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Getting Self-Made by Sam Norval.

one small seed — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 10:05:46 +0000

Now living in New York, SA photographer Sam Norval just makes it happen. His “Self-Made” shoot (issue 23) is sexy, fun and provocative – and the behind-the-scenes footage will keep you pushing play again… and again! Part of our ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed, in partnership with PUMA.

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Credits:
Photographer: Sam Norval, Assistant Photographer: Jakub Fulfin
Stylist: Justin Jurd, Assistant Stylist: Bianca van Rensburg
Hair and Makeup: Talia Barak
Models: Katerina @ M1 Models, Daniela @ Base Models

Even in the early days of Hendrik Vermeulen Couture, it was all about…

one small seed — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 21:59:43 +0000

Patterns, texture, and superior quality fabrics. Hendrik Vermeulen Couture forms part of our ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed, in partnership with PUMA. Issue 19’s fashion spread, entitled “Project Aiko: Rise of the Machines”, shows an exquisite collection by the local haute-couture fashion designer.

With one small seed editor-in-chief Giuseppe Russo as art director and photographer Stephen Greeff working his magic behind the lens, models were transformed into robotic femmes fatales in a plot of high drama and thrill.

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This man knows how to make girls go Wild

one small seed — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 21:59:42 +0000

Check out this video and photo-shoot starring the avant-garde German creative Matt Taylor, who introduces himself in Issue 17 (The Wild Issue) as Milfred du Toit. Forming part of our ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed, in partnership with PUMA.

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Credits:
Cast: Matt Taylor
Photographer: Sam Norval
Art Director: one small seed founder/editor-in-chief Giuseppe Russo

Models: donnet- ice models
agnes-ice models
ellenie-ice models

That day in the garage… it got greasy

one small seed — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 21:59:06 +0000

Part of our ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed Issue, in partnership with PUMA, is the Urban Eniquity fashion spread (Issue 22). We commissioned German photographer Guido Schwarz to shoot an industrial grime-inspired fashion story… Girls, Guys, Grease, this was no ordinary garage set.

Conceptually, it would feature an underground hedonistic den of iniquity that would symbolise the darker side of urban living. Behind the scenes were oiled-up models and lacquered lips as a storm brewed overhead and a caged Rottweiler threatened to break loose into the grungy mechanic’s workshop.

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International “Men’s Health” Model goes all Coy for one small seed

one small seed — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:56:23 +0000

The South Beach Fashion Shoot from Issue 17 brings heat to our ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed, in partnership with PUMA. It isn’t often one is able to have such a renowned model, Bryce Thompson, on set. And a big-ups to all (on and off set) that were there for doing a stellar job and surviving what must have been one of the hottest days in Cape Town! Editor-in-chief Giuseppe Russo remembers a towel had even melted into the tar. Summertime ingredients for one bitchin’ shoot.

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Credits:
Photography: Samnorval.com
Stylists: Cally Palmer @ Max Models
Make-up: Sandy Seale @ Six Love
Photographers Assistants: Albert Brun & Jade Van Der Spuy
Production, concept & Art direction: Lauren Livsey @ Rock paper Scissors-Theory
Models: Bryce @ Ice Models, Celeste @ Ice Models & Nugget

‘BEST OF’ 10 YEARS ONE SMALL SEED MAGAZINE

one small seed — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 10:04:25 +0000

The best of our 10 years in independent publishing has been curated in this epic edition… Welcome to one small seed magazine / issue 29 / digital 04. Going through the pages of 25 print magazines and our three digital issues to select the content has left us smiling, laughing, lingering and certainly remembering–and we have no doubt it’ll do the same for you!

Making use of our digital magazine features, we have been able to breathe new life to previous print content – and everything has truly come together, just how we always envisioned! Please take your time to go through this magazine (all at once or a little bit each day) as a lot of work went into producing every edition and every page, since we first launched in 2005. This issue is a superlative balance of content, comprising of traditional and contemporary art, photography, fashion editorials, exclusive interviews, videos, feature articles, music, and the best of one small seed TV.

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‘What I Be': Our Deepest Insecurities on Display

christine hogg — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 08:00:31 +0000

By asking some courageous members of our society to finish the phrase ‘I am not my…’, photographer Steve Rosenfield encourages his subjects to acknowledge the traits that bother them, yet certainly don’t define them. Once this is established, they are asked to write some words of their choice on a body part and have their picture taken. The result is an interesting revelation of what we try to hide, how we try to hide it and, finally, how we try to defeat it.

Steve Rosenfield on his social experiment ‘What I Be':

I encourage every viewer to look at each image and put yourself in the individuals shoes. By allowing yourself to feel what they feel, you might realize something you’ve never noticed before. If you don’t understand someone’s message, stay tuned. To eliminate any confusion, each participant will be writing a 500 word or less statement explaining how their insecurity has affected their life.

“I am not my gender.”

“I am not my turban.”

“I am not my bulimia.”

“I am not my amputation.”

“I am not my molestation.”

“I am not my adoption.”

OLEG DOU: BETWEEN THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE REPULSIVE

one small seed — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 08:43:34 +0000

The first thing Oleg Dou remembers from his childhood, is being electrocuted when he was two years old. From the moment he ‘cleaned up’ a photo of a friend too much, he decided to go forward with this hauntingly beautiful style of photography.

Oleg Dou - "Tears"

“I am looking for something bordering between the beautiful and the repulsive, living and dead.”

Oleg Dou - "Tears"

I find it extremely important to do what I do beautifully; not for beauty itself per se, but more so as a tool that makes my ideas both interesting and workable.

Oleg Dou - "Tears"

I want to concoct a situation that happens, for example, in european films: There doesn’t seem to be a specific message, but the situation plays with our head and makes us ask ourselves questions like ‘what is this?’ and ‘what is this for?’

Oleg Dou - "Tears"

William Hundley: The Original Prankster

one small seed — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 06:00:48 +0000

Austin-based artist William Hundley combines all things obscure and rather unrelated into perfect collage-like photographs.

Cheeseburgers and skateboards, cheeseburgers and chihuahuas, cheeseburgers as shoes, practically all things cheeseburger-related are his forte. Aside from the burgers, in 2006 Hundley created an ongoing series, Entoptic Phenomena, in which he captures fabric-draped people in mid-jump. The shapes appear to hover unannounced in the photographs, almost like a Daliesque-sculpture; ephemeral and out of context. Hundley is insistent on letting people know that no digital manipulation has been made, saying ‘they are just photographs’ and that having ‘acrobatic models’ is the key to the success of the imagery.

I love the practical-joke nature of it; if I can make humour and beautiful aesthetics come together, that’s the biggest powerhouse I can imagine (Hundley)

This seems to be the common thread in all of his works, from the quirky names given to his collections, like Little Naked Person Storage, to his Dadaist imagery; sculpture; and installations – the man is an original prankster.