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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...
«In, on and with the Ocean»: Ocean Space and TBA21 Academy fighting for our seas
«The micro-sale is the same as the macro-scale when we talk about climate». Studying local issues to find that seas are «our best allies in mitigating the effect of global...
The female gaze on sport has changed according to Florence Mann
In the south of France, the photographer follows the workouts of a rugby team – «I shot the girls both before and after training to reveal the effort on their...
Desalination will us combat the water crisis: the Watly case – when technology is on the way
Solutions to the water crisis exist—desalination plants, solar panels, and thermodynamic computers—they just need to be implemented on a global scale
Teltower turnip – Rediscovering traditional crops is mandatory to preserve food biodiversity
The Teltower turnip: many traditional crops are disappearing, as they are considered unprofitable. Discovering them can keep local traditions alive and preserve biodiversity
Producing with scraps: having certifications doesn’t grant for real ethical practices
«If I can create a luxury brand that has a strong message and gets on the catwalk, it can inspire the industry to become more conscious». In conversation with Bav...
Ottolinger – Cosima Gadient and Christa Bösch: post-apocalyptic rips to athleisure
Cosima Gadient and Christa Bösch are ripping and burning the fashion playbook in a most literal sense, creating garments that do more revealing than concealing
Cotton versus polyester: If you use waste material which is already there, you keep it in the loop
Following the Ioncell process, a team of researchers have found a way to dissolve cotton from polyester blends and transform them into new fibers
Breaking down mental barriers – Priya Ragu: Damnshestamil is the debut mixtape
Starting from the title and express herself in multiple languages, the Swiss-Tamil artist introduces herself and her mixed cultural background
Slak Campus in Kenya was built on the model of termites’ mounds
Local materials and labor, little resources can improve efficiency and creativity: the campus is solar powered and passively ventilated
Marie Tomanova depicting the feminine universe
A photographer's escape from the city to feel, understand and get in touch with humanity. Maria Tomanova's pictures are the witness of a sharing of feelings
Pesticides used for hazelnut growing are not good for Italy
Is the Ferrero Hazelnut Charter beneficial, or just an act of greenwashing to avoid corporate social responsibility?
Lauren Auder – diving from literature and hip hop to Baroque
The twenty-three years old singer-songwriter and producer talks about her last EP, 5 Songs for the Dysphoric, and her experiences in music and fashion
High atop Mt. Everest and Tupangato. Glaciers serve as water towers: we need high-altitude data
The world’s highest weather stations have been installed on Mt. Everest and in the Chilean Andes to assess how climate change will impact the water supply of more than one-fifth...
Kuba Ryniewicz on the moral and political future of the UK
«This project will not be directly political, but it will have a political context». Photographer Kuba Ryniewicz's coast-to-coast journey along Hadrian's Wall is a portrait of the United Kingdom today
Finisterre: a brand born from a lack in the surf market and the creation of a neoprene-free type
Wetsuits traditionally made from petroleum-based material - UK located brand Finisterre invented an eco-friendly version made from Yulex: revealing its business model
Design Chronicles – Flos Chromie, lamps coming out from their homes
The human brain perceives color as reflected light of varying spectral wavelength, associating it with personal and collective emotional responses – a phenomenon known as color-emotion synesthesia
Basil and strawberries growing underwater: future farming and the case of Nemo’s Garden
Filled with 2000 liters of air each, tied to the seabed via ropes and weight screws, six biospheres contain 90 seedbeds and float between 15 and 36 feet below the...
Art Thou, Polimoda – best works selected by the curator Massimiliano Giornetti
Emotional awakening is the emblem of this collection and considers the new professionals as drivers in this respect through their visions
Ashish Gupta: the backbone of the Indian social system is craftsmen
Delhi, India. The setting of local artisans and the combined zeitgeist of east and west by the Indian designer distinguishes his creations by encompassing the additional element of social commitment
Lampoon – Diverso: I have shot unripe vegetables rather than flowers
Photographer Stefano Ortega letting the human being entering into an undefined love/friendship with the soil.«I want the proximity/distance to the subject to be clear»
Will CBD replace steroid creams? Dermatological studies and support thesis
Doctor Adam Friedman, Professor of Dermatology at George Washington University on using nanotechnology for delivering cannabinoids to treat skin inflammation
