Spinning the decks on art
Design is something that doesn’t happen within a vacuum but is controlled or prescribed by many factors surrounding the process; a designer needs to take care of every detail and be attentive so that the final product is left unspoilt.
Speed, chicks, a bag and a book
Formed in 1997, Chicks on Speed are the dynamic international performance and fine art collaborative, made up of members Alex Murray-Leslie and Melissa Logan. The duo met at the Munich, Germany Academy of Fine Arts and it was here that their unique name was born…
Maximum Rad: Some Gnarly Shit
Skateboarding is more than a sport itself; it is a sub-culture marked by music, fashion and a strong sense of community. It is a lifestyle, shared. Well, at least it used to be…
HWKN wins the 2012 Young Architects Program at MoMA PS1 in New York
Announced by The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1, the New Tork-based office HWKN (HollwichKushner) has been placed as the winner of the 13th edition of the annual Young Architects Program (YAP) in NY.
Storm Thorgerson: The Raging Storm
In issue 24 “Listen to my Colour & Look at my Sound” - we interviewed legendary album artist Storm Thorgerson. In February 2012, Thorgerson will be coming to Cape Town to showcase his work. To follow is an interview that first appeared in the Cape Argus ‘Good Weekend’ of 2012/01/2. Written by Evan Milton, Courtesy...
Nicole Du Phessis – Blackbird Design
Nicole du Plessis, based in Western Cape, isn’t a stranger to us, she has a profile on onesmallseed.net and does great work for Blackbird design. You could not say she is just a designer she really knows how to handle herself through Photography too. Design isn’t just a job for her, it’s who she is!...
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Issue 24 Preview: Listen to my Colour and Look at my Sound
Issue 24 of one small seed asks you to ‘Listen to my Colour and Look at my Sound’. Music, motion, words and colour – looking beyond the obvious, our latest issue brings a union of the senses. To follow is an all-inclusive preview of the new issue: a full breakdown of content that resonates with...
ANREALAGE goes 8-bit inspired
Inspired by low resolution pixels, the experimental Japanese fashion designer Kunihiko Morinaga created his fall/winter 2011/2012 collection Low Resolution, under his brand ANREALAGE. Look out for an exclusive interview with the designer in Issue 24 – “Listen to my Colour & Look at my Sound” – out in stores beginning of January! But, in the meantime… ...
Pop your bottle – Designers for x Zarb Champagne
While the holidays are almost here, you may want to have one of these bottles in your collection. The idea behind Zarb is that the bottle is used as an artistic medium. The ambitious brand is having new designs exhibited in Palais Royal in Paris. Read on to find out which designers created their own...
Cape Town Design Capital 2014 : what does it really mean?
At six am on 26 October it was announced live from Tapei that Cape Town had beaten Bilboa and Dublin in the bid for World Design Capital. We spoke to director of Tsai Design Studio Tsai Y;
Coordinator of Creative Cape Town, Zayd Minty; and director of African Centre for Cities),Edgar Pieter
se. Read on to hear what they...
The iMan
‘What you share with the world is what it keeps of you,’ a simple lyric from Noah and the Whale that so effortlessly sums up the legacy of the man in the black turtleneck. The death of Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs has been widely publicised and yet, so much has been left unknown about him....
Southern Comfort Creative Exchange Winners Revealed
Coming to a tight finish, the recent Southern Comfort Creative Exchange winners have been chosen. It was touch and go there, but you’re votes have been pulled and they speak volumes. Without further ado onesmallseed presents to you the winners of a most prestigious artistic initiative.
WeSC x RZA: Chambers
The idea of collaboration between a hip-hop legend and fashion is hardly a new idea, but when it looks as good as the WeSC x RZA line, scheduled for Oct 2011, it’s hard not to get excited.
