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Lampoon, the working issue out November 7th – we are not looking for shortcuts
From Parris Goebel’s choreography to James Norton on stage, to young Italian men making ends meet on OnlyFans: work is always the first expression of human dignity
It was fun even a thousand years ago – even Medieval images were memeable
Dicks, killer rabbits, and giant snails: a look at Medieval humor – from the recent discoveries by Dr. James Wade to @weirdmedievalguys and @medievalmarginalia accounts
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
A third of all second-hand clothing shipped to Kenya is plastic waste in disguise
Textile waste disposal markets are vital in Kenya. However, discarded dispatches coming from Western countries are responsible for turning the Global South as a textile dumping ground
From the curvy movement to SS24, fashion forgot inclusivity beyond the catwalk
The last few seasons have confirmed this, after a wave in which the trend was the representation of everybody the fashion returns to extremely slim bodies, normo-typed and stereotyped
Latest from the supply chain: how jeans production has changed
What are the steps that have led the industry to a conscious product? From the production of yarns, to natural indigo and the use of new techniques to replicate the...
Jeremy Hutchison: «I’m interested in perverting dominant culture. Queering power»
Waste colonialism and consumerism, environmental and social justice: the British artist’s latest project, Dead White Man, investigates the fate of the used clothes we send to the Global South
DIVA – the power of Divas is on display at the V&A museum in London
Someone might have seen the dress Edith Piaf used to wear, or the two-piece ensemble Cher wore at the 1975 Rock Music Awards, before they ever listened to one of...
Eckhaus Latta debuts 3D clothes at NY Fashion Week using Unspun technology
Luxury fashion brands are also to blame for excessive waste in the industry. Eckhaus Latta collection at NYFW features first pieces made with Unspun’s Vega™3D weaving technology
Yohann Truminski and Noémie Fourmeau, Flexible, an analogical work
«How many bend to the will of others, going against the grain of what we would like to be?» – Yohann Truminski and Noémie Fourmeau release analogic photography, Lampoon Online
Dressing with pride and without prejudice, Isa boulder for Lampoon online
Cecilia Basari and Yuli Suri «we delve into the realm of possibilities, seeking to refine the finishing touches of each garment and sculpt its silhouette by manipulating the tension of...
The ordinary absurdity of mundane lives – Marivan Martins for Lampoon online
«This series is an ode to it. It is totally ordinary and totally cheesy. It is about trying to watch the royal wedding. It is about feeling special on your...
Roses and hunter: Farshad Farzankia honors the strength of women from Iran
«I experienced pain in my family and my close relationships, people going to jail and not coming back. I was born into this chaos of uncertainty» – Farshad Farzankia on...
Lampoon online – Primal Matter, Hector Tre: a physical, stoic way of expressing
The narrative thread of photographer Hector Tre’s story leads the viewer into a world where the natural, the raw and rough reflects the primitive and essential of the human
Enea’s zero-waste approach: turning arthropods byproducts into chitosan
Chitosan extraction from marine resources and fungi: Enea Trisaia Research’s goal to achieve sustainable, cost-effective, and large-scale production that doesn’t rely on petrochemicals
Human body has no angles. Maison Bernard, Théoule-sur-Mer: the organic, human-centric bubble house
In 2013, Maison Bernard became an endowment fund whose purposes are the protection and the perennity of Antti Lovag’s architectural work with Pierre Bernard and also a residence for artists
Glamping’s impact on national parks and local communities in the United States
The debate over the rise of glamping sites in America’s national parks and deserts: the protests in Bar Harbor, Maine and development projects in the Joshua Tree Desert, California
Politics, ethics and collaboration: fashion according to Marco Rambaldi
«Crochet, once considered the symbol of patriarchy, turned into a feminist symbol of independence, becoming itself a manifesto to wear» – Marco Rambaldi, Bologna and the LGBTQ+ community
Chronicles from Northern India – Aziza Vasco and her travel empathic Journal
From the sacred spectacle of Varanasi and the Ganges river to the colors of Jaipur, to the Buddhist spirituality of BodhGaya. Aziza Vasco reportage in India for Lampoon online
From beans to buildings: recycle coffee grounds to make eco concrete
New research by RMIT engineers published in the Journal of Cleaner Production shows how we could improve concrete by adding an everyday type of waste to it: spent coffee grounds
Jota Mombaça about political intersectionality and utopia as transition
Queer artist Jota Mombaça discusses her work as a radical reorientation to history and memory, allowing the elements to reveal perspectives inaccessible to people
Burning paradises: El Niño hitting islands. Does mass tourism take part of the blame?
The wildfires that occurred in the Mediterranean and Pacific islands generated a catastrophe fueled by heat waves. From Greece to Maui, overcrowded island threat ecosystem
Translators in Ukraine make humanitarian help possible, being their ears and voice
Ukrainian translators are often women who spent years abroad and learned other languages. They stepped up to help their country. A reportage from the war front
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
