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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A Storm in Grandma’s Tea Set: Amit Berman on roughness and nostalgia
«Roughness has been present in my work since the beginning; as a self-taught artist, I used to paint naively, working with what I had and expressing myself in raw ways»...
What’s the afterlife of The Library of Light? An interview with Es Devlin
Es Devlin in conversation with Lampoon on Salone del Mobile’s Library of Light: mapping words, movement, and memory into Brera’s historic courtyard—shaping space through story
Oak, Wool, and Saddle Leather – Ralph Lauren Home and the American Southwest
At Milan’s Fuorisalone, Ralph Lauren is introducing “Canyon Road”: wool instead of linen, brown instead of green, surfaces that bear marks and stains, amidst mountains and desert. It’s a rougher...
Lampoon, the new issue, a tribute to the independent publishing: roughness and sustainability
The new issue of Lampoon is a tribute to independence: in publishing, music, and architecture. From Romain Laprade to Olivier Zham, from Joel Dicker to Caterina Barbieri, Mathis Chevalier, Isabelle...
Alice Rawsthorn on design, critique, and global challenges at Prada Frames 2025
Inside Gio Ponti’s Arlecchino with design critic and former New York Times columnist, Alice Rawsthorn at Prada Frames 2025. “I felt design was misunderstood, marginalized, not taken seriously. There was...
Marco Bay: botany for Louis Vuitton on Via Montenapoleone
With the reopening of Louis Vuitton on Via Montenapoleone, an interview with landscape architect Marco Bay about the project at Palazzo Taverna: the word “native” no longer makes sense—botany is...
An interview with Robert Wilson: he took a pen and draw an onion made of light
Bob Wilson x Michelangelo: La Pietà Rondanini in Mother, the opening exhibition for Salone del Mobile 2025: he took a pen and draw an onion made of light
Brunello Cucinelli: “I was a farmer, I was poor, I was crazy in love with the sky”
Imprenditoria etica: a Napoli, il conferimento honoris causa del dottorato di ricerca per il made in Italy a Brunello Cucinelli – un caso di sostenibilità umana e una domanda sul...
Rediscovering Marine Forests at Miart: Julian Charrière’s Art for Ruinart
Julian Charrière has conceived an ode to the Lutetian Sea, a vast body of water that covered the Champagne region 45 million years ago. At Miart, Ruinart continues its initiative,...
Charlie Porter’s Nova Scotia House: A Raw Portrait of Queer Survival
“A portrait of queer life in 1990s London, exploring the impacts of love and loss, while rejecting nostalgic narratives in favour of survival". An interview with Charlie Porter on his...
Huasco Valley: Villages and Communities Abandoned at the Edge of Chile’s Desert
Photographer Cristian Ordóñez explores, through images, the last communities before the world’s largest desert capturing poverty, pollution, and lack of access to essential services in what is called the “Garden...
Approaching conscious young customers: Bvlgari jewels become an ethical icon
Lucia Silvestri: «I can use my position as Creative Director to share my experience, but I don’t consider myself a role model: my story proves that following real passions is...
Definition of Sustainability: Fashion Without Microplastics
It has become a common refrain—among buyers as well as certain managers—to say that sustainability doesn’t sell, when in fact sustainability simply isn’t on offer. The entire fashion industry is...
Neom’s The Line: Sustainable architecture, or grim dystopian future?
From a post oil focused Saudi Arabian economy, to developing carbon neutral, walkable cities with futuristic design and technology principles setting new standards for urban living
Ukraine, Georgia Slovakia and post-soviet heritage
Ukraine, Georgia Slovakia. Three different countries, at three different stages in the relationship with Russia. Ukraine, Georgia Slovakia: War, Protest, and Dissent
Trump against Woke Culture – and the leaders who removed words
From the Newspeak in Orwell’s 1984 to the 20th-century totalitarian regimes – nothing about what Trump is now doing is new: removing words means removing ideas
Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian: Interstellar Communication as Cultural Resistance
In Piccadilly Un:Plugged, Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian uses noise, public installations and scientific inquiry to explore decolonization, interstellar communication and identity
“I am not a painter”: an Interview with Daniel Buren
“Many painters, few geniouses” says Daniel Buren. His investigation began in the 1960s with the use of vertical stripes, each measuring 8.7 cm: interventions on fabric, glass, wood, flags
Slow Fashion on the Edge of the Atlantic
Craft, culture, and the coastline: a visual story by Peter Georgiades exploring the work of South African designers: raw materials, local craftsmen, local materials, ethical practices
What is velvet? One name, many fibers
What sets velvet apart from other woven fabrics is not the kind of fibers it is formed from but the techniques used to manufacture it. What is velvet made of?
Land Loss: The Erosion and Fragility of the British Coast
Max Miechowski photographs loss, acceptance, and the effects of time passing along the southern British coast—documenting the existence of communities living on the cliffs, at the edge of the land
Blood, Sweat, and Synths: How Pol Balances Brotherhood, New Wave Music and Fashion
If you discard being raw, it becomes boring. The Pol brothers grew up apart from music but found raw inspiration in the shapes and sounds of runway shows, blending post-punk...
The Fashion Industry: Why Doesn’t Creativity Embrace Sustainability?
