Dominique Sisley

1 month ago | dazeddigital.com | Dominique Sisley

“We were trying to build a house that a soot sprite would like to live in,” says Goro Miyazaki. The director and architect – and son of Studio Ghibli’s revered founder Hayao Miyazaki – is sitting on the floor of a traditional 50s Japanese house, his knees crossed against the tatami floor. It’s a quiet space, but there are echoes of life in every corner: the pantry is stocked, the desk drawers stuffed with pens and colouring books, and a pair of children’s geta sandals rest on a boulder outside.

1 month ago | anothermag.com | Dominique Sisley |TextDominique Sisley

Author and professional dominatrix Brittany Newell discusses her new novel Soft Core – a ghostly, feverish love story that unfolds in the city’s sex dungeons and strip clubs Brittany Newell’s new novel, Soft Core, is not a mystery or a thriller. The San Francisco author is fairly adamant about that. At its heart, it could be read as a love story, but there is also something more spectral – and intangible – lurking in its pages.

2 months ago | dazeddigital.com | Dominique Sisley

Great imagination comes from consciousness and contemplation. But how do we nurture those qualities in a world that increasingly demands, and monetises, our attention? When David Lynchpassed away in January, social media was awash with tributes, quotes, and resurfaced lore about his approach to creativity. The director took regimental care of his imagination, cultivating a life defined by routine and reflection.

2 months ago | anothermag.com | Dominique Sisley |TextDominique Sisley

Perfumier Céline Barel opens up about the process behind Aesop’s new perfume Aurner – a “defiant” floral inspired by Lilac Wine and the ancient female poet Li Qingzhao Aesop is arguably best known for its scents. From its heady, herbaceous body scrubs to its enlivening hand balms, the Melbourne-born brand has established itself as a pioneer of modern fragrance-making, creating an abundance of wonders from nature’s seeds, soils, plants and bark.

Oct 28, 2024 | anothermag.com | Laura Marling |Dominique Sisley |Nick Cave |TextDominique Sisley

The songwriter has returned with new album Patterns In Repeat, a moving meditation on domesticity and familial love, which is already being widely praised as the best work of her careerLead Image I first saw Laura Marling 11 years ago, performing in the basement of a derelict hospital somewhere in east London. It was a liminal space; a Gothic manor where vines crawled through cracked glass, and the veil between worlds could be disturbed by a drafty window.