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Imraan Christian: The Storyteller

Meeting Imraan Christian, the person, is foreshadowed by the idea of Imraan Christian, the artist. Ours was an encounter at a vegan restaurant, surrounded by the fruit orchard and vegetable garden that supplies the farm-to-table establishment. Robed in a white long-sleeved linen shirt and a similarly slacked bottom, the idea of his ‘son of the […]

The Plug 100: Most Influential People in SA Urban Culture

The Oxford Dictionary defines influence as “the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself”. Additionally, it can also be concluded that influence is “the power to shape policy or ensure favourable treatment from someone, especially through status, contacts, or wealth”. When we embarked […]

DEAD. – WE GON’ LIVE FOREVER ii

DEAD. WE GON’ LIVE FOREVER ii a photo essay by CHRISTIAN.777  P A R T 1 Why does school look like prison, all i want is a jelly jolly. Digital by Waseem Noordien  P A R T 2 Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, but only transferred. 35mm film by Haneem Christian CREDITS Photographer (part […]

adidas Elevated the Creative Landscape in SA

2017 has served as a cultural highlight for the game. Amongst the highlights this year has been how adidas has elevated the creative landscape in South Africa. From fire collections, collaborations with emerging creative forces such as The Plug Mag and Jamal Nxedlana of The Bubblegum Club, creating a game changing creative platform such as […]

adidas Originals | AREA CPT ‘17 Wrap Party

adidas Originals has played a pivotal role in contributing to the local sneaker, creative and urban culture landscape. As part of their continued support for local culture and fostering local creative talent, they launched AREA3 in Cape Town, a co-creation space dedicated to the youth. Over a three month period, Cape Town’s passionate youth were […]

adidas Originals CAMPUS | AREA3 CPT ’17

Originality is constant. It’s not a journey with a distance of thinking. It’s not a calculated and curated process. It’s off the cuff  –  and hesitancy is its biggest enemy.  Campus has always been a genuine participant to the cultures that thrive within the city, maintaining street-level respect over the years. Starting off on the […]

The Plug 100: 100 – 1

The Plug 100

 We dropped the news on Twitter that the June edition of The Plug will focus solely on celebrating and highlighting the Top 100 people in SA who are influencing and moving urban culture forward. Needless to say social media lit up and we trended the whole day after dropping the news.#ThePlug100 generated over 1.7 million […]