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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Lampoon / Diverso – Lou de Betoly among assemblages of madness and decadent surrealism
«I love this idea of real objects, somehow flattened to be archived. There’s a mix of natural and artificial fibers. Real hair in contrast with the plastic hair of a...
Where do the bounds break? The final Louis Vuitton Man collection: Virgil was here
Narrative elements underlying Abloh’s attitude and vision to menswear design. Virgil was here: a logic that changed the mainstream
Rid Burman on being Diverso: «Things are abstracted, distorted, not traditionally beautiful»
German Expressionism, Egon Schiele, Modernism, Mirò. Rid Burman's many inspirations draw from a distant, dreamlike world
Post World War II oceanography: how science and politics in the US became intertwined during the Cold War
A military driven mission allowed for an unnecessary production of ignorance of our oceans during the Cold War period – we now face the problems of years of negligence
Seeking scraps of green in modern urban jungles: Petra Valenti and Yosephine Melfi
Milan has many paradoxes: futuristic glass architecture and battered urban spaces: for Paola Valenti and Yosephine Melfi, surviving in modern cities is a question of adaptation - just like a...
Leather-like material from discarded Danish Christmas trees – news in the realm of textiles
More awareness needs to be spread regarding what it means to buy something which has biodegradability properties. In conversation with Bonnie Hvillum, founder of Natural Material Studio
Updating the Social housing, matter: bioclimatic measures, solar radiation and natural ventilation
TAMassociati and Arup on display at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021 to respond to the rapid population growth in urban areas and the lack of affordable housing
The praise of boredom – Sarah Balhadère portraying Esther Garrell in a Gio Ponti scenario
Sarah Balhadère's voyeuristic eye captures moments of ordinary monotony, believing it to be the most profound response to our needs
Diamond graders – holding up the stones with Borsalino Diamanti: transparency for 50 years
Where diamonds really come from. Jewelry, family heirlooms but most especially mining, labor, suppliers, diamond graders and manufacturers
Restoring an ecosystem under pressure – Mangrove forests: the case for a science-based restoration
«If you recreate the conditions for mangrove growth like this, then the mangroves will come back in on their own». In conversation with Dominic Wodehouse, executive director of the Mangrove...
AHEC – education about wood: designers and producers have to work together
After Perpetual Mobile show in Barcelona, AHEC partners with RIVA 1920 to showcase the work of the new generation of designers encouraging a more responsible use of wood
Eimear Lynch: «I don’t make characters. I only do portraits»
Irish photographer Eimear Lynch dedicated her summertime probing through intimate lives of young people across a series of portraits, freeing herself from introversion
Mark Grinstaff, Boston University: adhesives from the copolymerization of CO2
Grinstaff’s team envisions a sustainable solution which could be tailored to fit the needs of industries from everyday-use products to biomedical applications
About Humanism today: what does it mean? Pierpaolo Piccioli at Valentino
Punk as the deviation from conformity, the adoption of black and white, an updated concept of humanism has pervaded the designs, the studies, and the pillars of Valentino
Globally Connected: when a fashion production inspired by another culture is not respectful
One of the most common mistakes made by fashion houses when using specific traits from another culture to which they do not belong, is the non-admission
Adrien Dubost and his odd dialogue between Louis Vuitton luxury and Seventies design
Bravery, the High Jewellery collection – 90 pieces designed by Francesca Amfitheatrof. It took a global three-year search to source the sapphires, emeralds, rubies, diamonds and gemstones used on the...
Roberto Burle Marx: an end to the deforestation of the Amazonian rainforest
In conversation with Irish and Italian professors Gareth Doherty and Barbara Boifava, respectively, on Roberto Burle Marx’s landscapes and urban ideologies
Décor vs Design: can you understand the distinction? A balance to try if your taste is a matter of elegance
Current good taste has eroded an orthodoxy that began to crumble in the Seventies: design is today emptied of its original political militancy – worse still, it can be the...
«We are a mix of different people, easily called a family» – Ruggiero Cafagna and a family album
«My wife Haruka is Japanese, I’m Italian, our daughter Joy is a mix of us with a French touch. Each one has a different story» – Ruggiero Cafagna and his...
Faith organizations: the fourth economic power on Earth
UNEP director Iyad Abumoghli and activist and cartographer Molly Burhans speak of how engaging with faith institutions is not just necessary but can be immediately beneficial
Lampoon / Diverso – House doesn’t mean home. Katie Silvester on the meaning of being a family
Katie Silvester and Sam Carder roam around Scotland recounting how the concept of family has changed and how there is nothing more dynamic than human relationships
Talking to Quantis: no more greenwashing, we need to fix precise targets and clear numbers
In the next ten years, the fashion industry will be under close scrutiny to maintain a commitment that has to fix a defined goal. In conversation with Simone Pedrazzini, director...
