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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The poetry of masturbation and self-pleasure explained in a documentary
Masturbation, shame and societal taboos are the point of discussion of the independent documentary Four verses of self-pleasure
Roots in the Sky – London will see its first rooftop forest in 2024
With a hundred grown trees and thousands of plants, it will be accessible by the offices in the building as well as the local community
Brooks Shane Salzwedel’s photography, between the possible and the imagined
Salzwedel uses his inner strength and inner child to tell his story: a self-created process involving different materials to portray natural and unnatural landscapes
Vegan substitutes to traditional raw materials in fashion: ethical rose petal fiber
Suitable for blending or nonwovens, rose petal fiber is an eco-friendly alternative to silk, one major environmental polluter
Cutting bodies and pasting parts: the art of Pablo Thecuadro
The wholeness of his artwork forms a jigsaw puzzle against a backdrop made of cutouts, the reflection of the Spanish artist as a collage artist
From Yemen to Peru, traveling around the world through the photographs of Richard de Tscharner
Music and photography: the exhibition Il canto della Terra is not only an ode to the earth, but also a way to honor the work of Austrian composer Gustav Mahler
The Metro-Forest: An ecological forest in Bangkok’s urban jungle
«Landscape does not have to be so controlled; it will, nature helps the landscape evolve». In conversation with Tawatchai Kobkaikit, TK studio’s founder and managing director
A.B.O. THEATRON. Art or Life traces the career and life of Achille Bonito Oliva
«I never cared too much about what I have done in the past, I only care about what I am going to do when I grow up». An exhibition celebrates...
Even if you wear it wrong, you’re wearing it right: Y/Project X Fila – Glenn Martens
Glenn Martens’ brought Paris Men’s Fashion Week to a close with his capsule collection with Fila, producing hybrid pieces of layered sweatshirts and split polo-neck collars
Climate mitigation and adaptation on the North Sea – Gothenburg’s holistic approach
To curb Gothenburg's environmental impact, the emissions within the city’s geographical area will be reduced by at least ten-point-three percent per year until 2030
Nudity: the flesh, the body, and the divine in the character of Planthropocene
Body is sacred, nudity is art, and nature is a living being. Bianca Lee Vasquez seeks the veracity and the reverence nature holds with living beings: «We need to see...
Past and future in Iran: can money become a religion again?
The decline of the ideological factions and installation of a metamodern consumer hedonism has even managed to take hold in the Persia of legends
Patricia Urquiola and the gamble of designing from secondhand materials
Fun Aristocracy: Inlays and buildings, damasks and plots, some exponents of a ‘Fun Aristocracy’ – talents undeclared from titles
Urban waste and recycling – Dansk Retursystem tackling a centuries-old problem
In 2019, 502 kg of municipal waste per capita were generated on average in the EU, with Romania generating 208 kg of municipal waste and Denmark producing 844 kg of...
From Field to Fashion – The Savory Institute puts farmers at the forefront
Through their work they have built 47 global hubs, have signed up more than 100 accredited professionals, trained nearly 15,000 land managers and sustainably developed nearly 15,000 hectares of land
Farah Diba, the Empress: «with great power comes great responsibility»
«In the end, I decided to visit Niavaran Palace, almost as if this were an implicit tribute to my mother» - the Italian writer and architect Gianni Biondillo on history...
How to act sustainable: Sustainable Thinking the Salvatore Ferragamo’s way
Salvatore Ferragamo launched Sustainable Thinking, a digital platform in eight different languages: a new era is marked as Mr. Marco Gobbetti is appointed CEO of the company
Fashion is designed in UK, made in Italy and sold in France – Race to Zero recap
In conversation with Marina Iremonger, the Head of Trade team at DIT, and Oliver Wayman, the co-founder of Bottletop: «The engagement is the driver. How can we translate this message...
