What is Lampoon Magazine? Find out more about our history and editorial commitment

Lampoon Magazine is an independent cultural publication produced by Lampoon Publishing House. It is released twice a year in print, while its online platform, LampoonMagazine.com, publishes regularly updated editorial content.

What is Lampoon about?

Lampoon Magazine covers sustainability, diversity and inclusion, circular economies, traceability, forestry and contemporary craftsmanship. Its editorial work brings together international contributors, photographers, writers and creative professionals working across fashion, art, design, architecture and music.

About our commitment: what are the values and topics addressed by Lampoon Magazine?

Lampoon Magazine addresses human dignity, diversity, innovation, environmental and social responsibility, circular economies, gender fluidity, inclusion, transparency and accountability. Its editorial approach examines the relationship between culture, manufacturing, materials and their environmental and social impact.

What is the meaning and the definition of Lampoon?

In English, lampoon refers to a satirical work that criticizes or ridicules a person, institution or subject. As a verb, to lampoon means to criticize through satire or mockery. Drawing on this meaning, Lampoon Magazine adopts a direct, critical and sometimes provocative approach to journalism, with roughness as a defining element of its editorial and visual identity.

About our story: when was Lampoon Magazine founded?

Lampoon Magazine was founded in 2014. It was officially registered with the Milan Court Register of Press on December 19, 2014, under registration number 407.

Who is the founder of Lampoon Magazine?

Lampoon Magazine was founded by Carlo Mazzoni, an Italian writer and professional journalist based in Milan.

Who is the Editor in Chief of Lampoon Magazine?

The Editor in Chief of Lampoon Magazine is Carlo Mazzoni.

Who is the Creative Director of Lampoon Magazine?

The Creative Director of Lampoon Magazine is Alessandro Fornaro, an architect and designer.

Where can I find Lampoon Magazine?

Lampoon Magazine is available through selected bookstores, newsstands, concept stores and museum shops internationally.

The list of retailers is available on Lampoon’s stockist page. Readers can also purchase issues directly through the official Lampoon online shop.

How much does an issue of Lampoon Magazine cost?

The official retail price of the current print edition of Lampoon Magazine is €30, equivalent to approximately £25 or US$34, depending on exchange rates.

Prices in other currencies are indicative conversions and may differ from those applied by international retailers.

How often is Lampoon Magazine released?

Lampoon Magazine is published semi-annually, with two print issues released each year, generally in March and October.

What language is Lampoon Magazine published in?

The print edition of Lampoon Magazine is published in English.
LampoonMagazine.com publishes editorial content in English, while Lampoon.it is dedicated to Italian-language journalism.

What are the characteristics of the physical edition of Lampoon Magazine?

Lampoon Magazine is a large-format print publication with a soft cover. According to the publisher, its printed editions use 100% recycled, FSC-certified paper.

The current Issue 34, SALIVA, has the following specifications:

• Dimensions: 242 × 322 mm
• 432 pages
• Weight: approximately 2 kg
• Soft cover
• Six different cover versions
• Language: English

Physical specifications may vary between issues.

Which are the wholesale rates of Lampoon Magazine?

For B2B pricing, wholesale orders, firm purchases and consignment arrangements, please contact: info@lampoon.it

How is Lampoon Magazine distributed?

According to the publisher’s distribution information, Lampoon Magazine is distributed internationally by New Export Press and in Italy by IPS Italia.
The magazine is also available through selected independent retailers and the official Lampoon online shop.

What is Lampoon Publishing House?

Founded in 2014, Lampoon Publishing House is an independent publishing company and editorial content studio based in Milan.
Its publications and editorial projects focus on culture, sustainability, circular economies, manufacturing, craftsmanship, fashion, design and architecture, with particular attention to materials, production processes and traceability.

About Hemp – Craftsmanship, Design and Manufacturing

About our mission and sustainability: Lampoon works mainly with hemp fiber and exclusively with natural textile fibers, aiming to restore the Hemp supply chain in Italy.

What is Hemp in the textile industry?

Hemp is the only fiber that can proceed with a sustainable textile industry.

Which is the inspiration for Lampoon’s hemp projects?

Experimentation. Lampoon’s experimental manufacturing project stands at the crossroads of craftsmanship, design and manufacturing. Sustainability and traceability, transparency, intellectual honesty and human dignity are the civil commitments that the company honors.

Which are the references for Lampoon?

Minimalism and roughness are the main references for the collection and for the entire project by Lampoon.

Which are the values of Lampoon in terms of hemp awareness?

The values of Lampoon are: honesty, transparency and traceability – these three values together are the only definition of sustainability.

What is the Lampoon clothes collection made of?

Lampoon presents hemp in every item of the collection.

Is Hemp Made in Italy?

Lampoon works to restore the hemp supply chain in Italy, presenting a Made and Sourced in Italy production. From the quality of the raw materials to the refining processes Lampoon keeps the production local in Italy.

Is Italian Hemp available?

Hemp is the only vegetable fiber sourceable in Italy: today only Lampoon can provide yarns and textiles made with Italian Hemp.

What does Naturally Sourced mean?

Naturally sourced means that raw materials are provided with no chemicals or synthetic additives in the entire process.

What is the Hemp Water Retting process?

Retting is the process needed to transform the Hemp straws into Hemp fibers ready for spinning. Lampoon is pursuing research in water retting, financing a bioreactor that will be capable of retting 100 kg of hemp per week.

Are Lampoon garments one-of-a-kind pieces?

Lampoon presents items always produced in limited series, in accordance with the philosophy of ‘buy less buy better’. Lampoon supports Italian Craftsmanship.

What are the properties of hemp?

Among the beneficial properties of hemp are: CO2 absorption, reduced need for irrigation and water saving, soil regeneration and heavy metal sequestration; no need for pesticides, no agricultural fields taken out of the food chain, antibacterial properties – among the many.

What are the benefits of hemp as a textile?

Hemp textile is thermoregulating and lightweight, strong, naturally perfumed, and protective.

Does a Hemp supply chain exist in Italy?

Italy used to be a world leader in hemp fabric production: with the rise of synthetic fabrics, the economy of scale for a natural fabric has been lost. From the seed to the final product, Lampoon supports every player. The aim is to restore a fully Italian Supply Chain for the textile industry.

What does ‘Made and Sourced in Italy’ mean?

As per today, in Italy we import all the raw materials of the textile industry from abroad. 

Made and Sourced in Italy shall become a new valuable code, higher than Made in Italy in terms of transparency, traceability, sustainability. From the quality of the raw materials to the refining processes, Lampoon aims to keep the production exclusively local, in Italy.

What color are Lampoon garments?

Lampoon presents three main colors. The Natural Shade – Hemp and the natural fibers maintain a color close to ochre, a farm field shade, wet straw. Mud green, inspired by pigment found from licorice processing in Calabria; Anthracite, a dark gray tending to black, obtained with vegetable charcoal – or rather, biochar, which can be produced from the pyrolysis of wet food, urban, and rural waste.