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Capturing The Amazon

British artist John Dyer is more than an artist, in the UK he’s a household name and popular contemporary art subject for school children. John is renowned for his prowess at capturing the world’s most remote environments and their inhabitants in a truly colourful ensemble, and what’s more returning back to the UK and spreading the word for generations to come. We are over the moon to feature him in this Earth Vamp issue, we couldn’t think of anyone more fitting. Dayna Camilleri Clarke caught up with John, to discuss his creative journey.

Open up Sicily with Averna!

[ ...“THE VIBRANCY OF SICILY IS CAPTURED INSIDE EACH BOTTLE OF AVERNA, WHERE THE DISTINCTIVE AROMA AND UNMISTAKABLE ZEST OF SICILIAN INGREDIENTS SHINE”... ]

Muscats Motors Presents Exclusive Event Showcasing BMW Luxury Cars and Motorbikes

Valletta, 29/09/2023 - Muscats Motors, one of the leading automotive dealerships in Malta, recently hosted an exclusive event that left attendees in awe.

From Eco-Villain To Saviour: Can fashion save the world?

As the realities of climate change become more and more real against a backdrop of current and future issues, including a summer of fires in the high Arctic and the Amazon, some fashion companies take their environmental impact very seriously. However, the grim reality remains that we need to rethink our relationships with clothes and attitudes to shopping. 

Hair Raising

Shoplifter / Hrafnhildur Arnardót- tir is one of Iceland’s leading contemporary artists, based in New York. Working with both synthetic and natural hair, her sculptures, wall murals and site-specific installations explore themes of vanity, self-image, fash- ion, beauty and popular myth. For Shoplift- er, hair is the ultimate thread that grows from our body.

Surfs up

Nestled upon the untouched volcanic black sand beach of the Guatemalan Pacific Coast, this 8-suite hotel is an inspired “barefoot boho-chic” retreat, elegantly designed for laid-back travellers with discriminating taste. Swell is a Surf and Lifestyle boutique hotel that has recently opened its doors in El Paredón. This coastal village has quickly become the destination of choice for surfing in Guatemala. Architect: Elan Ibghy Designer: Marie Bonnefond

Skin that speaks…

Whatever “summer-ready” means for you, here at VAMP HQ we have rounded up a range of beauty and wellness procedures from top local experts, covering us from head to toe throughout the hottest months of the year.

Smile!

IT’S TIME TO PREEN THOSE PEARLY WHITES

Mother’s Day

With today’s super tight schedule, there’s nothing we crave more than to spend time with those we love. Although in the past we may have had our fair share of clashes, we grow up to truly understand the love of a mother. She gives us so much and nothing is quite as magical as pausing to share a heart to heart with this wonderful woman in our life.

Francesca Trapella

Words by Lira Bekbolatova

Mother’s Day Gifting made easy!

A click away from buying the perfect gift! Here are some top picks from Vamp

Barcelona: The City of Gaudí

Locals and tourists who live or have visited Barcelona would agree that it is one of the greatest and charming cities in the world. I’ve been there a couple of times and the best way I can describe it is that you feel you’re stepping through Narnia’s wardrobe.

Culinary Enlightenment

World-renowned chef Alex Dilling heads to Malta.

Ever heard of Nunchi?

Nothing supernatural here, just the Korean's way of reading peoples minds and...

Sand Dunes and Jungle Views

If you have ever dreamed of the perfect luxurious beach pad, look no further at the multi-award-winning Bautista House designed by renowned architects PRODUCTORA. Quintana Roo, México

BAV Tailor design

Sustainable designer Bav Tailor talks about her brand, inner ecology and the importance of being conscious.

Rome Fashion Week: bridging the gap between tradition and innovation by Lira Bekbolatova

After a journey that has lasted several years, Altaroma, the promoter of the Rome Fashion Week, is now rounding off an expected digital transition. This year’s fashion shows and events took place at Palazzo Brancaccio throughout September, in the Italian capital of Rome

The Mirror Houses

Contemporary, and high class, the “Mirror Houses” are a pair of holiday homes, set in the marvellous surroundings of the South Tyrolean Dolomites, Italy, amidst a beautiful scenery of apple orchards and mountain terrain.

Hong Kong Dim Sum Spot

VAMP speaks to Linehouse Design about a contemporary dim sum restaurant in Hong Kong named after the first Chinese man to be naturalised as a British citizen in 1805.

Metamorphosis

French Fashion Stylist Fanelie Patras joins Fashion Photographer John Hennequin and the VAMP team in Malta for a graphic, modern and minimalistic shoot that combines Parisian flair with Mediterranean moods.

Mass Production

Has the education system limited our true creative potential? Tamara Fenech shares her experience and opinion about the limitations and potentials of the education system.

Kawakawa House Piha

Located on a steep mountain slope close by to a volcanic sand surf beach on the west coast of Aukland, the Kawakawa House in Piha presents itself as a modernistic cabin-like abode that blends in its natural surroundings.

Six Pack Revolution

VAMP sat down with SPR founder Scott Harrison and Malta Representatives (body transformation Malta IAW Six Pack Revolution) Melissa and Karen, to get the scoop behind the program.  

Every ticket makes a difference!

Between body + light

A Mediterranean Dialogue. Words: Charlene Vella

Stylefile

People often believe a fashion collection reaches its destination the moment the final model leaves the runway. For me, that moment is something very different. It is not the end of a creative journey, but the beginning of another.

Icons of film revisited

VAMP revisits Lorenzo Agius. We first introduced you to the photographer whose lens defined a generation of cinema. Now, thirty years after Trainspotting made him famous, Lorenzo returns to Malta, the land of his parents, with over fifty unpublished portraits of cinema’s biggest names. Hung across a setting that transforms into a walk-through of modern film history, this is the work you haven’t seen yet. And it was certainly worth the wait.

A+Awards

In an age defined by digital acceleration, a quiet revolution is taking shape—one that returns to the tactile roots of design. The 14th Annual Architizer A+Awards celebrates this global resurgence of architectural craft, spotlighting projects that fuse innovation with human touch, and precision with poetry.

Flight into shadow

At the Venice Architecture Biennale, Flight into Shadow turns sunlight into an architectural material: filtered through living mycelium, shaped by an artificial sun, and choreographed into a space where light and relief move together. Conceived by Deggendorf Institute of Technology with HFT Stuttgart and the University of Stuttgart, the installation asks a quiet but urgent question - what if shade wasn’t an afterthought, but the plan itself?

Kave home – a dialogue in time

The enduring relationship between architecture, design and the art of living well

The Second Act

VAMP meets Joe Watts to talk about his Hollywood journey, overcoming adversity, and the powerful connection between movement, emotion, and art.

Rising blood

Some passions begin almost as soon as we can hold a pencil, and for 13-year-old Camille Deguara Faure, art has been part of her life from the very beginning. Whether she’s bringing favourite characters to life or creating entirely new worlds from her imagination, every drawing tells a story. With creativity running through her family and a determination to keep improving, Camille is already making her mark as a young artist with an exciting future ahead. We sat down with her to find out what inspires her, what she dreams of creating, and where she hopes her artistic journey will take her.

Wellness, Reimagined at Sound Body™

Redefining fitness, recovery and lifestyle under one roof, Sound Body™ at Hard Rock Hotel Malta is set to become one of Malta’s largest wellness spaces, with a holistic and fully integrated approach to wellbeing.