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Milk is a natural product, but can damage the environment
Whilst milk is a natural product, when thrown away, it has the potential to damage the environment as «into a water stream, there is potential that it can sit there...
Netsuke: a Japanese art form that needs to be held
They bought them like we would buy cufflinks, with an eye on how they looked. Obviously, if they chose a shishi they must have been a bit superstitious, but the...
Obscene acts in a private space: gestures of a standard affair in a sunny afternoon
We want sex more than ever: an age of over exposure, the private versus the public - the obscene is the only fascination that still stands
Toile de Jouy: what does it mean?
«Chinoiserie possesses a sense of wonder, even if tinged by some sadness. I start from this, to express the amazement it communicates to me» – Richard Saja made the toile...
Hemp in animal feed: facts and fiction
Regulatory concerns arise with the integration of hemp in livestock nutrition. A promoter of sustainable agricultural practices? Scientific research results show C02 reduction
Coconut husk, biomass from coconut: fibers are known as coir
According to the International Coconut Community, working with coconut waste is a business that ensures benefits for both producers and South eastern suppliers
Negative Finances and the Luxury Crisis: Is It a Matter of Good Manners?
The luxury crisis can be seen on the negative balance sheets. However, there’s a sociological issue that might seem distant, yet it affects our daily lives and those who conduct...
The Soundtracks of the Runways – How Music Becomes a Tool for Storytelling
The SS25 fashion weeks were not short of intentional soundtrack choices, reflecting deeper themes within the collections and activating an emerging audience of Gen-Z consumers through music marketing
The Beautiful Decay according to Marcin Rusak
Marcin Rusak combines the dichotomy of the natural and the man-made – «I took something already dead, that was grown for our pleasure, and turned it into a print that...
Pierre Bergé – the man is an icon, portrayed in a visionary dialogue with musician Teodor Currentzis
Bergé was a businessman, great collector, patron and cultural agitprop interested in Le Monde and Tetu, a gay rights activist and a leading name in the battle against AIDS
Hemp – why now is the best time to invest in the industry?
Canada is able to produce the raw material at a much lower cost than anywhere else, enabling them to see a larger profit market as a result
Kiki Smith: legends, fairy tales, and religious icons
Bronze sculptures and small-scale paintings are set up inside the Galleria Lorcan O'Neill as within a temple or a church
Hedi Slimane left Celine: the Evolution of a Brand Through its Designers
After seven years with Celine, Hedi Slimane left, two days after presenting the collection Un été français. An analysis of a brand that has been a blank canvas for its creative...
Studio Peregalli: between technology and harmony, the latter comes out on top
«We want to give a flavor, a scent, of a world that is linked to the place we operate from. We’re both students of Renzo Mongiardino»
The Fashion Month: is there any sustainability? Only 10 looks here to talk about
Ten looks out of over two thousand: a selection that calls for sustainability, after witnessing a month of non-stop fashion shows – we ask for no plastic, no prints, no...
Can Vegans Be Photographers?
“Commercial photography is not vegan-friendly, but, there is a movement among artists seeking sustainable alternatives in photographic processes,” – interview with writer, filmmaker and curator Boaz Levin
Italian crafting supremacy: Naples and the art of Piqué
Gold and mother-of-pearl in the workshops across the Royal Palace: a touch of humor, obelisks, baroque and chinoiserie, ancient ruins and everyday objects
In Search of Lost Time through Opera and Books – Lampoon Archivio
Proust, passionate about the works of Wagner, embodied the subtle connection between the reader, the composer, and the stage. Lucas Lehmann and Ally macRae for Lampoon
Milan fashion between decadence and reset: craftcore is the future
Analysis and consideration of the Milan fashion shows: what direction should fashion take for the Italian industry to remain positive?
Transition: when left alone we’re able to transcend ourselves
Carly Scott: open landscapes and desolated beaches give us back the freedom we’ve been longing for
Oslo positions itself as a circular fashion city
Overshadowed by Copenhagen, Oslo is emerging as a city for circular fashion, focused on sustainable textile industry, with convincing initiatives – against the backdrop of Norway’s dependence on oil and...
In the Dior show, Charli XCX embodies the message of inclusivity
Maria Grazia Chiuri's Dior Spring-Summer 2025 collection set to the beats of FKA twigs’s "Eusexua" and Charli XCX and Billie Eilish’s “Guess,” the show took place under a tent in...
The shape of light with Helena Clunies-Ross: an itinerary through design that starts in Tribeca
Helena Clunies-Ross Design: from rough architecture to art deco-inspired furniture, seeking for a balance between proportions, history and modernity
Mina and Balenciaga have much in common
Balenciaga Music | Mina Series. A parallel between two seemingly distinct artistic paths: Mina and Don Cristóbal both lived uncompromising lives in pursuit of abstraction
What happened this summer at Centrale Fies
"We explore whether a cake can become more than just a treat: can it be a bold, chaotic, and revolutionary landscape?" interview with Barbara Boninsegna, artistic director and founder of...
