The Daily Dispatch includes reviews and critical readings of books, exhibitions, photography projects, architecture, independent publications and cultural initiatives. Each contribution connects individual work to a wider system of production, politics, technology and material culture.
Updated with new content every day, The Daily Dispatch extends Lampoon’s editorial research beyond the rhythm of the print edition. It is a continuous journal of contemporary culture — grounded in evidence, direct observation and an interest in how things are made.
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Producing wine on water: Venetian vineyard management and vinification
The value of wine to Venetian history are be discerned in the city’s toponymy. Elements that define the vineyards of Venice include traditional architecture and indigenous vines
Paris Couture. Fashion’s return to allegorical storytelling has Schiaparelli to thank for
Schiaparelli 23 Couture is more about three-dimensional sculpting than surrealist motifs. While animal heads stole the show, masculine tailoring marked femininity
Paris Couture Week welcomed Haider Ackermann back to the runway with Jean Paul Gaultier
The fourth guest designer for the couture show since Gaultier retired, Ackermann tapped into the tailoring magic behind the house’s extravagant facade
Who am I? Botter Fall Winter 2023 and the hybrid culture of Caribbean youth
Venus Comb, Murex Shell: Botter FW 2023 features a 3D printed sneakers produced in collaboration with Reebok and inspired by the Murex seashell
Iga Drobisz, Lampoon Digital – between surrealism, decadence and dreams
Dazzled by Tory, a model she met behind Lou de Betoly's shrunken-rococo style runway shows, photographer Iga Drobisz builds a story to plumb her mysterious aura
Bode came back from America debuting with the womenswear at Paris Fashion Week
Emily Adams Bode Aujla's practice starts with storytelling surrounding her own everyday life to render through clothes a familiar portrait: the FW 2023
Gamification is just another word for creating tribes. Filip Custic plays with tech-art
Diving in the Madrid art scene, the multidisciplinary artist parades the raw tissue of beauty. Smartphones, mirrors, and masks, he tackles contemporary identities
Biodegradability and low-impact dyeing. The next step of jeans at Denim Première Vision
Denim mills bring more sustainable innovation to the Première Vision trade show in Milano with biodegradable clothing and zero-waste dyeing techniques
Dan Rubinstein illustrates The Grand Tourist: the leading podcast on art and design
The leading podcast on art, design, architecture and luxury told by its creator – design writer Dan Rubinstein – between anecdotes, personal thoughts and insight on the upcoming sixth season
Retro graphics: a documentary on dualism and on a distracted gaze
Emma Burlet: about exposing intimacy and modesty to the outside world with the desire to capture the strength, softness as much as the sensitivity of two souls
I do You – Monica Bonvicini, the feminist reappropriation of Neue Nationalgalerie
Construction, deconstruction and reconstruction: the Italian-German artist redefines the architecture of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s symbol of modernism
Discovered pigment producing bacteria: challenging the textile dyeing process
Plant-based pigments as a sustainable alternative to textile dyes, don’t work as much as we would have hoped for. A conversation with designer Laura Luchtman
«It’s a very raw state of mind»: JW Anderson restyles the concept of nakedness
Between farm core, erotic stamps and leather, in Milan, JW Anderson Menswear collection leaves us with footwear thanks to the Wellipets collaboration
Art-blankets: Loads of Lines – the RedDUO: Fabiola Di Virgilio and Andrea Rosso
Following on their first clay collection Third Eye, the designer duo composed by Fabiola Di Virgilio and Andrea Rosso, presents fifty hand-made and hand-painted blankets made of deadstock fabrics
Craving for a Renaissance in our era, the Awards conceived by Eco-Age
Conceived by Eco-Age and co-founded by Livia Firth in 2021, the awards involved young activists in the field of social and environmental innovation
Gucci returns to the catwalks for the men collection: there’s no sign of Alessandro Michele
Essential and devoid of esoteric narratives, does Fall Winter 2023 prepare for the arrival of a new creative director or mark the ultimate return to heritage?
How publishing is evolving in the metaverse: the Red Eye metazine case
«Living, Seeing, Dreaming. Toward the Metaverse and Back». Red Eye, first magazine in the metaverse, tells about the possibilities of exploration through the web
Controversial, Shakespearean: Sonia Boyce wants the public to talk, reflect and react
In conversation with award-winning British artist Sonia Boyce, as she navigates through Black British history and its relationship to the present day
Tobias Birk Nielsen: winning the fashion jungle at the Danish awards
Founded by Tobias Birk Nielsen in Copenhagen, the brand wins the Danish award gaining new international recognition while bringing sustainability to the next level
Shirley Villavicencio Pizango, between Amazon rainforest and Belgian galleries
Fast lines, colors and acrylic paint for contemporary portraits between drawing and painting, in balance between Peruvian roots and Belgian education
A Cyborg Manifesto: Shawanda Corbett’s questioning of what a complete body is
Multi-disciplinary artist Shawanda Corbett discusses cyborg theory, ceramic, jazz music, performance and her latest exhibition Let the Sunshine In
Artichokes and Peapods: record high waste turning into packaging
With the world creating twice as much plastic garbage as it did twenty years ago and only 9% being properly recycled comes Packioli: turning food waste into biodegradable packaging
Paradise Found: An Erotic Treasury for Sybarites, a compendium by Betony Vernon
Vernon's artistic journey ranges from art to activism in the erotic realm: the book enables an exploration of the secrets of pleasure through a pictorial voyage
Oslo becoming the world’s first capital with a zero-emissions public transport system
The city of Oslo plans to have a fully-electric public transport network by 2023. The next goal is to become the world's first emissions-free city by 2030
Marie-Elodie Fallourd: Strict Femininity or being free from gender clichés?
