Review
Louis Headlam: Aegis Beyond the Fabric
Raised in London, Louis Headlam harnesses the city's contrasting energies to influence his photoshoots
Jara García Azor: Go as a dream
By reclaiming their own sense of intimacy, these women challenge traditional Western painting norms and resist the objectifying male gaze and prioritize self-representation
Jake Gyllenhaal is the hottest man alive
Mastering the boy your parents would hate in Donnie Darko and the boy your girlfriends would be suspicious about in Brokeback Mountain; there is something about Jake Gyllenhaal that lets...
New York and collections that burn
Opposites attract: photography Cole Fawcett, styling Michael Andrew Rosenberg. Kurt Cobain didn’t like Marc Jacobs’ 1992 collection for Perry Ellis. Not long after the show, Jacobs sent him a few...
The code of conduct for Berlin Fashion Week SS25
As Berlin Fashion Week continues to evolve, it promises to inspire and challenge the fashion community worldwide, driving forward the ideals of creativity, diversity, and sustainability in the years to...
Hats and black cloths as a tribute to history
Kevin Félicianne's photograph is inspired by The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense – a revolutionary socialist organization founded in 1966
These athletes are not real
Models ready to present their sport in front of a jury, hoping to be selected for the Olympics – and some of these sports have never been part of the Olympic...
Christoph Büchel at Fondazione Prada: a politically-charged trompe l’oeil project on debt
Fondazione Prada in Venice transformed into a pawnshop – Swiss artist Christoph Büchel on the notion of debt and the many declinations of it, from the religious to the economic
Linus Borgo’s mermaids: transness, disability, and bodily differences
Linus Borgo delves into mythological themes, depicting creatures like mermaids and other part-human-animal figures. «I absorbed Catholic imagery, Celestial beings are ingrained in me»
Stories of Milan – il Rubanuvole: the San Babila skyscraper tower
The story of the Rubanuvole skyscraper by architect Alessandro Rimini; the 1960s BBPR and the synthesis of Piazza Meda: the Great Master of Italian urbanism and design
Fashion at the Dinner Table: Serving Bottega Veneta and Duck(Walk)
Bottega Veneta for the fathers who dare to love and Ballroom for those who dare to love differently: an exploration of fashion's ability to redefine family perceptions and structures
What is the Best Hotel in Italy? Excluding Personal Opinions
For ethical entrepreneurship, sustainability, and the good Italian lifestyle – it’s not about decoration, opinion, luxury, or marketing. It’s about the best hotel in Italy
Hugo Denis-Queinec: 24 hours in Hackney district, London
When all maps failed, cigarette-burnt jackets, beer flavored tongue, dead phone battery, gas holders at a distance chance encounters all became temporary geographical attempts at self-location
Unsettling: Gigi Spelsberg inhabits a new space
We see her old possessions wrapped and bound, in a studio space void – tentatively being moved into their new environment which is still under construction
The Dragon in the House: Alessandro Michele at Valentino
The Dragon's Tail in Fashion: A Collection of 260 Images: Rough Culture, Bestiaries, and the Non-Aesthetically Correct in Alessandro Michele's Debut at Valentino
Emilia Staugaard and the genesis of a Daydreams
You are sitting quietly, and suddenly your brain tunes out the world and wanders to something else entirely – perhaps a recent experience, or an old memory. You just had...
The other Capri: keeping it rough at the Jacquemus fashion show
The meeting point between Villa Malaparte and Jacquemus is both the brand's founding and the long history of artists' fascination with the villa, its aesthetic, and its secretiveness
From Villa Malaparte to the Quisisana – Capri, rough with no decency
A conversation takes place in the garden of the Quisisana hotel about Capri, the roughness of the island with no decency: talking with Cesare Cunaccia. Meanwhile, Jacquemus is at Villa...
Milan, Italy: Boyy and Fos are crafting an expressive shelter as a shop
Fos is all about pollination when it comes to spaces. For their Milanese store, Boyy collaborated with the Danish designer to enhance their zesty pieces
Rohrwacher’s La Chimera – a tapestry of human fragility
In La Chimera, Alice Rohrwacher takes the viewer on a journey with a gang of tombaroli on an unnamed small Italian village's streets, fields, and woods in the 1980
What makes South African designers so connected as a creative community?
Is it their bold utilization of colors and patterns, their connection to the natural landscape, or their influences deeply rooted in the traditions and cultures local to South Africa?
How to Handle With Care: a show-guide on art collecting and the relevance of exhibition spaces
A robot - a stuffed dog - following training related to the description of the works, is able to produce an analysis together with ChatGPT - its observations are ironically...
Hungarian Stories: the Trees and the Rough Queen
The trees of Budapest: the lions of the Chain Bridge, the Habsburg Empress who became Queen of Hungary and a countess who was bricked up alive in the seventeenth century
Faggot Pride and Prejudice: does the pope awaken gay activism?
