Review
A reportage by Gió Sbriz in Estonia: here Russia is closer than ever
Photographer-reporter Gió Sbriz catapults us into a little-known reality: far from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, on the border between Russia and Eastern Estonia
Consumerist culture attempts to turn humans into commodities. Filip Custic
As a former marketing student, Filip Custic questions the risks of capitalist culture, which argues that existence is more valuable if it can be monetized
Ordering the chaos – Gina Soden: the layers of our relationship with ruins
Architectural photography – In her photographic love letters to architecture, the British artist Soden captures the beauty of forgotten spaces across Europe
Renaissance in Ferrara – Palazzo dei Diamanti re-opening by Studio Labics
Ancient and contemporary meet: architecture is a living art – the heritage of historical buildings must be made accessible and contemporary. Studio Labics vision
Eurovision for the future: Live music begins again thanks to the Song Contest edition in Rotterdam
Cultural diversity expressed through pop music is the European method of choice to have a head start after more than one year without live performances
Laura Schaeffer for Lampoon Digital – Rivers in jars and tears on a sunny day
The polarity of darkness and light, the coexistence of joy and sadness, the duality of human existence - Laura Schaeffer for Lampoon Online
King Charles represents a new facade of the United Kingdom. Monarchy stays still
The coronation of King Charles portrays an ever-growing fascination with power and sovereignty in a West-centric culture. Real life and its best scenography
Performing the female body as a political subject – Marilisa Cosello’s 2 of 2
Questioning female body aesthetics and societal tensions: Marilisa Cosello’s 2 of 2 as a metaphor of women identity in the Italian society
Met Gala’s homage to Karl Lagerfeld. Why do we insist on creating idols?
A last bow to the designer who impacted contemporary aesthetics and pioneered the creative director part – Karl Lagerfeld at the Met Gala reduced to a cliché
Lampoon / Transition – Shirley Temple takes on the US capitol
Katherine Hepburn, Trump and riots. «Acting is the most minor of gifts – after all, Shirley Temple could do it when she was four»
Milan Design Week, contemporary design scene: Draga & Aurel – «We are just kids»
When design is not just design, but a zestful contamination of influences, creative energies and heterogeneous backgrounds. Draga & Aurel speak with Lampoon
Transcending a Club: Vitelli’s 14 Hour Cosmic Dream show
Vitelli’s presents its fourteen-hour Cosmic Dream fashion show within a rave. The knitwears crafted by Vitelli contextualized in their cosmic imaginary for Lampoon RuVido
I’d like to lick your sweaty armpits again before I die. BadSeedZine for Lampoon Ruvido
«I need to taste you again as I run my fingers over your handwriting. I need to feel with which form of violence you imprinted yourself on the paper. And...
Mother Earth and the indigenous heritage. Ecology starts here according to Irina Werning
The value of cultural heritage isn’t in cultural manifestation itself, but in the wealth of experience and skills passed down from generation to generation. The work of Irina Werning for...
Dorothy Sing Zhang presents The eating of the duck, from the collected stories of Lydia Davis
With a story inspired by Lydia Davis, London-based photographer Dorothy Sing Zhang enters people's lives with a distinctly voyeuristic flair
A borderline reality where certainties mingle. Lois Cohen for Lampoon RuVido
«Confusion about being an object or a subject, and the strategy that lies underneath». Lois Cohen's work for Lampoon RuVido oscillates between dream and delirium
History of the rise of the miniskirt and its originator Mary Quant
The controversy over the attribution of the garment's invention and a career on the edge of the system: the miniskirt and its inventor
Adolescent Desire – the transition from teenager to adult. Frederik Ruegger for Lampoon 27
Ruegger travels back in time to the early 2000s. The story is about connection, the expression of a desire and a deep understanding for the beauty of youth
Nothing Happens if Nothing Happens, the theme of Isola Design Festival 2023
We’ve come to a critical time in history where designing for energy efficiency and low environmental impact requires taking immediate actions, not just words
The grandeur of the architecture and the encounter with Aperçues by Nina Carini
The site-specific exhibition designed by the artist dialogues with the sacredness and silence of the space of the Basilica di San Celso in Milan
Tartan: chronicles of a revolution, tradition and pride in lands to the north
Folk, punk, rock – On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition at the V&A in London, Lampoon traces the history of the Tartan from its invention until Vivienne...
Regards Vénitiens: the exploited city seen with a reverse glaze. Nikos Aliagas
Fondazione dell'Albero d'Oro hosts an exhibition by the Greek-French photographer Nikos Aliagas. Venice seen from the outside is all about respect and contamination
The carefreeness of childhood collides with adult reality in Luca Staccioli’s exhibition
ArtNoble Gallery presents Luca Staccioli's exhibition WAKE-UP CALL, an intimate reflection on the meaning of childhood in relation to the socio-cultural environment that surrounds us
Maria Felix, Cartier, the crocodiles: shall we still understand an aesthetic delirium?
