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Nick Knight | Haute Death

Nick Knight | Haute Death

Since his first foray into fashion photography, Nick Knight has ignited the industry with his re-conceptualisation of beauty. His bold looks and daring techniques have shaped him as one of the pioneers of modern photography. Knight’s entrance into the photography world has seen him flash through the editorials of Vogue,...
Coming Into Fashion: A Century of Photography at Conde Nast

Coming Into Fashion: A Century of Photography at Conde Nast

Condé Nast — a magazine publisher that started with lifestyle and fashion bible Vogue — was founded in 1909 by Condé Montrose Nast. A century later, curator Nathalie Herschdorfer has decided to launch a book and an exhibition showcasing a 100 years of Condé Nast fashion photography — the medium...
Viviane Sassen | In And Out Of Fashion

Viviane Sassen | In And Out Of Fashion

Lauded for her imaginative images, Viviane Sassen is redefining contemporary photography with her fusion of fine art, fashion and photography. Sassen’s rise to fame is largely attributed to her inventive photo-series of Africa for which she won the Prix de Rome in 2007. The success behind her work lies in...
SEAN SULLIVAN | THE IMPOSSIBLE COOL

SEAN SULLIVAN | THE IMPOSSIBLE COOL

Sean Sullivan — a writer, photographer and director — collaborated with Russell Blackmore of Sonic Editions to curate a collection of impossibly cool, rare photographs found at the maximum security Corbis Archive at Iron Mountain, Pennsylvania — Jim Morrison, Martin Luther King and William S. Burroughs are just a few...
Competition | IT DON'T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING| A Throwback to Baz Luhrman's "The Great Gatsby"

Competition | IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING| A Throwback to Baz Luhrman’s “The Great Gatsby”

Primed as one of the most thrilling film debuts of 2013, The Great Gatsby has hit South African theatres to a wave of excitement. To celebrate the release of the film Broaden A New Sound is bringing you IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING —...
#FYI: Drive-thru shopping and other cool shit...

#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...
BITING ELBOWS | 'BAD MOTHERFUCKER'

BITING ELBOWS | ‘BAD MOTHERFUCKER’

Ilya Naishuller — Russian director and frontman of the Moscow punk band Biting Elbows — has got the attention of Hollywood agents and received a ‘so well done’ Tweet by Oscar-winning director Darren Aronofsky through the band’s recent music video to ‘Bad Motherfucker’. Directed by Naishuller, and shot with an...
IMAGES OF THE WEEK: May

IMAGES OF THE WEEK: May

At the end of each week, we add four more images from onesmallseed.net to the relevant month’s gallery collection on onesmallseed.com. All images are the featured works of members of one small seed network, our creative online community. To have your work featured here, simply sign up as a member and start uploading! Enjoy...
#BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER - WHAT'S NEW, WHAT'S GOOD?

#BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER – WHAT’S NEW, WHAT’S GOOD?

Every week we compile a selection of music to sing you into the weekend and list them in a post called #bottomrightcorner. Sometimes new tunes, sometimes themed tunes and sometimes we ask a music aficionado to choose the tunes for us. This week we have decided to summarise some of...
A Naughty Fairytale | Ellen von Unwerth

A Naughty Fairytale | Ellen von Unwerth

She began her career as a model but since she snapped her first photograph Ellen von Unwerth has enthralled the fashion and pop industries. Her explosive, sexually charged imagery is a playful exploration of femininity and female power. Known for her ability to capture seductive fashion narratives, von Unwerth has...
Kendrick Lamar | Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe

Kendrick Lamar | Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe

Nothing can get Kendrick Lamar down and the latest video from this California born hip-hop artist shows just that. Directed by The Lil Homies and OG Mike Mihail the video depicts the rapper’s emotional trip over the course of a day. Starting at a funeral where Lamar mourns a loss...
Strange Bedfellows: A Case of Unlikely Collaborations

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...
ROOM 237 TRAILER | A FILM ABOUT A FILM