Marie-Elodie Fallourd presents to Lampoon Digital Edition her own vision of femininity, trying to break free from gender clichés, and to subvert social roles
Restoring peatlands in Finland: the case of alternative filling materials
This Finland-based start-up is looking to replace fossil and animal-based filling materials with a plant-based one: the result includes carbon-negative promotion and peatland restoration
Unraveled, Maxine Bédat: Jeans, as a symbol of globalized and popular fashion
From cotton farming in Texas to manufacturing in Bangladesh and on to disposal and donations in Ghana, the whole terrifying life cycle of clothing
Having muscles – the courage to have a purpose. Banca Ifis and the Economy of Beauty
This effort of estimating the impact of beauty is reflected in the annual Banca Ifis report Economy of Beauty – a volume released in June 2022 and shot by Sanja...
Mapping the Anthropocene, Synchrodogs’ art is an example of eco-art
The Ukrainian artistic duo Synchrodogs talks about the tension between humanity and nature halfway between reality and sleep life to raise climate crisis awareness
Matylda Krzykowski – Topics, disciplines: Letting yourself be surprised is a form of courage
Matylda Krzykowski, when transdisciplinarity becomes doing. «Whatever you want to become or do in your life is not just a matter of naming who you want to be, but actually...
Marie Tomanova’s new book is a sweetener for immigration harshness and desolation
Tracing an itinerary of self, Marie Tomanova collects images from her return home. It Was Once My Universe is an intimate volume, documenting the urgency to belong
From Iran to Italy: the multidiscipline of Bizhan Bassiri and his Magmatic Thought
Art as a combination of cultures, inspirations and creative expression. Bizhan Bassiri: «To focus, I prefer to be in a place as if it were on the moon»
Russian-ness, pan-Slavism. Michel Eltchaninoff explains Vladimir Putin’s policies
Michel Eltchaninoff sits down with Eleonora Rajneri Karageorgevitch for Lampoon, investigating Putin’s ideological and philosophical foundations of thought
The failure of FTX means a new crypto crisis: where do NFTs stand?
Is the crypto crisis affecting NFT? Some see them as evil and some as the future of art. A model to be analyzed, to offer new perspectives
Textiles made with human hair: a wasted resource for the industry?
The design industry could benefit from the use of natural fiber - but at what cost? Comparing hair and wool, raw materials whose characteristics are alike
Globalization is over: Ugo La Pietra’s master class about craftsmanship
«Institutions, despite the many cultural battles, have not yet separated artistic craftsmanship from the generic profession of craftsman». Ugo La Pietra for Lampoon
Ecovado — a British-made avocado made using beans, apples and walnuts
Central Saint-Martins graduate, Arina Shokouhi, invents an alternative the avocados with the goal to steer people towards a more sustainable option: enter the Ecovado
Absurdity, masculinity, and a nude Cary Grant: Kurt Kauper’s take on painting
«All great paintings are great whether it’s Giotto or Picasso because of the way the volumes move through space». In conversation with American painter Kurt Kauper
Against male chauvinism. Underground Goddess is a story of female revenge
Matteo Strocchia, Marco Servina and Giulia Meterangelis intertwines a story of five women in the Milanese that reclaim their femininity in a world atrophied by men
Raw materials: What Goes Around Comes Around, Bosco Sodi, Palazzo Grimani in Venice
Art is not fixed: Sodi’s pieces change according to the environment – and people – they are exposed to. Bosco Sodi unveils the latest show at Palazzo Vendramin Grimani in...
Craftsmanship, to obtain the maximum with the minimum – Talking to Luca Rubinacci
Rubinacci follows a responsible approach since the 1930s. «Artisans work with fine raw materials, such as pure virgin wool, cashmere or linen: they don't waste anything»
Officina Magisafi. Designing timeless solutions – from traditional handcraft and local know-how
Architect Debora Bordogni and designer Claudio Acquaviva found in Val Seriana the perfect ecosystem for their design studio where methodology and research hold sway
What are the costs of relative humidity control? Discovering HEDS technology
Developments in the dehumidification sector to allow government buildings reaching their zero-emission goals. An interview with Scot Duncan, inventor of HEDS
Leveraging blockchain technology to put plastic back into the production cycle
Recovered seaside plastic is an alternative to virgin plastic. Tracking it through blockchain technology can prevent its dispersion by promoting recycling
«Wear your trauma proudly» – Petite Meller, music is a liberating force
In sound and vision from the French-Israeli singer, songwriter, model and philosopher, we find the power of music and dance to free people. Petite Meller speaks at Lampoon
Olafur Eliasson’s Trembling Horizons – to reconsider our relationship with space
The third Eliasson’s exhibition at Castello di Rivoli stems from the desire to intercept the Scandinavian interest in ecology and environmental sustainability by creating an ongoing dialogue with nature
