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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From a simple accessory to a Money Power Icon: a closer look at the world of bags
Two and a half years of work at the Victoria & Albert Museum to connect over 300 bags through their function and utility, status and identity, design and making
Courrèges FW22: Nicolas de Felice for a recently-revived heritage: we see a bit of Balenciaga here
Half a century after the brand’s heyday, another Balenciaga-influenced technician brings his vision for (now eco-responsible) vinyl to life for FW22 menswear
Road salt: de-icing roads using salt – when natural compounds cause environmental damage
More salt doesn’t mean more melting. How salt spreading on paved roads has become a bad, diffused consuetude in winter months and why it represents a threat
Alie, third studio album for the French indie duo Cats on Trees
«We've regained the freshness of our early days, while also growing in maturity». With their brand new album as Cats on Trees, the French duo is back to big on...
What’s the future of plankton? The link between these creatures and the air we breathe
By 2081-2100, almost forty percent of the phytoplankton and zooplankton assemblages of the subpolar seas will be replaced by poleward shifting plankton species
How paper waste can get up-cycled instead of down-cycled – the case of Honext
Barcelona-based startup Honext has developed a way to transform paper waste into panels, using materials which already exist rather than consuming raw materials
Enlightened Eclecticism: Talking about the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland
A book by Adriano Aymonino – Mirroring power and self-representation through design. The patronage and collecting practices of the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland become a taste artifact
Ocean positive, regenerateing water resource: North Sails’ experience
North Sails has coined the definition of ‘ocean positive’ in order to guide a sustainable and committed revolution towards the seas
Are we ever completely still? Yann Marussich’s investigations of immobility through performance
«My work is about pain, accepting it, going with the flow of pain, to not feel it, not be affected by it, and this has been my work for over...
Textile from salt-tolerant plants grown using seawater: SaltyCO
When we can no longer rely on the availability of freshwater for survival, can we turn to the seas for their help?
Michele Rizzo, Walking and (cat)walking – the impact of performances: from Marni to Off-White
The clubbing experience is conceived as intimate and shared with other people as a social activity, a way to learn more about oneself and the individuals around, away from the...
Textile from salt-tolerant plants grown using seawater: a case study by SaltyCo
The process involves saline farming – plants will be harvested to extract fibers which will be turned into textile products, using pre-existing production methods.
the Honesty imagery: regeneration is possible faster than we ever thought
Adrien Dubost : visual references on the theme of mass farming with a series of images that juxtaposes objects from industrial cultivation with flowers and vegetables
Sussy Cazalet on designing rugs and wall hangings. «Rothko-meets-Mondrian-meets-Klimt»
How knowing the origin of your pieces helps to create a client experience that surpasses the act of buying something. «You just should care who’s made something and where it’s...
Hydropower: the ancient source is alive thanks to many carbon offset projects
Over 300 carbon offset projects in the Verra Registry, after the Clean Development Mechanism (Kyoto Protocol), supported more than 2000 hydropower projects
Today art has to search within natural science – Giò Pomodoro’s references to astrology
In his sculpture at Taino Park, Giò Pomodoro testifies the intimacy between the contemporary and sculptures; the communities and green spaces, the solstices and sun
Waste, raw materials and data: industries to re-think their production and logistics
In conversation with Pei Yun Teng, Global Director of Social Impact at A.T. Kearney on how consulting is helping businesses develop their sustainability mission
Bridget Riley: Working Drawings, an exploration of the artist’s preliminary work and thoughts
How do you construct your work? Working Drawings provides an insight into the question which has been posed for the artist for some time – «I have tried to show...
Clyde Climate Forest, Glasgow City: 18 million trees, but this is just a headline
«it’s what’s beneath the headline that matters». From choosing the right species for the right places to involving the community in giving trees their fair financial value
Biodegradable clothing will not spontaneously disappear from your closet: the AlgiKnit case
You can’t eliminate harmful materials, such as polyester, without replacing it with something else. Kelp can be turned into fiber and that is what we will work with
Weaving stories of Balkan heritage into three-dimensional tapestries: House of Ita
«Now we call it sustainability. But using materials that already had a life gives them and our story a continuity». In conversation with textile designer Margarita Aleksievska Sclavi, House of...
The struggle of creating an entirely new textile: leather from shell seafood by Tomtex
«They have a lot of interesting properties but they have a lot of interesting problems that go with it» In conversation with Ross McBee on what vegan leather actually means
From Zanzibar experience to Zawadi Studio, the artistic approach of Vivide Mantero
The collection and reconditioning of materials recovered in Zanzibar and Portugal are the basis of the photographic, sculptural and design productions of Zawadi Studio
How can the UK government secure the raw materials needed for the green transition?