Fashion, Creativity, Sustainability: Trump’s words might just give a jolt to an industry that still refuses to commit to manufacturing natural fibers free of plastic
Napoli Amore by Assouline: A Book on Naples, Its Culture, Clashes, and Link to Time
Napoli Amore is a book by Assouline – author Cesare Cunaccia explores the soul of Naples: every layer of history grafts onto another, generating time-bending short circuits
Molecular Regeneration: Ambercycle’s Technology for Textile Waste Recycling
Il materiale cycora® svilluppato da Shay Sethi e Moby Ahmed – fondatori di Ambercycle – compensa quasi la metà delle emissioni di anidride carbonica associate alla produzione di poliestere vergine
Bre Andy: Documenting Black and Brown Women Through Figurative Oil Painting in Brooklyn
Inspired by the writings of Angela Davis, Bre Andy seeks to understand the struggles of black women who came before her, specifically in the context of black women in America
Le Corbusier in Firminy: 60 years after the first stone was laid
Nei luoghi simbolo dell’architettura ruvida di Le Corbusier – a Firminy, un progetto di rinnovamento urbano: una serie di edifici per corpo e mente
Roham Shamekh on Artful Design Manifestation and Pharrell’s Echoes
Roham Shamekh Shamekh incorporates elements like graffiti, tattoo paintings, floral motifs and generative AI into functional creations that comment on collective identity, environment and interconnectedness
Cashmere and Re-Cashmere: from natural fiber to regenerated fabric
What is cashmere made of? A reflection on the environmental impact of this natural fiber – while regenerated cashmere reshapes the textile supply chain: certifications, traceability, and innovation
Loving Raw, Playing Rough: No Romanticism on San Valentine’s Day
What does it mean Playing Rough? Intensity, power, and risk in sexual desire on San Valentine’s Day – from ancient Rome’s brothels to digital pornography and algorithm-driven hookups
The Waste from Andalusia’s Intensive Olive Oil Production Becomes Design
Spain dominates the olive oil market, covering 40-50% of the world’s demand, but what is the environmental cost? Spanish designer Jorge Penadés presents his project Uprooted
The Designer Behind László Tóth: Judy Becker’s vision for Oscar-winning film The Brutalist
László Tóth’s story of migration may be the most American of all. Judy Becker, production designer of Carol and Brokeback Mountain fame, on how she developed the work of this...
My father went into the woods, with the intention of never coming back
Now is not the right time – a Photo Book Peter Pflügler: "The flying chair is the one my mother used to breastfeed me in, when all happened. It needed...
Black History Month: Why It’s Celebrated in February and Its Lasting Impact
Today we mark February as a tribute to Black History: retracing ongoing community's struggles and recent triumphs
Stones that breathe and water that sees: Tarek Atoui
With dripping water, a breathing organ, and handmade Korean drums, Improvisation in 10 Days unites Atoui’s work into an evolving sonic environment
Nature, Farming, and Food Production: What Countryside Means Today
Putting the countryside back on the agenda from a political standpoint: in conversation with Samir Bantal, AMO’s creative Director
What Is a Cultural Brand? Definition and Examples
The definition of a Cultural Brand: a brand that produces authorial narratives linked to its commercial product. Among the primary examples: Louis Vuitton and Rolex
Can We Escape Consumerism? Black Friday Through the Cultural Humor of Marivan Martins
From Target shoppers fighting over a Stanley cup to an ambulance used for deliveries—I decided to make a book inspired by real news events.” Brazilian photographer Marivan Martins recounts the...
Straight or Straight Acting? Nikolai Voelcker on Male Dynamics in Berlin
Friends joke, stretch limbs, shift postures, and press next to each other – in Sonntagnachmittags by Nikolai Voelcker that homoerotic tension rests at the core
Stefano Baisi on Crafting the World of Luca Guadagnino’s Queer: Making Love Into a Film Set
Luca Guadagnino takes William Lee’s story and does something unexpected — from miniatures, millipedes, and Mexico City, the production designer of Guadagnino’s 2024 film discusses turning William S. Burroughs’ life into a...
Jordan Watson reimagines the present of the Black community with “Easier to Breathe” in St. Moritz
Robilant + Voena presents Jordan Watson’s Afrofuturist works in the Protestant Church of St. Moritz – an interview with Jordan Watson on art, digital community, and racism
Brutalist, Finnish, Rough: rediscovering Alvar Aalto through his Silo in Oulu
Repurposing buildings with the ‘Geoarchaeology’ method: Factum foundations takes on a project in northern Finland – saving Alvar Aalto Silo with Skene Catling de la Peña architects
Milan, from Rationalism to the Neo Ratio of Material
A Milanese attitude, an identity for the city of Milan: from Rationalism to the exposed engineering of the Torre Velasca, to new materials – questions and answers
How Wrestling Rituals and Creative Vision Shape Modern Senegal
Photographer Kévin Félicianne’s lens on urban Dakar: documenting the city’s transformation through teenagers’ eyes, as Senegalese wrestling grows from rural tradition to stadium spectacle
What Defines a LEED Certified Building? Core Characteristics and Global Examples
With buildings accounting to more than 40% of energy use, U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED initiatives shapes path towards reducing carbon footprints and energy consumption
The Future of Organic Farming: Smallholdings Leading the Way
Smallholdings and emerging organic growers are shaping the future of sustainable agriculture, transforming traditional practices through regenerative methods and community engagement
