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LEVI’S® 501® INTERPRETATION: DYLAN MUHLENBERG

Dylan Muhlenberg grew up with a love for words and has worked in the magazine industry for a decade now. After eight years of living the lux life at GQ he’s now realized that health is the new wealth and is helping men to become better versions of themselves at the country’s biggest men’s magazine,...

LEVI’S® 501® INTERPRETATION: MARCO RIEKSTINS

Marco Riekstins is a fashion blogger, writer and stylist living in Johannesburg. Built under the premise that any man can live a fashionable existence, Man of the Cloth has grown immensely into a local favourite for men on the go and continues to expand into various other subjects online five years on.

LEVI’S® 501® INTERPRETATION: ROY POTTERILL

A long-time fixture of the Joburg creative community, Roy Potterill has always had an eye for opportunity and a talent for making things happen. Having got his hands dirty in everything from textiles to tattoo shops, his current passions for photography, technology and emerging markets have seen him rise to fame as a mobile photographer,...

LEVI’S® 501® INTERPRETATION: DAN NASH

  Creator and editor of South Africa’s Favourite Second Best Entertainment blog, Bangers & Nash. Online marketing consultant. MFCEO of #WhatUpRibs.           To find out more about go to bangersandnash.com. And for more information on ‘501® Interpretation’ click here!   GALLERY Portrait by Paul Ward

LEVI’S® 501® INTERPRETATION: GRANT PAYNE

  Hello, mynameisgrant. I am a 25-year-old South African-based photographer/creator. Born and bred in the 031, I call Durban home but now make my bed in Cape Town. My roots in photography lie deep in the streets. Black and white, shape and shadows… I am one of those shoot-first-ask-later kinda’ guys. I don’t often look...

LEVI’S® 501® INTERPRETATION: SERGIO INES

    Sergio Ines is a Creative Director at a Cape Town ad agency. He believes that when you’re asking someone for money, you should wear a tie — he spends a lot of time asking people for money. When he can, Sergio likes to talk men’s fashion on his blog WhatMyBoyfriendWore.com in the hope...

LEVI’S® 501® INTERPRETATION: Andrew Berry

I look for cool things, mainly South African cool things, but also cool things in general. I then help other people see these cool things by putting them on We-are-awesome

LEVI’S® 501® INTERPRETATION: MAX MOGALE

      Max Mogale’s world revolves around taking pictures. It’s that simple. Renowned for documenting the Cape Town street scene, Max’s photographic skills have seen him quickly rise through the ranks of the city’s social documentary crowd. A mix of colour and movement with a little street edge keeps Max’s work fresh and constantly...

#FYI: Random access memories 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...

The World According to Doug Aitken

Since his first exhibit in 1991 Doug Aitken, the conceptual artist from Los Angeles, has challenged conventional notions of what art can be. He is known for his innovative use of various mediums in order to create work that discusses how human memories and time fuse together with the world around us.

GOO GOO DOLLS | EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE

Ahead of multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated alt-rockers The Goo Goo Dolls’ new release Magnetic on 7 May 2013, one small seed in collaboration with Warner Music Gallo Africa (who have signed the likes of Led Zeppelin and The Black Keys) present you the video to the first single off their tenth album. You can pre-order it on...

Le Petit Prince a 70 ans! Joyeux anniversaire!

The Little Prince was born into the oncoming turmoil of World War Two, yet the tender fable has become a revered artifact of wisdom, truth, and a gentle search for social justice. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry may not have lived to witness the extraordinary fate of his prized literary brilliance, but as 6 April 2013 marks...

Here’s to the Dreamers: A closer look at 2013s imaginative fashion

Many designers have been focusing on ‘functionality’ lately, on making clothes that can easily be incorporated into a person’s preexisting closet. That, however, is not the objective of all ateliers. For the 2013 collections a number of designers presented opulent collections that created fantasy worlds and played with one’s imagination. The following are four collections...
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