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Rising Up to sit down for a Q&A with OBEY

one small seed — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 08:49:51 +0000

While a growing number of individuals – laughing, jamming, conversing and feeling the funk on the streets of Braamfontein, Jozi – gazed up at Shepard Fairey’s forming mural of Mandela, one small seed was gearing up for up our talk with the American contemporary street artist/illustrator/activist. Watch our video interview with the face and force behind OBEY aka Andre the Giant, featured in our ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed, in partnership with PUMA. #ThePurpleRevolution #RiseUp

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Everything that I do came from skateboarding, and at first punk rock, and then later hip hop because hip hop became the new punk rock. Punk rock and skateboarding were always about creativity, resourcefulness, rebellion and then hip hop came along and it was the same way.

– Shepard Fairey

Interview by Sarah Claire Picton

Calling Mr Brainwash

one small seed — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 07:09:42 +0000

From his California home, LA street artist Mr Brainwash – born in Paris under the name Thierry Guetta – gave one small seed an exclusive phone interview. Originally published in issue 24 and now featured in our ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed, in partnership with PUMA.

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In 2009, we discovered the artist who was born a dog…

one small seed — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 06:51:04 +0000

one small seed’s old editor, Dylan Culhane, discovers the extraordinary imagination of Ray Caesar. First published in issue 12 and now part of our ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed, in partnership with PUMA.

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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

Crazier than Hunter S. Thompson?

one small seed — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 21:59:44 +0000

Our ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed, in partnership with PUMA, features a rare interview with the legendary Gonzo artist and cartoonist Ralph Steadman. In it he shares (among many other anecdotes): ‘”Rolling Stone” co-founder Jann Wenner agreed that I was crazier than Hunter. Oh Dear’

Q: What did you and Hunter listen to in the car?

Hunter always drove and chose the music. We both liked Jim Morrison.

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P.S: If you come across this Ralph, thank you so much. What a privilege it was speaking to you. And here’s to all us ‘crazy’ ones. Sarah Claire XXX

3D animation that must be seen!

one small seed — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 21:59:07 +0000

Editor-in-chief Giuseppe Russo interviewed one of the directors from Polynoid, a design studio in Germany. Polynoid.tv created the insane 3D animation titled 'Loom'... watch it and find out the inside scoop on what it took to create the epic animation. Featured in our 'Best Of' Ten Years one small seed, in partnership with PUMA.



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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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PUMA X ALIFE S/S ’15 COLLECTION & Bobbito Garcia Q&A
one small seed — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 09:11:59 +0000
Part of the ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed Issue, in partnership with PUMA. Through the release of their highly anticipated collaborative collection for Spring/Summer 2015, PUMA rekindles its partnership with New York lifestyle concept ALIFE. Also read an interview Bobbito Garcia, whose relationship with PUMA goes all the way back to the ’70s.


 

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“Best Of” Issue | one small seed magazine / issue 29 / digital 04
one small seed — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:51:37 +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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‘Life is what happens to you while you’re looking at your smartphone’
one small seed — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 12:33:06 +0000
Eduardo Salles’ quirky and colourful illustrations do more than provide a good laugh. The Mexican illustrator and designer’s series entitled ‘Cinismo Ilustrado’ (‘Cynicism Illustrated’) uses satire to confront ideas of religion, politics, the environment, and popular trends in the 21st century.
One poster depicts what looks like a homeless man begging for facebook ‘likes’, another with the words: ‘Life is what happens to you while you’re looking at your smartphone’.


Salles aptly sums it all up with the poster ‘Icons that f**k up your day’: most of us know what it feels like to have one bar of wifi signal, or to wait for that double tick on whatsapp. 

Another poster entitled ‘Run Pistorius Run’, depicts a blindfolded person carrying a sword and the scales of justice, running after a man with prosthetic blades for his legs. Enough said…

Here is what some imgur.com users had to say about Salles’ illustrations…
oh my what a wonderfully refreshing dose of true reality. dmj12
I don’t see a lot of cynicism in here….Social commentary is more accurate. Maybe social commentary by a cynic. Nolieolieolieoooo
sad how true most of these are… mrGrumps


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