Nicola Piovani on the Italian directors: Fellini, Bellocchio, Moretti
Stream of consciousness: Nicola Piovani discusses film scoring, 200 movies, and his relationships with some of the many directors he has worked with: Federico Fellini, Marco Bellocchio, Nanni Moretti
Humanitarian Design and the archetypes of clothes with REantwerp
Belgian designer Tim van Steenberg and journalist Ruth Goosens create REantwerp, a fashion brand that employs refugees and repurpose leftover fabrics
Ariana Papademetropoulos: Earth, fantasy and mystery
Is the water coming out or going in? This is the mystery of movement that allows paintings to remain alive. Ariana Papademetropoulos on Earth, fantasy and surrealism with Lampoon for...
Saodat Ismailova: tigers, silk, cotton and the Uzbek cosmic embroidery
Working with dreams, oral narratives, silk, and glass, filmmaker and artist Saodat Ismailova’s work at Pirelli Hangar Bicocca explores the entangled histories of Central Asia
Homo Faber: much wonder and a bit confusion
From the Goose Game to the Globes for the Sun King, passing through a child’s playroom, phosphorescent plastics, and paints: Homo Faber 2024 on the Island of San Giorgio in...
Phytoremediation, Lagooning and Phytoextraction: hemp and the power of plants
Hemp as an ideal plant for phytoremediation projects for its tolerance to pollution and its versatility of use at the end of the phytoremediation process
Ilenia Durazzi: a quest for rawness
A new headquarters and an anti-glossy aesthetic for Durazzi Milano – interview with founder Ilenia Durazzi: «France taught me savoir-faire and what it means to combine tailoring and creativity»
«Am I dreaming or awake?» – the schizophrenic work of Cinzia Ruggeri
Spell and reality by Cinzia Ruggeri. In conversation with Luca Lo Pinto, creative director of Cinzia says..., the ended exhibition at MACRO in Rome that is moving to London
All the contradictions in Oasis’ reunion
It’s easier to imagine an Oasis reunion than the end of capitalism. Some Internet genius twisted the famous quote from Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek. It's all about money?
Cassi Namoda – «I feel pregnant with work: all these ideas want to have a birth»
«Galleries should have no expectations. Every artist has overworked or underworked something. I will be the only one to know if it's finished». Cassi Namoda on her approach to work...
A library of swimming pools
«I hate rectangular pools – are lakes and rivers ever rectangular? I want pools for water nymphs, for diving into from a high tree, with a swim-up bar» – Gio...
Two sisters flee their troubled home
With nothing but the clothes on their backs and a flicker of hope in their eyes, they embark on a journey into the unknown
Transcending the darkness: Desire Marea on spirituality, transparency and life as a performer
Johannesburg's queer community, the musical success and the recovery of the shaman tradition in the latest project Gwazamambuka. Desire Marea tells about the many identities that inhabit them
For art’s sake: Courtney Mattison: marine conservation science and sculpting
By creating sculptures representing the anthropogenic issues affecting the ocean, Mattison creates a visual representation of the message of the scientific community
Three sisters out in town
Three sisters meet to share again their bond – Angelique Canu for Lampoon digital. Softness, materials and colors through the medium of analog photography
Maccapani: technical jersey defies fashion conventions
The idea was inspired by M Missoni jersey lurex fabric, twenty-five thousand meters four times a year. Maccapani, seen through the eyes of the founder Margherita Maccapani Missoni
A journey into the American myth: John Spyrou’s reportage from New Mexico
«I never take any highways and always try to take the back-roads through towns», Spyrou's reportage in the Deep America – Lampoon Digital Edition
Gaetano Pesce: «we can’t be solid; we are as liquid as our time»
From the polyurethane of the UP series to the resins of Vieni a Vedere installation for Bottega Veneta: experimentation doesn't need to be taught; it just has to be done
Mara Palena and the ungraspable side of memory. Oikeiôsis the ultimate human experience
Mara Palena studies the gap between the recorded self and the present – «It's out of my control. Something that fascinates me is always a moment in between two moments»
Waste smuggling: who takes responsibility for dignified jobs in African textile industries?
High-quality garments are redirected from African secondhand clothing markets, leaving the discards and low-empowering labor in local traders’ wake. Human dignity is at stake
Becoming brothers on a sun-drenched beach
Laughter, raw and unrestrained, harmonizes with the symphony of the ocean, painting an ephemeral masterpiece of joy
