Vivienne Westwood: Modelling Domestic Violence
Violence against women has been one of the resounding themes of 2013’s storybook with riots breaking out in India and South African communities taking to the streets in protest against gender-based atrocities. British fashion designer extraordinaire Vivienne Westwood has tailored the fashion industry with her daring designs and fearless opinions. While advertising in fashion has...
Strange Bedfellows: A Case of Unlikely Collaborations
Industry giants often make for strange bedfellows and there is nothing more fascinating than a case of unlikely collaborations. We’ve seen and heard some of the most bizarre, captivating musical collaborations rock stages and top charts, but what happens when industries collide? Digging into the chronicles of some of the most revered historic brands, as...
Aliki Kirmitsi: Objects of Design
Born in Nicosia, Cyprus but based in London, interior stylist and set designer Aliki Kirmitsi is meticulous when it comes to placing and manipulating objects in such a way as to tell a story. She believes that ‘to work as an interior stylist is to continuously be working on the communication between space and objects,...
12 Greatest Designs of the Century
In the past century we have gone from handwritten letters and snail mail to social media obsessed zombies with iPhone apps for every situation in life. That’s why it’s not a surprise that the Apple Macintosh was recently selected as one of the greatest designs of the past century. What is shocking, are some of...
#FYI: Tweet-powered cars and other cool shit…
At one small seed we believe in the power of unique ideas and novel concepts. Ranging from technology, design, art and music, we’ve compiled a collection of crazy, fascinating, funny and bizarre findings that we think would be of interest to you. Here are some of our favourite finds this past week. Stay tuned for...
#FYI: Caffeine toothbrushes and other cool shit…
At one small seed we believe in the power of unique ideas and novel concepts. Ranging from technology, design, art and music, we’ve compiled a collection of crazy, fascinating, funny and bizarre findings that we think would be of interest to you. Here are some of our favourite finds this past week. Stay tuned for...
#FYI: Drive-thru shopping and other cool shit…
At one small seed we believe in the power of unique ideas and novel concepts. Ranging from technology, design, art and music, we’ve compiled a collection of crazy, fascinating, funny and bizarre findings that we think would be of interest to you. Here are some of our favourite finds this past week. Stay tuned for...
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#FYI: Music videos from outer space and other cool shit…
At one small seed we believe in the power of unique ideas and novel concepts. Ranging from technology, design, art and music, we’ve compiled a collection of crazy, fascinating, funny and bizarre findings that we think would be of interest to you. Here are some of our favourite finds this past week. Stay tuned for...
#FYI: Canvas Furniture and other cool shit…
At one small seed we believe in the power of unique ideas and novel concepts. Ranging from technology, design, art and music, we’ve compiled a collection of crazy, fascinating, funny and bizarre findings that we think would be of interest to you. Here are some of our favourite finds this past week. Stay tuned for...
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#FYI: Sandwich Bikes and other cool shit…
At one small seed we believe in the power of unique ideas and novel concepts. Ranging from technology, design, art and music, we’ve compiled a collection of crazy, fascinating, funny and bizarre findings that we think would be of interest to you. Here are some of our favourite finds this past week. Stay tuned for...
ERECTED BILLBOARDS CAUSE OUTRAGE
Maverick’s is now taking the ASA to court, Shane Harrison rebutted the finding stating that if advertising didn’t objectify women, most female models would be out of work.The Billboards erected by Maverick’s, the well known gentlemens club has caused outrage due to the graphic nature of the images and the tongue in cheek message contained...
The Zimbabwean’s Voiceless Campaign
Just under a year ago we featured the wonderful ad campaign for The Zimbabwean by TBWA Hunt Lascaris Johannesburg, a campaign that highlighted the worth of the Zimbabwean dollar bill by using it to create actual billboards, posters and other outdoor advertising, as a meme representative of Zimbabwe’s plummeting socio-economic circumstances. This year, the same...
