Sirene is a new magazine tailored for those people who feel close to the sea even when they are far away from it.
Large recycled paper pages, rough and porous as only salt water stains can be, large white spaces, pure as a sea horizon, and page-turner stories that will put you on the same wave-length with a surging community looking at the oceans as the intersection of the planet’s destinies.
Our paper is made from algae, to make use of excess algal blooms from lagoons at risk. For every half kilo of fresh algae, a kilo of wood is saved. The entire productive process has been scrupulously thought out to attain minimal environmental impact.
Surfing, freediving, stretches of ocean in the words of a solo sailor, islands, beaches to discover, customs and traditions of beach culture, stories of secret ferries, lost classic boats, whale sharks routes, reportings related to pollution and protection of marine life, create a narration in which sea lovers can relate and where they can find the characteristics of a common identity. Unlike other media dealing with sea sports and activities, Sirenes’s approach is never technical but always emotional.
Sirene has been awarded a Graphite Pencil at the 2016 D&AD Awards in London, got a nomination at the 2016 ADCE* Awards in Barcelona and was among the Medal Finalists of SPD #52 in NY.
Features:
The Sky above the Islands. Amidst the Ghosts of Bernard Moitessier. Nakuru Kuru. The Unsustainable Science of the Waves. Aegean: the Sea of Myth. Atlantic-Pacific on the Road. Sailing Cargo Ships Are Back. A Voyage by Kayak Around the Cyclades. On the Waves of Nausicaa. Lipsi Island. Miyako: the Sacred Cave in One Breath. The Bathing Manifesto.