ROOM 237 TRAILER | A FILM ABOUT A FILM

In Room 237 — a 2012 documentary film — Rodney Ascher looks into fans’ interpretations of Stanley Kubrick‘s much disputed horrorfilm The Shining (1980). Far-fetched or not, the perceived insights are intriguing — they range from the connection of The Shining to the genocide of Native Americans, the Holocaust and...
Happy Birthday David Byrne

Happy Birthday David Byrne

He is the man who made being dorky cool and today – May 14 – David Byrne turns 61 years old. From his days of wearing suits with shoulder pads that made linebackers look miniature to his bike racks project to his most recent studio album with St. Vincent, Byrne...
Saint Laurent | Pre-Fall 2013 Campaign

Saint Laurent | Pre-Fall 2013 Campaign

For the Saint Laurent pre-fall 2013 ad campaign Hedi Slimane called upon Freja Beha Erichsen to bring the clothes to life. The Danish supermodel brought her rocker attitude to the collection of slim-fit smoking jackets, leather pieces, and easy blouses for a final product that comes across as equal parts...
#BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER - THE AFROFUTURISM EDITION

#BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER – THE AFROFUTURISM EDITION

Every week we compile a selection of music to sing you into the weekend and list them in a post called #bottomrightcorner. Sometimes new tunes, sometimes themed tunes and sometimes we ask a music aficionado to choose the tunes for us. This week we have dedicated our selection to the...
#FYI: Music videos from outer space and other cool shit...

#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...
Interview | Sgrow

Interview | Sgrow

Together, Vilde Nupen and Kristoffer Lislegaard create the Norwegian electronic duo, Sgrow. Nupen sings while Lislegaard is in charge of the electronics, guitar and visuals. Their sound merges pop-esque melodies with haunting guitar riffs and beats to create a sound all their own that’s addictive. On May 8th their self-titled...
Animalistic Femininity | The Capsule

Animalistic Femininity | The Capsule

Set in the shadowy corners of the Cyclades islands, THE CAPSULE is a haunting exploration of femininity, control, instinct, and raw impulse. Commissioned by Dakis Joannou, founder of the DESTE Foundation of Contemporary Art in Greece, the short film was directed under the Gothic guise and whimsical touch of Athina...
Karl Lagerfeld | Once Upon A Time...

Karl Lagerfeld | Once Upon A Time…

Karl Lagerfeld, the creative director of Chanel and all around artistic mastermind, has released yet another film for the famed fashion house, premiering today, May 8th, at Chanel’s Cruise collection event in Singapore. (Length: 18:00)
2013 International Summer Music Festival Round-Up

2013 International Summer Music Festival Round-Up

As the seasons begin to change a new migration is about to take place; thousands of people will begin their annual journey to their music festivals of choice! We don’t want you to miss out on any of the fun, no matter where you are, so we are bringing you...
Interview | Tim Atkins | African Zoo

Interview | Tim Atkins | African Zoo

Hailing from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Tim Atkins is one young photographer worth watching. At 27 years old he has already worked with several internationally known photographers and is a focused artist. After receiving a diploma in fine art photography he began his career as a professional photographer and has since...
CULT COLLECTIVE: THE ICONIC MASH-UP | INTERVIEW & COMPETITION

CULT COLLECTIVE: THE ICONIC MASH-UP | INTERVIEW & COMPETITION

William Ndatila — Burundi-born and raised in French Switzerland — and Miro Bijelich — Pretoria-born of Lebanese and Croatian parents — have joined paths to combine their spirit, passions and inspirations to form Cult Collective — a Johannesburg-based clothing and accessory brand that ‘merges clashing references in a collage of...
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STREETS OF FIETAS | The Short Series

Amateur film maker Ben Jay Crossman exposes a world of violence, crime, drugs and lost youth in his short documentary Streets of Fietas. Crossman follows the life of those who contribute and are affected by the vicious cycle of poverty, crime and drug use. While conducting interviews and showing powerful footage that is completely raw...

WELCOME TO THE FOBE HOUSE | A SPELLBINDING SILENT TALE | PART II

‘Architecture exists, like cinema, in the dimension of time and movement. One conceives and reads a building in terms of sequences. To erect a building is to predict and seek effects of contrast and linkage through which one passes (…). In the continuous shot/sequence that a building is, the architect works with cuts and edits,...

