Globe Paperweight

By Debbie Millman | January 29, 2010

Object No. 40 of 50 — Significant Objects v2

[The auction for this item, with story by Debbie Millman, has ended. Original price: $1.49. Final price: $197.50. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds of this auction to 826 National.]

About Debbie Millman

Debbie Millman is author of the book, Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design.

12 thoughts on “Globe Paperweight”

Molly Peck on January 29, 2010 at 8:22 pm said:

Okay… I really LOVE the hand-written story. TWO objects for the price of ONE!
Louise Herman on January 29, 2010 at 8:59 pm said:

I totally love the little drawing of you at the bottom!
Ambika Joshi on January 30, 2010 at 12:07 am said:

LOVED it! 🙂 Great start to my day!
Anna on January 30, 2010 at 9:39 am said:

Fantastic letter!
Nicole Brader on January 30, 2010 at 10:06 am said:

I’m in love.
Jacqueline on January 30, 2010 at 11:45 am said:

Debbie,
What makes this so special is the universal vulnerability of your words that we have all felt–in love and in life. Thank you for sharing this token of your past and for showing us all that the beauty of success (like yours!) comes from the struggles we overcome. ♥
Sari C. on January 31, 2010 at 9:07 pm said:

I love that you handwrote your story as a letter!
Susan Benjamin on February 2, 2010 at 11:03 am said:

I love that you wrote it to “Susan” and that you signed it “me”!!!! I will pretend that I have the snow globe and keep it safe forever.
Joshua Glenn on February 2, 2010 at 3:33 pm said:

Susan B — if you’re willing to bid over $96, you might not have to pretend that you own the snow globe! Auction will last another 2 days, 22 hours as of this writing.
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Angela on August 14, 2012 at 2:13 am said:

I guess that’s why all of us enjoy a visit to an antique store or a garage sale. Every object is not just another factory made machine spun bauble,its changed. It was a part of someones life that seems to tell their stories,their hopes ,their dreams…all of it. And its as if that person had sent it out as a paper boat on the river that is the world so that one day you could hold their world in your hand.