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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Craftwork home working systems could be the future of decentralized garment production
Haute Couture designer - Rahul Mishra, and the founder of Nest - Rebecca Van Bergen on providing artisans with a favorable working environment. Implementing in home work practices
Ethiopia: biodiversity, quality of life, soil erosion and runoff. Earth Art studio’s Trees for Life
In conversation with artist Sylvia Grace Borda and lecturer Nura Beshir on the regeneration of green lands in Kofele, Ethiopia
From Afghanistan to Ukraine, posters to raise awareness: Now You See Me Mória
«Right now we are exposed to so many photographs that we have become numb to the pain of others». The posters are made from pictures taken on the field by...
Coven, Puppets and Puppets – Carly Mark brings a witchy feeling to New York Fashion Week
Witchy tones, carrots, and pumpkins set the stage for Puppets and Puppets’s new collection, with a theatrical feeling backed by a tap dancer
PLAY: Philippe Jarrigeon and the 90’s universe of tv and cinema
Fun, fantasies, and 90s television sets. PLAY – a Philippe Jarrigeon’s personal vision of pop culture and modern aesthetics
BUFA film studio at the heart of Berlin is being transformed by Fabrix: nature has to fit in
Large areas of paving are removed, eliminating vehicles and adding water permeability and biodiversity with rooftop gardens and green plazas: Clive Nichol speaks for Atelier Gardens
The overlay of six different shades of Musk, more about Musk complexity fragrance
The union of a single natural raw material such as musk together with wood, spices, fruits and flowers searches for three-dimensionality in the collection of fragrances
Paris Collections, January 2022: The high jewelry market is on a high writes Olivier Dupon
A review with some of the artistic directors and CEOs explains why January presentations in Paris are now as successful as July ones
How architecture on an urban scale has been weaponized against people and protesters
Griffin Frazen on data visualization, 3D modelling and «using architectural thinking and technical skills to help people understand protests from a spacial perspective»
Erik Thomsen – one gallerist cannot deal with the Danish sense of irony
Thomsen gallery specializes in Japanese screens and scrolls; in early Japanese tea ceramics from the medieval through the Edo periods
Alvaro Catalàn de Ocon blending plastic bottle with Bogota’s craftmanship
Alvaro Catalàn de Ocon creates PET lamps: he could be considered a precursor of sustainable design bridging the gap between industrial production and craftmanship
Felix Finkbeiner – the public eye doesn’t have to be drawn away from tree planting
Once it was only Felix Finkbeiner child’s dream – today it is a matter of data, soil chemistry and involving rural communities around the Equator
New York – Nicole McLaughlin and SUFE eluding definition: some nostalgia when you’re upcycling an item
Upcycling designer Nicole McLaughlin and John-John Johnson Junya, known as DJ4Animals, repurpose university hoodies for SUFE Fund, delivering a message on the state of student debt in America
«The chaos is always in my mind» – The paradoxical narrative of artist Levi van Veluw
Finding logic in emotions and vice versa. An exploration into the chaos of the mind through tangible artistic dialogues by Levi van Veluw
A world in Hitachi Design Studio presents A World in Transition: defining a moment of ‘liminality’
The highlights from the Hitachi project online event explaining the changes needed within the system to ensure a future for the planet and human beings
Hunting for gold, Domino Leaha and Talulah Brown – twisting roads in California
«Sweet Domino fell in love with California and I with her when we met one night at a bar in East Los Angeles» – Talulah Brown and Domino Leaha on...
Powder to liquid soap: a simple answer to complicated issues. The Forgo case
«If we have things with the system of refilling or of re-use, then throwing something away or recycling doesn’t have to be the first option». In conversation with Forgo cofounder Allon...
Climate refugees – Why do people have to migrate because of climate changes?
The possibility to seek refuge in other countries should not be forced by the unlivable conditions of the territories most affected by global warming
Pop culture and the Pirandello philosophy. The life Leone Balduzzi finds in Beyoncé
A visual autobiography, Leone Balduzzi offers a glimpse into his personalities through self-portraits, authentic scenes of everyday life
Castor oil plant material – Neubau opening up a new perspective on green eyewear production
How through the use of biopolymers derived from a renewable substance, Neubau’s eyeglasses perform equally or better than the material with the polymer mix
What if the rubber supply chain was no longer sustainable? Science is working on a solution
The global demand for rubber is about to increase, and without the latex from the rubber tree many productions would stop. Science is betting on Russian dandelions
Body positivity – From architect to visual artist, from Moscow to Milan
Former architect turned visual artist, Tatiana Brodatch explores love and nudity: «My plasticine people are the actors. The photographs and the stop-motion are the play»
Inner demons conquered by the winner of the Hyères Festival 35th
Tom Van der Borght wields the influences of Bjork, his tenure as a social worker: he journeyed through the social issues and communities that marry his refuge
Knitting experimentation and natural dyeing: Olivia Rubens
Olivia Rubens grew bioplastic on material from algae, without releasing toxicity in the process «We use humor as a shield and as a pathway»
Cinderela project is testing the way Circular Economy can be implemented in wastewater management
In Europe, the construction sector accounts for one-third of all EU waste, one-third of all water consumed, makes up for the largest share of the total EU final energy consumption
Lampoon / Transition: what is normalcy for Tom Van der Borght?
