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Corridors of Power – Joseph Kadow architectural reportage in Hong Kong
The subterranean power structures that design the space of domination. German photographer Joseph Kadow recounts the city of Hong Kong
Hollywood: since the strikes started, the arthouse cinema thrives
As a result of the strikes causing the shutdown of Hollywood productions, arthouse cinema has filled a gap in the film industry changing the dynamics
95 percent upcycled materials at Duran Lantink’s Spring 2024 Collection
Duran Lantink’s journey from Amsterdam to Paris also marked a shift in creative vision, while keeping sustainable practices at the core of the brand
Azzedine Alaïa: heritage is a matter of future – speaking to Carla Sozzani
«He was always focused on what he wanted to do. It was not a matter of seasons, not a matter of the last trend, he was Alaïa and Alaïa was...
Casablanca’s trailblazing evolution and the inclusion of women’s fashion
Paris meets Moroccan inspiration, Charaf Tajer turns heads debuting his collection reinventing women’s fashion at the PFW SS24
The use of AI in migration flows violates human rights: the European double standard
EU, double standard in the use of Artificial Intelligence: protecting EU citizens on the one hand, violating migrants’ human rights on the other. Facial recognition to lie-detectors to GPS trackers
How to feel alive during the holiday? Try dark tourism
How tv series turned dark tourism form a learning phenomenon to the idolization of serial killers, drug lords, and satanic cults – for the fun of it
Like Someone Alive – Dorothy Sing Zhang’s visual meditations on sleeping city-dwellers
Sleeping is an act that unites, humbles and humanises— Dorothy Sing Zhang’s series and photobook Like Someone Alive surveys and captures it, in all its sentimental beauty
The celebration of slowness: manufacturing and artisans in the SS24 of Cecilie Bahnsen
Cecilie Bahnsen emphasizes that the collection is a symbol of how the work evolves in the atelier and she wants to tell the story of each piece until it arrives...
Paris Fashion Week, Marni’s artisanal devotion by Francesco Risso
Sentimental tributes to Francesco Risso’s Parisian memories highlight the dedication that went into the Marni SS24 collection, presented as a guest show in Paris Fashion Week
Desert, NY city architectures, and CGI tech: a narrative for the RL888 bag
A phygital approach to the customer - Ralph Lauren’s project with House 888 is part of the brand’s broader reflection on the experiential possibilities offered by Web3
Hugo Bouteyre: inside Freud’s Iceberg Theory and the unconscious mind
Black Mass – Hugo Bouteyre explores the dark storage of memories: «Memories, fantasies, desires are stored in our unconsciousness – an area we cannot reach because its resistance»
An evolving balance of heritage and youth culture – Ferragamo by Maximilian Davis
Crafting fashion for a new generation: Maximilian Davis taps into art and heritage for Ferragamo's Spring 2024 collection
Cormio SS24: a world of women where women are not in charge
«Banality is like entropy; everything collapses into it in the end», So begins the letter with which Jezabelle Cormio kicks off her disturbing critique of contemporaneity
Fashion Fakes: AI can protect retailers and consumers tackling counterfeit crisis
Authentique Verify – Fashion fakes production carries environmental and ethical concerns. Fashion brands are now relying on AI technology to detect counterfeits and preserve brand identity
Heat decreases productivity: climate change and job loss, Indian textile industry
It will get worse for people living and working in cities. Heat rises and climatic events put jobs, and people’s safety at risk. The system must adapt. The case of...
The show in Venice Everybody Talks About the Weather – the semantics of ‘weather’ in visual art
Why does the art world shy away from reflecting on climate change through artworks? Dieter Roelstraete curated the show Everybody Talks About the Weather at Fondazione Prada in Venice
Gurjeet Singh’s idiosyncrasy: textile sculptures respond to notions of stereotype labelism
Rural Indian subjectivity found in 3d textile sculptures. Gurjeet Singh handcrafts bold narratives of identity, isolation and sexual exploration into faces made of fabric and stuffing
No Shoes Please: Bram van Dijk’s editorial for Lampoon digital edition
Muscles, cigarettes, old women, mustaches, queer brides, chickens, and other props. Bram van Dijk and the Delusion Theorem – the photographer offers a rebus, to the viewer lies the solution
Madelynn De La Rosa’s menu of ceramic sugary treats – a trip in the world of fake cakes
American ceramist and filmmaker Madelynn De La Rosa: the joy of making silly art pieces, and the sources of inspiration behind 'Maddie Cakes'
It’s been two years: Gianandrea is the lion that continues to circle around us
Gianandrea Ferrajoli passed away two years ago, on September 10, 2021 – the one thing I never want to do is write about him in the past tense
Your obsession over non-Western cultures is not appreciation. It’s fetishization
The origin of Eurocentric superiority of costume dates back to Social Darwinism and the idea of the West and the Rest. How is the fashion industry intended to move forward...
