| Q&A | Skate-Home: Skateboarding X Interior Design
Skate-Home is an innovative Spanish design company that brings together skateboarding and interior design. They say that family business is risky business, but husband and wife Manuel Llorens and María Tamarit team up to re-create their passions. Llorens brings the knowledge and culture of skateboarding and architecture, while Tamarit fuses the two together in minimalist...
#FYI: Skate guitars 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...
A Tarantinoesque Birthday
He has long been celebrated as one of Hollywood’s most esteemed legacies, and today – March 27 – Quentin Tarantino turns 50 years old. From his early start as an usher in adult film theatres to his dynamic breakthrough cinematic triumph, Reservoir Dogs, Tarantino has revolutionised the film industry. His brutally violent, non-linear, sound-energetic movies...
Win a double ticket to Joburg’s “WE ARE ONE” Colour Festival!
Prepare for an exhilarating day of rich vibrant energy and mischievous behaviour as the Joburg WE ARE ONE Colour Festival is just around the corner! Want to be a part of this epic journey of colour, music and dancing? Well, now you can! Read on to see how you can win a double ticket for...
& Other Stories: H&M’s Concept Store Creates the Fashion You Blog
The new age of media is all about you. From ‘selfies’ on Instagram to fashion portfolios on Lookbook, the cyber universe is a map of your digital identity. Swedish powerhouse fashion retailers H&M have clicked onto the blogoshpere and created a chain of stores inspired by the fashion of bloggers across the globe. & Other...
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#FYI: Talking shoes 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...
“HAPPY life”
Ordinary people walk through the delicate beauty of a European winter in Mojebory’s short film, HAPPY life. The Polish director created the clip using Dalai Lama’s voice to emphasise that there is ‘too much stress, too much suspicion, too much ambition’ among the human populace.(Length 06:19)
Marc Maingard – Making Trees Sing Again
A brief look into the life and profession of one of the top five luthiers in the world. Marc Maingard, a born and bred South African, shares some of his secrets and philosophies that have helped him become one of the most talented artists in his trade. With over 40 years of experience as both...
REINCARNATED: Theocracy Reign Ivine Order of the Nyabinghi
Snoop Lion‘s forthcoming reggae and dancehall-influenced album, REINCARNATED, drops on April 22, 2013. In this exclusive bonus footage from the album’s accompanying film, Snoop Lion reflects on his trip to the Nyabinghi temple where he learned about the importance of dreadlocks and herb in order to get fully whipped-and-dipped with the Rastafarian programme. (Length: 03:07)...
| COMPETITION | PARKLIFE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013 (JHB & CPT)
Breakout Management are pleased to announce the debut of PARKLIFE, a new and exciting annual acoustic music festival taking place for the first time on Thursday 21 March 2013 at Marks Park, Joburg and Friday 22 March at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town! We are giving away two double tickets – one to each...
Picturing A Brave Old World: Sebastião Salgado’s “Genesis”
The modern world is a rush of industry, traffic, and whirring machinery. In 1932 Aldous Huxley predicted a ‘a brave new world’, but Sebastião Salgado has documented the striking existence of indigenous populations that have escaped the industrial buzz. Genesis is a collection of photographs that capture wildlife, nature and people in pockets of the...
ABSA Launches “The Democratic Republic of Design”
The Design Indaba Conference in Cape Town, featuring speakers such as Asif Khan, Sir John Hegarty and Spoek Mathambo, runs from the 27 February to 1 March 2013 and, as an attendee, you can win prizes with Absa and their innovative app. Read on to find out more. Design’s role and impact on the functioning...
From Somalia to the Red Carpet: Interview with “ASAD” director Bryan Buckley
There are over 2.3 million Somali refugees displaced internally and abroad. In the recently Oscar-nominated short film ASAD, director Bryan Buckley tells the story of those currently living in the war-torn country through the eyes of a young boy deciding a destiny between piracy and the life of an honest fisherman.