The complexity of a narration between Paris and Mexico,reviewing the twentieth century: notes on aesthetics during a visit to the Cartier exhibition in Mexico City
Labels are a heteronormative lens: Kobe Wagstaff – Lampoon Digital Edition
Fat, fem, masc, twink: labels are a reflection of the heteronormative lens within the community’s subconscious. They limit us from exploring the complexities of our minds, hearts and souls
Oscar 2023 – which is the difference between an actor and a personality?
Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the Oscars welcome the first leading role nominations for an Asian woman next to blockbuster performances from Lady Gaga and Rihanna
March 8th – Feminist Surrealism and the art of repurposing: Meret Oppenheim
The exhibition on the Swiss surrealist artist concludes at New York's MoMA. An exhibition that restores dignity to a central female figure in the artistic scene of the twentieth century
Pablo Picasso x Paul Smith: An homage exhibition at Musée national Picasso, Paris
At Musée national Picasso-Paris, British designer Paul Smith led a three floor homage exhibition to the work of the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso on the fiftieth anniversary of his death
Coperni Fall Winter 2023 robotic takes during Paris Fashion Week
Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant: the partnership with Boston Dynamics and robot dogs are the new twist in the collection's show at Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week report: Hermés’ naturalistic immersion in Fall Winter 2023
After sales beyond all expectations and winning the MetaBirkin trial, the brand returns with a proud woman at Paris Fashion Week
The Sixties of Courrèges revisited by Nicolas Di Felice in FW 2023
«Is the sky blue?» is the leitmotif that accompanies the collection's runway reflecting on contemporaneity and its obsessions
Moncler Richard Quinn and Craig Green – composed and polished like marble: Sanja Marušić
Water streams down the marble, flows through the cities and the taps it's a land of water and resilience, contaminated by many transitions – Sanja Marusic for Lampoon 18
Kindness is punk: Westwood’s advocated ideals pursued by the Vivienne Foundation
«We cannot stand human suffering». Vivienne Westwood's seek for justice is coronated with a not-for-profit foundation in her name, continuing her work for a green economy
Oasi Cashmere – Zegna and The Elder Statesman joins Italian and American heritage
The styles are reinterpreted in off-kilter patterns and casual cuts in collaboration with Bailey Hunter, Creative Director of The Elder Statesman and Zegna Creative director Alessandro Sartori
Paris Fashion Week: Ludovic de Saint Sernin, the label, Balenciaga’s redemption
The tension bubbling up around fashion shows resembles the call for anti-fashion, for something to eradicate a well-preserved, self-absorbed ecosystem as the one of fashion
Maximilian Davis brings contrast and a twist on heritage to Ferragamo FW23
Ferragamo's FW23 collection at Milan Fashion Week features tailoring, monochromatic looks, and lavish details by Maximilian Davis
Milan Fashion Week: Jil Sander’s take on minimalism in Fall Winter 2023
No more limits imposed by the brand's heritage, Lucie and Luke Meier rediscover the present in their fifth year of operation
Change is inevitable. Under Daniel Lee, Burberry plans on conquering the youth
London Fashion Week marks the Burberry rebranding with ex-Bottega Veneta designer in the lead. The Brits are coming to the rescue, this time dressed in faux fur
Cityscapes and empty bleach bottles; Hicham Gardaf, In Praise of Slowness
In conversation with award-winning Moroccan contemporary photographer Hicham Gardaf, whose eyes examine the transformations of social spaces
Artcurial auctions Bauer Grunwald’s heritage, leaping in a Venetian scenery memoir
Between art-deco and byzantine features, the Bauer Grunwald Palace is a veritable style crossword. Artcurial auction house engages its unique pieces to a trade
«My relationship with photography is a love affair», Domino Leaha for Lampoon digital
«I strive to evoke a visceral experience for the viewer. I invite them into a private world; one of raw intensity and honest emotion». Domino Leaha for Lampoon online
Confronting the unknown and embracing the randomness of external forces
In a world that replaces human touch with digital connectivity and normalizes isolation, photographer Devred and stylist Blagoeva take their models outside of their comfort zone
«After Midnight you can play the part the sun can’t understand» Indiana Roma Voss for Lampoon
Indiana Roma Voss' story for Lampoon is a combination of figures emerging from the dark and searching for their essence, catalyzed by the eyes of the viewers
Hilary Alexander – Farewell to a force behind fashion journalism
From her early days in New Zealand to becoming a leading voice in the fashion world, Hilary Alexander’s impact on the industry is unmatched like her personality
Paris Couture. Fashion’s return to allegorical storytelling has Schiaparelli to thank for
Schiaparelli 23 Couture is more about three-dimensional sculpting than surrealist motifs. While animal heads stole the show, masculine tailoring marked femininity
Paris Couture Week welcomed Haider Ackermann back to the runway with Jean Paul Gaultier
The fourth guest designer for the couture show since Gaultier retired, Ackermann tapped into the tailoring magic behind the house’s extravagant facade