WELCOME TO THE FOBE HOUSE | A SPELLBINDING SILENT TALE | PART I

‘I call architecture frozen music…; the influence that flows upon us from architecture is like that from music,’ are Goethe’s words and a concept that seems to be beautifully understood by French architect Guilhem Eustache. He has designed the majestically modest Fobe House in Marrakech, Morocco for Belgian producer/director Dimitri de Clercq. When we spoke...

The Early Years of the Red Hot Chili Peppers | Rare Photographs

Fitting to current band members Anthony Kiedis (vocals), Michael ‘Flea’ Balzary (Bass), Chad Smith (drums) and Josh Klinghoffer (guitar) of the Red Hot Chili Peppers performing in Cape Town in a couple of hours, photographer Jean-Marc Lederman gave us some rare shots of the band’s youthful early members. Excited as hell, we indulged in memory...

A bird ballet | Music Video

What began as a commercial shoot with no references to animals whatsoever ended with birds being the exclusive stars. The film is testament to the spontaneous yet synchronized moments of collective behaviour, as thousands of birds paint the sky with fluid movements, sharp turns and gallant pageantry. Film by Neels CASTILLON. Length 02:32 A bird...

#BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER – FEBRUARY WEEK 01

Inspiring music is all over the place this week, from the likes of The Strokes, Elaquent, Four Tet, Buke & Gase, Sivey and more. The first week of February has finally come around, and as the days get shorter and the nights colder, we’re all feeling the year really and truly going by. Just after...

KATSUYUKI YOSHIDA – THE GINZA COWBOY | “A Capture of Time”

In this episode of Obscuravision they take a look into the mind of Katsuyuki ‘Katsu’ Yoshida, founder of Porter Classic, member of the Yoshida family legacy (Yoshida Kaban/Porter) and celebrated behind-the-scenes pioneer of the Japanese vintage fashion movement over the past four decades. As a by-story of the Obscura Issue #11, Katsu talks in-depth about...

Inked skin deep: 2013 Cape Town Tattoo Convention makes permanent impression

Three days of international and local art, music, vendors, drinks and hundreds in attendance contributed to a culture of extreme energy and variety during the Cape Town International Tattoo Convention brought to you by Southern Ink Xposure. This year was really spectacular — better than last year and all years past. The location was perfect....

More Than Photography

Brad Evans and Travis Jensen are two talented photographers who decided to portray San Fransisco’s Tenderloin district — an undeserved neighbourhood considered to be ‘rough on the edges’ – by paying it some long due respect. See how their project developed in this short film by Jonas Normann of sidewalktalk.dk. Length 05:57

CTEMF 2013 – WIN FULL W/E PASS!

Now in its second year and taking place from the 15th – 17th February at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, the CTEMF is an ongoing, comprehensive collection and celebration of the ever-growing electronic music scene both locally and abroad. We have two full weekend passes to give away – read on to see how...

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN PRE-FALL 2013 COLLECTION

Pre-fall lines are the more understated of all seasons; not as striking and whimsical as a summer line, nor as heavy and elaborate as a winter range. Practicality is key, when one takes to making clothing for commercial, day-to-day purposes rather than creating elaborate designs that make a statement. Or is it? Sarah Burton for...

Through rose glasses: Paris caught in coloured past

The city of love has been frozen in time. Seen only before in black and white and imagination, these photos taken by accomplished brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière show a Paris of the past. By using Autochrome Lumière technology, people, places, streets, architecture and fanfare from early 20th century life are illuminated.

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: JANUARY, WEEK 04

This week’s Album of the Week is entitled Robots, Bees and Other Ordinary Humans by onesmallseed.net member Daniela Sarinski. Being sweet, adventurous and macabre at the same time, this selection of illustrations will tickle your aesthetic senses and encourage your interpretative skills to come out and play. Have fun!

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Almost Famous - 'Tiny Dancer' - Elton John

William Miller: I have to go home.
Penny Lane: You are home.






