The humble guitar pick - also known as a 'plectrum' - is an essential part of most guitarists' tone and playability, yet its importance is often overlooked. Simply changing which plectrum you use can ...

Even the wildest dreams can become true if there’s enough drive, motivation and financial backing for them. Pierpaolo Lazzarini of Lazzarini Design hopes this will be the case for The Plectrum, the ...

Hydrofoils have been around for more than a century, but Lazzarini is hoping to make them bigger and better than ever before. The Italian studio, known for floating all manner of disruptive designs, ...

Last week, we looked closely at the mizrab or plectrum used by sitar players and the reasons for its significance in sitar recitals. Sarod players also use a plectrum, but this is vastly different ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...