proposes textile themes focused on product research in a creative dialogue with its exhibitors
Safelight Paper, Berlin: the new direction of Nicolas Blanchadell
Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director, Nicolas Blanchadell, explains his personal mood board and Slow Photography of Safelight Paper
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»
Armani Libri, Milan: Walther König and Giorgio Armani – the publishing affair
The only bookstore in Italy managed by Walther and Franz König Bookshop: Armani Libri is a temple for fashion and visual culture, at the gateway of Via Monte Napoleone
Globalization through Journalism – the effort by Air Mail, NYC
Offering a weekly dose of modernization for the global citizen, Air Mail moves closer to its readers
Libreria delle Donne, Milan: a key role in gathering, disseminating feminist ideas
Libreria delle Donne, Milan: where theories of feminist philosophy were born: interview with Giorgia Baschirotto and Laura Giordano, of Libreria delle Donne
DjArch, London Xmas: a party in design showrooms, where the architects are DJ-ing
After the September edition in Milan, DjArch will come back with a smaller project, in the city of London, involving seventeen architecture studios, and four showrooms
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
Costello and Friends, London: Nicole Costello on overconsumption and capitalism
Citing capitalism as an inevitable force in this lifetime, the thesis of the store exists as a space to highlight creatives and their work while also compensating them for it
Dr Vranjes Firenze, Rosa Tabacco: natural is not synonymous with safety
«I created the first perfume for myself, the second for my loved ones and the third for the public», in conversation with Dr. Paolo Vranjes
Henrik Vibskov, Copenhagen: from Japanese to underground European designers
Designs from Vibskov himself and other varying works like Lampoon, Fantastic Man and Purple Magazine co-exist alongside perfumes, clothes, and accessories
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»
The Conran Shop, Paris: The Bon Marché warehouse by Sir Terence Orby Conran
Located in the Saint-Germain-Des-Pres district in Paris, The Conran Shop is where the design industry goes with its selection of vintage and historical design
Head Hi, New York. A woman and minority owned bookstore and portable kiosk
Alexandra Hodkowski and Mösco Alcocer, owners and founders of Head Hi, use their influence to promote equality, not shying away from public statements of support
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...
The Cloister: founded by Daniela Cavero to redefine the Milanese vintage market
Milanese citizens were skeptical about buying second-hand and uninformed on the subject, Mrs. Cavero created a format: The Cloister store
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
Atika, London. Browse through 20 000 vintage items in the UK capital’s hip neighborhood
«Ten years ago, shopping vintage was considered weird, now everybody loves it», says Jess Doolan from concept store ATIKA, UK’s largest retro store thriving post pandemic
PrintRoom, Rotterdam. Karin de Jong is self-publishing for artists’ independence
Presentation space, bookstore and publisher-in-residence space, PrintRoom stresses artists’ books beyond their limits. In conversation with founder and director Karin de Jong
PAD London: «Why is there such an obsession with plastic?» Fernando Laposse asks
Fernando Laposse uses plant fibers native to Mexico, such as sisal, loofah and corn husks working in a closed loop system
Ormaie. Organic perfumes with an architectural integrity rooted in Baptiste Bouygues’ childhood
Pain Perdu emulates french toast, Papier Carbonne is inspired by his elementary school. Baptiste Bouygues has built Ormaie on memories
The Woods Gallery and Stromboli Design: a concept store born from a vintage shop
Ms. Seilles was impacted by the different way of work of the Mexican people, tied to craftsmanship and natural materials and brought it back to Europe with her
Casa Bosques, Mexico City: What the digital era cannot offer, is to be found here
Display publications of multi-disciplinary genres. The process they use is the opposite from how the internet works: leaving space for researchers