The UK’s demand for lithium could reach 550,000 tons by 2050, while the country may use 240,000 tons of lithium and 90,000 tons of cobalt between now and 2035
Sir Paul Smith explains his new collection: it’s time for men to dress up
Though rich in references dating back to the days of his youth in the 60s, the collection is «absolutely not a retrospective», says the designer
Planting trees in California or in Spain: there are differences to consider
Land Life Company (LLC) was founded in 2013 on the idea that «a business approach and technology can drive innovation to restore nature» with the mission to reforest the world
Friday the 13th: the $25.9 million Canoe on canvas – Peter Doig paints Canada, London and Trinidad
Snow, trees, rinks, architectures and figures drawn in smudges, and the history of Peter Doig. The story of an artist who has even seduced the fashion industry
Gran Chaco – South America’s second-largest forest at risk
Earthsight: the story behind the deforestation of Paraguay’s Gran Chaco and its illegal leather dealings with European car brands
Lampoon / Transitioning – Marcela Jacobina crafts a gallery of humanity in her series
A photographic series explores with a voyeuristic sense the human body and ordinary gestures that accompany our lives. «It’s about being, existing, not acting»
British urban areas are less dense than European counterparts: public transport is less accessible
Of the 580 billion passenger kilometers that were traveled in Great Britain in 2020, ninety-two percent were made by cars, vans, and taxis, down twenty-seven percent from 2019's level
Fendi Men – going back to the Roaring Twenties. This is how people learn about repetition
A dandy aesthetic for Fendi’s autumn/winter 2022 menswear collection. Silvia Venturini Fendi on crafting an evolved image of his man in a gender-blurring show
ACBC, Italian footwear: accountability from the brands rather than knowledge from the consumers
Gio Giacobbe and Edoardo Iannuzzi: the Italian footwear startup expands the fashion industry’s focused sustainability efforts to a holistic circular model through collaborations
Sara Kulturhus: the second tallest wooden building in the world by White Arkitekter
Sara Kulturhus in Skellefteå, Sweden made of locally sourced Cross-laminated timber and Glue-laminated timber: from locking CO2 to reducing building times and costs
The Kingdom Choir – the British choir reintroducing Gospel music into the mainstream
«We came in as strangers and we left as family»: The The Kingdom Choir was on stage in Milano, in Via Spiga, for a celebration made possible by Ralph Lauren
How to decarbonize last mile logistics: electric trucks and customer awareness
The flow of goods in large urban areas is challenging the ecosystems. The key to cut out emissions and provide safer working conditions is global commitment
Challenges in developing materials for the automotive sector: Volkswagen is reusing coffee waste
Silverskin: Volkswagen is developing, among a series of bio-based materials, a leatherette with coffee waste as a principal component of the filling
From Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Miami: artist Kira Tippenhauer the process of problem-solving
Whether it be within her own identity as an immigrant, or in the sourcing of her fabrics and fibers, the idea of duality plays a strong role
Fibretrace: the technology able to track the product lifecycle also after being recycled
Transparency is at the basis of a technology created to be implanted inside the fibers and to trace the entire production process
Regenerative materials in architecture: bio-concrete from species that disrupt the food chain
Killing two birds with one stone: developing a bio-concrete whilst helping out ecosystems. A look into regenerative properties
References to literature and cinema: an aesthetic guide from Giangi Giordano
Reiner Werner Fassbinder, Alberto Arbasino, Carlo Emilio Gadda. Toshio Matsumoto. Visual researcher and creative director devoted to fashion and cinema, Giangi Giordano tells his story
Deadstock fabric: an ethical choice for fashion brands or greenwashing?
«As a fashion system, we cannot be sustainable in any way. We can only try to be better by delivering the message to change»: Simone Ferraro, A Better Mistake
Zanele Muholi and the urge of militancy: «Visual activism is my calling, it chose me»
Zanele Muholi: «Even if a picture cannot reveal all of a person’s personality and humanity, it can provide a moment for themselves and others to recognize their uniqueness»
Zeefier – Developing natural dyes out of seaweed waste streams
If abundant, seaweed can create all sorts of problems for the environment. Zeefier has come up with a solution which tackles both that problem as well as eliminating synthetic dyes
AIKO – latest book by photographer Florian Hetz: the art of losing and acceptance in the pictures
AIKO is the new photobook of the German photographer, with a special dedication. The loss of his father, the leitmotiv of bodies and the beauty of colours and light in...
Loose Joints – Changing the dialogue of photography in the South of France
«I think we are always trying to find stuff that’s pushing the dialogue forward about photography, rather than looking at archives», Lewis Chaplin, founder of Loose Joints
Nio cocktails – How to offset carbon emissions in the real world, examples from the beverage sector
What expedients are beverage companies implementing to offset emissions and how collaboration with dedicated companies leads to achieving neutrality