L’Oréal and Unesco: ‘The World needs Science, and Science needs Women’
Francois-Xavier Fenart states «Having only a third of female researchers all over the world, of which very few in top positions, is a waste of talent and opportunities»
Womanhood in Amanda Charchian’s shot. A visual playground of bourgeoisie
Photographer Amanda Charchian on how «I discovered that through the camera I had unique access to the creative women around me»
How the Lumiar School Project is rewilding Wiltshire through reforestation and bee populations
Four steps to create a 100% organic and self-sustaining new forest: how the Lumiar School Project employs the Miyawaki Method in Wiltshire
Genova Design Week: Vito Nesta on display at Palazzo Reale in Genoa
Traditional and contemporary intertwine in the halls of Palazzo Reale, through the works of designer Vito Nesta in collaboration with the Architecture and Design department of the Genoa University
King Chameleon. A conversation with Liu Bolin
«The chameleon changes colour to conform to the background as a form of self-protection. Humans are not animals because they cannot protect themselves»
Chris Moore on photographing the buzz of a fashion show for sixty years
A changing industry and changing times. Photographer Chris Moore, a pioneer of runway photography, discussed the ups and downs of six decades spent in front of a camera
Eileen Fisher’s Regenerative Wool: restoring Patagonia’s Grasslands with sheep
Patagonia Grasslands are facing desertification because of years of overgrazing and hard weather conditions, but Regenerative Grazing can be the solution
Poetry of a Prototype – It’s a matter of love. Lampoon’s Editor’s Letter
Prototype is about challenging ourselves with experimental assets, turning the other cheek. We have cried enough and faced a brave new world
Lampoon / Transition – How the darkroom shapes the creative light of film photography
DIY darkrooms to vivacious color theory: Photographer Jenny Brough discusses her process to capturing energy with the click of her camera
Why should we practice biodiversity?
Understanding forest health has become an increasing priority for the European Union with accelerating diseases affecting valued trees across the world and city temperatures rising
It could be a political agenda: flowers to investigate African historical narratives
Flowers for Africa is the winning project of the Prix Marcel Duchamp. Kapwani Kiwanga is urging the public to question existing historical narratives in African decolonization
Weengushk Film Institute building in the Canadian Island of Manitoulin
Using iced water as insulation in cold northern climates as a solution: Architect Stefano Pujatti is building a cinema school in Canada with filmmaker Shirley Cheechoo
Edible garments: why eating your hat was not a proposition before?
Lecturer Oonagh O’Hagan and researcher Cassandra Quinn from UAL are working on bringing bio design and edible garments into the industry
An accent on Missoni’s heritage: on Ottavio’s centenary, Angela exits creative direction
Ottavio Missoni. The designer’s centenary in an exhibition at MA*GA Museum in Gallarate – the city where Missoni’s history and revolution began
Louis Vuitton’s Amen break – a place where subcultures meet
Amen Break. A digital film by Mahfuz Sultan unveiled Virgil Abloh’s menswear language, the partnership with Nike and the influence of martial arts
The color of stones can’t be changed – Bruno and Iacopo Lastrucci and the last workshop
«You have a picture in your mind and in your eyes, but it might take four or five years to complete». Father and son and the search for stones for...
Spun merino wool: clothing for dancing with antibacterial properties
Knit products will not sit in the heritage field. Talking with knitwear designer Rebecca Marsden about dipping your toe in the water that has not been touched
An artificial documentary and some attitude at Celine by Slimane – images Sebastian Lager
From old video camcorders to the first digital cameras from 2000: a bit of all - The lighting situation, the front and the back of a final image to complete...
No rules in love, but condoms: there should be no limit to sexual experimentation
The condom series – make love with whoever you want: an invitation to be promiscuous whenever you want, but always kind. Four writers, four stories, about sex
Stasi is the new album from Populous: about slow-flowing music
The mix of instrumental hip hop and ambient music recalls the beginnings of Populous as a producer and his debut in the international electronic scene
Riccardo Raspa – Sunday family trip, getting lost in Italy is not a bad option
Seventies’ colors, blue skies and balloons, perspective of a family on the hills around Assisi, Perugia, Umbria. The map and the territory – as usual, the map isn’t the territory
Zordan embraces LCA: It’s not just what you buy, but also where you buy
Zordan shows it is possible to measure carbon footprint even in custom work, as seen in the LCA method used in physical retail space creation
Milkywire – How Gen Z are moving charitable giving online
Gen Z are becoming the driving forces for change on climate action. Forms like apps are showing an easier way to connect with grassroot climate organizations
Mujolab: originating from Buddhism, it refers to the impermanence of all being
A product as a tool to enact change - Mujolab is not solely about creating a plastic alternative, but about opening a dialogue that spurs people to question and reflect
Deadstock and Vintage: redesigning of luxury goods at Paris re Made
Sourcing deadstock, re-designing classics and the future of vintage. A discussion on the circular model
Goppion — a Northern Italian network of craftsmen and co-makers
Whenever a high-value work is encased in a refined glass structure at a museum — freestanding, wall-standing, wall-mounted, or recessed — it is likely that Goppion is behind it
The New European Bauhaus: «sectoral, geographical and age diversity»
The Bauhaus was founded at a time of transformation - the time we are now living in is just as transformative - talking to Xavier Troussard, head of the project
Giuseppe Buccinnà leather research in civil engineering and contemporary arts
Giuseppe Buccinnà: leather, accessories, and designs from the mind of a civil engineer and fashion designer in Milan