The bombardment of texture, volume and color, the union of playfulness and self-depreciation - and the civil and social commitment
Re-discovering Architettura Sussurrante, a musical project of the Italian maestro Alessandro Mendini
Released in 1983 and reissued in 2019, the album is a collaborative work by Mendini with a collective of Italian alternative artists from music and theater. A rediscovery of the...
The rebel pianist of France – Sofiane Pamart is mixing neoclassical with rap music
Childhood and adolescence split between conservatory and street, this is how Pamart's love for classical music and rap grew and gave results
The Doomsday Clock – pessimism does nothing for the Earth, but resistance and cooperation do
Corporations emphasize people's role in the climate crisis. Yet, 100 fossil fuel producers are responsible for seventy-one percent of the industrial GHG emissions since 1988
Responding to the question ‘What does Moncler mean to you?’
Moncler Voices, the digital campaign calls individuals to participate in the project by creating an image that explains their vision of Moncler
Digital fashion claims to solve overconsumption and overproduction: how green is it really?
«Digital fashion items don’t need physical resources and can work for the benefit of our environment». In conversation with digital fashion entrepreneur, Regina Turbina on sustainable consumption through virtual clothing
Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard: «even though you have full transparency, things can still be intriguing»
The brand carving new shapes of communication. Louise Lyngh Bjerregard is all about exploring vulnerability and investigation through upcycled materials
1920s inspirations bridge the silhouettes and constructivist set design of Chanel’s haute couture
Opened by Charlotte Casiraghi on horseback, Chanel’s haute couture shows Virginie Viard’s own signature while paying homage to the history of the house and the 1920s scene
Theo Jansen and his beach creatures – Breaking the wall between art and engineering
The Beach animals: machines made out of PVC tubing and sails moved by wind energy that wander the shores of Scheveningen, the Netherlands - man is by nature an artist...
Sarah Kauffman: upcycling clothing scraps and military parachutes into collections
The American designer works with military parachutes and upcycled fabric scraps: «Parachutes have a story themselves which does not need to be manipulated»
Pachama, tech start-up: «about a billion hectares of the planet can be restored as forest»
Using algorithms combined with satellite imaging, Pachama monitors a project, figuring out the amount of carbon concentration in the project area in comparison to the region
Masculinity/Femininity. The revelation of fantasy according to Flaminia Veronesi
Flaminia Veronesi – A fish with arms and legs, Adam in penises and nipples, a mermaid with two legs and a tail. When does one employ fantasy?
Luvaberry Farm – Ideas to re boost tourism: 88 days of strawberry farming in rural Australia
Australia’s Working Holiday visa scheme attracts thousands of young people from around the world, offering employment - in return, you need to become a farm worker for three months
Chef Valérie Radou «Gastronomy is an ally in the tasting of wines» – since the very first bottle in 1729, by Nicolas Ruinart
Behind the scenes of the first Maison de Champagne, guest of Identità Golose 2021 in Milan. In a conversation with Ruinart resident chef Valérie Radou to know what’s behind her...
«This year, the Fashion Film Festival Milano will speak a different language» says Ms. Cavalli Etro
Best green fashion film category, the three nominated film focus on the need of changing behaviors, circular rethinking and artisanal indigenous textiles
Jamie Sutherland’s sense of childish play and hoarding as multidisciplinary creative tools
«Wherever I went, I went with myself, and I couldn't escape the person that I was in all those different scenarios» – Jamie Sutherland on creating imagined realities as a...
Seeing Stars – Eighty percent of the planet’s population are inhabited by light polluted skies
In the face of environmental advocacy, Studio Roosegaarde team up with UNESCO to create Seeing Stars initiative. «we have become disconnected from them because of the way we treat light...
Schiaparelli Spring 2022 couture – Daniel Roseberry «when it’s done right, it moves us»
Elsa Schiaparelli's worthy successor, Daniel Roseberry, maintains a balance between house codes and contemporary references for the fashion house's new era
Supply chain and costs transparency: Garment Workshop, a proper review
Garment Workshop is a brand developed in the last year from the experience of the group NXTGN who is active in the fashion consultancy sector
Vitra Design’s director, Mateo Kries, reimagines the role of museums in post-pandemic society
Director of the Vitra Design Museum, Dr. Mateo Kries: «Museums are not only reflecting social evolutions but seeing themselves as an active part in society»
We enter an era of irreversible human impact – Anthropocene: The Human Epoch
An act of hope: filmmakers discuss Anthropocene: The Human Epoch and reveal how determining human impact isn’t always about statistics