Reservoir Dogs - 'Stuck in the Middle with You' - Stealers Wheel

Mr. Blonde: Listen kid, I'm not gonna bullshit you, all right? I don't give a good fuck what you know, or don't know, but I'm gonna torture you anyway, regardless. Not to get information. It's amusing, to me, to torture a cop. You can say anything you want cause I've heard it all before. All you can do is pray for a quick death, which you ain't gonna get.
[He removes his razor]
Mr. Blonde: You ever listen to K-Billy's 'Super Sounds of the Seventies' weekend? It's my personal favorite.






Romeo + Juliet - 'Kissing You' - Des'ree








The Graduate - 'Mrs.Robinson' - Simon and Garfunkel

Mr. Braddock: Ben, what are you doing?
Benjamin: Well, I would say that I'm just drifting. Here in the pool.
Mr. Braddock: Why?
Benjamin: Well, it's very comfortable just to drift here.
Mr. Braddock: Have you thought about graduate school?
Benjamin: No.
Mr. Braddock: Would you mind telling me then what those four years of college were for? What was the point of all that hard work?
Benjamin: You got me.






Four Rooms - 'Vertigogo' - Combustible Edison








Desperado - 'El Mariachi' - Los Lobos

El Mariachi: You know, it's easier to pull the trigger than play guitar. Easier to destroy than to create.






Trainspotting - 'Perfect Day' - Lou Reed

Mark 'Rent-boy' Renton: I don't feel the sickness yet, but it's in the post. That's for sure. I'm in the junkie limbo at the moment. Too ill to sleep. Too tired to stay awake, but the sickness is on its way. Sweat, chills, nausea. Pain and craving. A need like nothing else I've ever known will soon take hold of me. It's on its way.






Donnie Darko - 'Killing Moon' - Echo & the Bunnymen

Donnie: [matter-of-factly] First of all, Papa Smurf didn't create Smurfette. Gargamel did. She was sent in as Gargamel's evil spy with the intention of destroying the Smurf village. But the overwhelming goodness of the Smurf way of life transformed her. And as for the whole gang-bang scenario -- It just couldn't happen. Smurfs are asexual. They don't even have reproductive organs under those little white pants. That's what's so illogical, you know, about being a Smurf. What's the point of living... if you don't have a dick?






Mullholland Drive - 'Llorando' - Rebekah del Rio

Bondar: No hay banda! There is no band! Il n'est pas de orquestra! This is all... a tape-recording. No hay banda! And yet we hear a band. If we want to hear a clarinette... listen.
Bondar: [the sounds responding to his every hand motion] Un trombon 'à coulisse'. Un trombon 'con sordina'. Sient le son du trombon in sourdine. Hear le son... and mute it... drop it. It's all recorded. No hay banda! It's all a tape. Il n'est pas de orquestra. It is... an illusion!






Pulp Fiction - 'Flowers on the Wall' - The Statler Brothers

Fabienne: Whose motorcycle is this?
Butch: It's a chopper, baby.
Fabienne: Whose chopper is this?
Butch: Zed's.
Fabienne: Who's Zed?
Butch: Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead.






Stand by Me - 'Stand by Me' - Ben E. King

Gordie: Alright, alright, Mickey's a mouse, Donald's a duck, Pluto's a dog. What's Goofy?
Vern: If I could only have one food for the rest of my life? That's easy-Pez. Cherry-flavored Pez. No question about it.
Teddy: Goofy's a dog. He's definitely a dog.
Gordie: I knew the $64,000 question was fixed. There's no way anybody could know that much about opera!
Chris: He can't be a dog. He drives a car and wears a hat.
Gordie: Wagon Train's a really cool show, but did you notice they never get anywhere? They just keep wagon training.
Vern: Oh, God. That's weird. What the hell is Goofy?






Dazed and Confused - 'School’s Out' - Alice Cooper

Mrs. Kramer, Mitch's Mother: Have you been drinking?
Mitch: No
[falls on bed and can't even take off both boots]
Mrs. Kramer, Mitch's Mother: Are you drunk?
Mitch: [clearly drunk] Psshh