Oil production: a raw material and a sick system – Incuso restores a disrupted supply chain
Producing oil in Italy without owning an acre. From the heart of Sicily to the rest of Italy, Incuso introduces a new win-win business model, working in collaboration with people
Charlie Ann Max’s nude dinners sweep across NY, LA, London, Berlin, and beyond
«It took me a few years to start FÜDE. I had been thinking about it for a long time, then the pandemic hit, and I just did it» – in...
Sydney – record release of baby seahorses are set to boost the specie’s population
‘Seahorse hotels’ are multipurpose. They give shelter, can biodegrade and encourage the growth of new coral and sponge. It is the new home of the White’s Seahorse
Art, literature and activism. Ali Omar Ermes’ artwork as a tool for cultural diplomacy
Ali Omar Ermes art served as a bridge between these Libya and Europe, transcending walls of discord, and promoting a sense of mutual appreciation and respect
Digital death and Thanatechnology: What is this? Is it possible to live forever?
Death is the western social taboo par excellence. The digital age makes us question the inescapability of death. Social rituals are affected. Talking about death is a must
«More death, more sex, more politics», the second season of Irvine Welsh’s Crime
In conversation with Scottish actor and producer Joanna Vanderham as she delves into her role, working alongside Irvine Welsh and future plans in the industry
Cinema is real life: Damien Chazelle and Justin Hurwitz talking back and forth
Oscar winners, director Damien Chazelle and composer Justin Hurwitz going into details about a long-term collaboration and friendship that have given life to La La Land, Babylon and more
Transitioning – Ottilie Landmark confirms: «Photography is voyeuristic»
Ottilie Landmark portraying her wife: «the moment that you’re shooting, the person is giving you a power and you are in charge»
Stefano Ortega in Argentina: a reportage among Kolla indigenous
During a visit to San Miguel de Los Colorados – a town located in the Province of Jujuy, at the far north of Argentina, near the border with Bolivia –...
Archeologia Arborea: a green time capsule preserving almost-lost fruit varieties
Turning back time – Archeologia Arborea preserves the local rural knowledge and history by studying and organically farming local fruit varieties on the brink of extinction
Chromatic Shifts: the impact of climate change on flower pigmentation and pollination
The science behind the silent transformation of flora due to climate change. Pigment changes could make plants less attractive to pollinators
Cacao Agroforestry: the Cacao tree is a symbol of the tropical forest’s preservation
Every time a tree is burned, its stored carbon is released. The planet is getting warmer because we are eliminating shade. In conversation with Diego Badaro, founder AMMA Chocolates
The story of an anthropogenic biological invasion – the Ailanthus Altissima
Ubiquitous anywhere from Portugal to Greece, in the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, the Ailanthus Altissima is an invasive alien species (IAS) one threatening the local flora
From Ukraine. Two million stories to begin to understand the war
Mediterranea Saving Humans activated right after the Russian invasion. Always standing by the civilian population – the only real victims
‘Eat the Rich’ – Hollywood: the renaissance of politically driven cinema
Situated in a world of greed, elitism and prestige, Hollywood throws out one hilarious satire after another, critiquing the mega rich and their tone-deaf struggles. The ‘Eat the Rich’ obsession
Silvija Drazdziulyte, Harlow Town and Alytus: «a bridge connecting my two worlds»
Silvija Drazdziulyte for Lampoon online in Harlow Town: «imposing structures that once symbolized progress and modernity now stood as stoic witnesses to the passage of time»
The shape of the democratic Japan – Kagawa Prefectural Government Offices
Kenzo Tange’s Prefectural Government building is a fusion between Japanese design traditions and modernist style: the role of architecture in the reconstruction of post-war Japan
«People are resigned to social fatalism» – Hicham Benohoud’s work depicts Morocco
Acceptance of social fatalism. Hicham Benohoud’s images show the social abyss from which many Moroccans suffer, not in a miserabilist way but rather in a plastic or artistic way
Washi, the art of Japanese papermaking: ancient craft, modern possibilities?
Japanese washi paper, a millennial UNESCO-certified heritage: what’s holding it back from becoming a sustainable solution for fashion and artisanal crafting
Collaboration across borders – Magazzino Italian Art traces the contemporary Italian identity
Magazzino Italian Art – the museum's second building, the Robert Olnick Pavilion, designed by Spanish architects Alberto Campo Baeza and Miguel Quismondo, will open to the public on September 14,...
Collect, recirculate and recycle – A call to reuse from the fashion capitals
Spazio Meta, La Réserve des Arts, Materials for the Arts. The repurposing and reuse of objects and props used by fashion brands in the circularization process of the industry
American pop culture – how Gossip Girl predicted and started the erosion of privacy
«It was once said that a person’s eyes are the window to their soul – that was before people had cell phones» – how American pop culture tell us who...
Leslie Van Houten has been released. The macabre representation of Manson Family in fashion
«Manson kind of morphs into a nun and the Hills turn into the Alps». How designers have become interested in the macabre representation of the Manson Family in fashion
Photography is dead, Jean-Vincent Simonet considers alternative processes
Considering the photographic aura with Jean-Vincent Simonet. The artist discusses his process involving hacked inkjet printers and experimental modes of composition