‘There is too much faggotry’ – The Pope's words sparked controversy and reawakened gay pride that seemed dormant under the blanket of internal debates on human diversity and inclusive language
The Dior Cruise 2025 celebrates long standing Anglo-French fashion ties
By marrying the French maison’s artisanal approach with the tradition of Scottish craftsmanship, there is a certain closure of the anglo-french relationship between Dior and the Brits
Frederik Ruegger: boredom in the hotel
In the scorching embrace of a relentless heatwave, a dilapidated hotel stands like a forgotten relic on the outskirts of Berlin
Silvio Campara: a flow of thoughts, numbers – can an interview become literature?
Culture, finance and commitment to human resources – the head of Golden Goose, Silvio Campara is full energy: is this entrepreneurial literature?
Human fragility: Succubus Chic glamorizes illness
What is Succubus Chic ? It’s about the “heroin chic” aesthetic that can present confusing and problematic implications. Meaning, definition of Succubus Chic as a trend
Louis Vuitton Cruise 2025: Ghesquière’s archaeology of the future at Parc Güell in Barcelona
Gaudí's Art Nouveau according to Ghesquière, the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2025 show takes place in Barcelona – historical architecture and mecha design are the backdrop of a romantic and business...
Dominique White: a Black future hasn’t happened yet, but must
The Max Mara Art Prize for Women presents Dominique White’s work Deadweight – found objects gleaned from shipyards, such as sails, ropes and chains, retracing Black Diaspora and human fragility
Future Maniac, Tom de Peyret for Lampoon
Tom de Peyret portrays imposing psychological structures of the feminine, resembling gilded totems rising above dystopian and desolate scenarios
77th Cannes Film Festival: cinema meets controversy
While the red carpets promise to dazzle, underlying tensions threaten to overshadow the cinematic celebration – including political controversies, labor strikes, and a potential #MeToo reckoning
Hyperlocal installations produced with CO2 in mind – A Feral Commons (or: A Forgotten Place)
For A Feral Commons, Muhannad Shono studied unnoticed ecologies in Dubai’s urban Alserkal Avenue. He applied his rebellious manifestation philosophy to the industrial Al Quoz area
Anna Wintour and Fashion Stories that Don’t Want to Be Banal
Anna Wintour's credibility falls like the data of some luxury companies: she no longer understands that time is passing by and finds TikTok as a sponsor for the Met –...
Hot tubes: Italian Design masters
Bourgeois-interior in a series of hidden spaces designed by Italian masters for Lampoon: Franco Albini, Gianfranco Frattini, Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Cini Boeri, Claudio Salocchi, Nanda Vigo
Pelle Cass: crafting real-life scene manipulation
«Viewers can perceive my work as commentary on overpopulation or crowding. It's a dichotomy: the sense of anxiety juxtaposed with the shared happiness of being together» – Pelle Cass for...
A tribute to everything that boils. Lola Banet and Maty Drazek
From the water droplets that burst like the blisters on our skin, ravaged from walking barefoot on bitumen; to the sweat pouring down from our brows
Coco Gordon Moore: womanity and mundanity
Coco Gordon Moore in Lampoon story for Celine. Questioning feminism, womanity and the everyday mundanity of millennial life. Jiro Konami photography for the Spring 24 issue
The Boiling Lampoon: the new Spring issue: saliva and bubbles
The new Spring issue is out worldwide: the Boiling Lampoon – a consideration to everything that boils. From the saliva we blow bubbles with, to the sex that warms our...
Insights from Gen Z on love, life, and activism
The depth of Gen Z's perspectives on love, fears, and happiness, challenging stereotypes and advocating for change. Photographer Jan Philipzen and stylist Ina Witzel for Lampoon online
Brands and independent publishing: the Bottega Veneta case
Today brands play a role in the promotion and diffusion of independent fashion publishing which seems to be experiencing a new golden age – the Bottega Veneta fanzine
What is Niksen, the Dutch concept of doing nothing?
Cultural roots of Niksen: Dutch work-life balance and doing nothing. How Dutch culture values leisure time alongside productivity. Human respect, private life, personal growth
Human diversity – camaraderie and Americana
Meeting at the intersection of modern Americana, human bond, and natural contact. A story of two young men in the setting of Los Angeles. Cole Fawcett for Lampoon digital
Flowers for Spring? – daring and groundbreaking
Peter Kaaden photography: you need to be good and daring to shoot Flowers for Spring – even more, when you do this without irony
March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day. Why do we celebrate?
What does it mean to be part of a community like Ireland's? Why has St. Patrick's Day become a holiday celebrated all over the world? What are its origins and...
Parisian Newstands: icons of urban culture and information
From Haussmann's 1857 vision to modern challenges, Parisian newsstands evolve. Urban icons adapt, balancing tradition and digital era demands, embracing change
