Lampoon #31 - Celebrating 10 Years of Independent Operations

Lampoon #31 

/ Lampoon Magazine 31, celebrating 10 years of independent operations

The new issue – the 31st, marking 10 years since our foundation – is a tribute to Independence: in publishing, music, design, and architecture.

We looked for people who could speak about independence without labeling it. Independent publishing defines itself through consistency of message. Our coherence must take priority over commercial, diplomatic, and financial strategies. Independent publishing must be an authorial expression, carrying a civil, ethical – even political – message

/ Inside the Issue

The introduction: a conversation with Olivier Zahm, Editor-in-Chief of Purple Magazine, on independent publishing in art and fashion; an interview with Joël Dicker, who decided, after Bernard de Fallois passed away, to publish his books independently — launching his own publishing house rather than relying on a large group.

Los Angeles-based artist Isabelle Albuquerque reclaims authorship over the female body in art by casting her own nude form in sculpture; Caterina Barbieri discusses cosmic music and returns to Italy to direct Biennale Musica 2025; Bob Wilson explains his process behind reframing Michelangelo’s La Pietà Rondanini for the 2025 Salone del Mobile; Amanda Pandaba’s art aims to make sport culturally accepted; Mathis Chevalier, the MMA fighter working to dismantle toxic masculinity.

One chapter is dedicated to a project by Romain Laprade, who joined us in Rome to explore rationalist and modernist buildings—an unexpected vision of Italy’s capital. A special collaboration with Chanel, involving seven talents from Milan’s creative scene.

/ Features and Photography

Three fashion stories by Rebekah Campbell and Cece Liu in New York with model Tilda Lindstam; by Boris Ovini in Paris with model Charlotte Tomaszewska; and by photographer Alessia Gunawan. Dexter Lander presents a creative narrative playing with fashion and mannequins, transforming them into works of art.

Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek add a new chapter to their Exactitudes project—featuring the emerging independent designer Nada Saves. Still-life perspectives include Adrien Dubost, who incorporates objects discovered during his travels, and Eduard Sánchez Ribot, who develops imagery around the concept of the circular form.

/ Lampoon’s Rough Manifesto

The word Lampoon evokes bite and satire — words like “important” and “fundamental” are banned, letting unfiltered stories tell their own weight. Photography retains its natural grain, revealing each imperfection. The magazine speaks of culture as sustainability, art as respect, and transparency as the only alternative to greenwashing.