According to Guen Fiore, sexual tension is a tool against human fragility
Guen Fiore and Rubina Vita Marchiori willing to investigate that eternal feminine that precedes and overcomes every prejudice, showing raw images made of shapes, materials and fabrics
Genre-less upcycled fashion: old farming clothing, workwear or parachutes
«Every piece is constructed from old clothing or garments that have an aged quality that is then cut into patches which are sewn to new patterns», designer Fumika Oshima
Smog Free Tower – Air pollution, a global disaster: to be solved with solar-powered air cleaners
«We should start to see the world; not as a utopia, but as a protopia». In conversation with Daan Roosegaarde, on his 7-meter smog eating tower
Lampoon, Dance is black: Genis Mitjans’ photographs are an ode to strength
As in a choir, models and professional dancers chosen by Genis Mitjans and Samuel Puyol trying to say everything that a single body cannot say alone. Intertwining bodies to speak...
The dark side of the cut-flower industry and the demand for not-in-season flowers
«The event industry requires large quantities of the identical flowers, that only the Dutch market (which serves as a collector of crops from Colombia, South Africa, and Ecuador) can satisfy»
Lampoon/ Hermès, a Cabinet de Curiosités could showcase an entire universe
Unseen objects, paintings, prints and sculptures. More than one hundred works have been selected for the Montenapoleone store in Milan, one of the strongest retail assets worldwide
‘Domingo a las 4’ by Mateo Arciniegas Huertas: being Latin American away from Latin America
Mateo Arcniegas Huertas, together with ACOMPI displays sixteen photographs of the Latin American immigrant community on the Salgado Playground in Buskwick, where they meet, play soccer and found a way...
Migratory birds – mitigating climate change is necessary to protect all animals
Birds could respond to the consequences of the world’s changing climate by shifting distributions, altering their bodies and experiencing microevolutionary changes
The Romanian diaspora at Venice Biennale: how the mobility of large masses will impact architects
Mapping and investigating migrations to understand the way society will look like in the near future. A first step is Fading Borders, telling the story of the Romanian diaspora at...
Lampoon: The return to an honest existence – Caroline Mackintosh on the art of disobedience
«Behave ourselves, oppress the fire within, stop crying, don’t act so crazy, be quiet, ignore your urges, don’t display so much public affection, don’t be too wild» – freedom lies...
Tuna farming: the billion-dollar-business – talking to Seaspiracy movie directors
Conversations with Lucy and Ali Tabrizi, directors of Seaspiracy, show how local traditions can be used to justify continuation of business-as-usual drastically damaging marine ecosystems
Hot as hell – Eroticism and laziness. Jo Fetto’s out-of-focus naked bodies
«Did I dream that or not? Sometimes I feel lonely in the heart, I guess it’s alright» – Photographer Joe Fetto's shots are a nonsense poem
Lampoon/ Diverso – Wind, boats, lake: in Luca Grottoli’s shots a revised story of Bellini Nautica
«Boats are the toys of adults: thus customers want to be cuddled». From these words of Romano Bellini, photographer Luca Grottoli plays a game of glances on the apparently calm...
Lampoon, Somewhere in between: Jackie Kursel chronicles the boundary of feelings
Photographer Jackie Kursel enjoys exploring the geography of sentiments. A photo narrative as a necessary condition for regaining our awareness
Cities will be forests: making buildings as tree houses is not just a matter of imaginary
A strategy for greener cities is to build greener architectures through the integration of trees, shrubs, and plants in the design of our houses
Can lab-grown leather be a competitor to cow leather? A new raw material by Modern Meadow and VitroLabs Inc.
Scientists at Modern Meadow and VitroLabs Inc. have patented a technology that allows to manufacture only needing material using yeast and collagen cells
Soft sides, ‘Body Heat’: homoeroticism unveiled, lust and intimacy by Spyros Rennt
«Lust is carnal: it eats you up, ties in with the body, and you do not have to like someone to feel lust for them» - Spyros Rennt showing the...
Lampoon / Diverso – Lea and her cat Gaston: a voyeuristic story of a secret Paris
A tangle of images, objects and memories crowd Lea's imagination. Photographers Alex Brunet and Olga Varova delve into human psychology and challenge a woman's confidence
Bellini Nautica preserving the world’s most precious boats – the Riva Aquarama
Romano Bellini’s vintage Riva collection and the yard where he restores these ‘Ferraris of the sea’ «you can be as rich as you want, but if you close the door...
Volcán de Mi Tierra, Mexico: revalue agave plantations – with higher hydro-efficiency
The Mexican drink par excellence, tequila, finds its origins in the use of a particular refined material of the region of Jalisco: the case of Volcán De Mi Tierra
Formafantasma: a lamp made of LED and rubber – «there are no good or bad materials»
After their first project WireRing, Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin present their new lamp for Flos, where the simplicity of the materials meets the complexity of the ideas
Katerina Jebb: «Fragment by fragment I compose my portraits»
To create her portraits, Katerina Jebb works with scanners – «only the medium of scanography can accurately reproduce the subject matter»
Belvedere – Biochar/ Biomass: the real solution: global climate change, soil infertility and pollution
The use of biochar amendments on soil could address the issues of soil fertility, water holding capacity, and climate change mitigation via carbon sequestration
Miss Beige takes humor seriously
A sharp irony that often plays a socially engaged role within Miss Beige’s works. The seriousness of the Milan stock exchange and the rides in Parco Sempione. A contradiction between...
