Out of curiosity, we recently went through our list of published stories so far to see which 10 objects have sold for the most money to date. We long ago proved that this experiment works — the stories we’ve published … Continue reading
In the course of inventing Significance for this object, Dean Haspiel’s story describes said dish being shattered. This might lead some to believe that we are selling the broken shards of a dish. We are not. We are selling the … Continue reading
Aggregate cost of objects, sold so far: $78.82 $72.82 Aggregate sales, post-Significance: $1,781.70 Coming up this week: Objects with Significance added by Jen Collins, David Shields, and more. Posting soon: Tim Carvell. Still on auction: Objects with Significance added by … Continue reading
This past July and August, Rob and I spent many hours visiting thrift stores, yard sales, and flea markets in search of objects for this project. We imposed only a few curatorial restraints on ourselves: e.g., nothing above $4, no … Continue reading
The following is excerpted from an article published today in the Chicago Tribune. Reporter: Christopher Borrelli. I have never placed a bid on eBay, but I was tempted the other day by a listing for a red wooden mallet. I … Continue reading
–> Most important fact: We are taking today off. New story tomorrow. Meanwhile, read through old ones, or, even better, see what’s still on auction in our eBay shop. Aggregate cost of objects, sold so far: $64.83. Aggregate sales, post-Significance: … Continue reading
Aggregate cost of objects, sold so far: $60.50. Aggregate sales, post-Significance: $1,478.54. Coming up this week: Objects with Significance added by Sari Wilson and Sloane Crosley. Posted earlier this week: object-oriented stories by Sung J. Woo, Todd Levin, and Rosecrans … Continue reading
Aggregate cost of objects, sold so far: $55.50. Aggregate sales, post-Significance: $1,176.54. Coming up this week: Objects with Significance added by Rosecrans Baldwin, Matthew Klam, and others. Posting later today: Sung J. Woo. Still on auction: Time is running out … Continue reading
If you’ve read the Significance that Colson Whitehead added to his wooden-mallet Object, you must have wondered: What are the Labors of Worthiness? Turns out that he is revealing them, in his Twitter stream. Check it out: @colsonwhitehead.com. The Second … Continue reading
Aggregate cost of objects, sold so far: $50.25 Aggregate sales, post-Significance: $1,092.16 Coming up this week: Objects with Significance added by Doug Dorst, Colson Whitehead, and others. Posting later today: Toni Schlesinger. Still on auction: The batch from our collaboration … Continue reading
One of my favorite objects, so far, is the Toy Hot Dog about which Jenny Davidson wrote on July 8. My sentiment is of the punk or camp variety, I guess: after all, hot dogs are already grotesque, and wooden … Continue reading
With the conclusion of the auction for the PBR Bottle Opener + Sean Howe story yesterday, this project passed an astonishing milestone: Total sales have surpassed $1,000. Specifically, we’ve sold 35 objects, purchased from thrift stores and yard sales and … Continue reading
Aggregate cost of objects, sold so far: $46.50 Aggregate sales, post-Significance: $937.15 Coming up this week: Oh, it’s a big week on Significant Objects, folks: An extra-special week-long collaboration with Design Observer! Five regular contributors to that popular site, including … Continue reading
One of the early supporters of this project was (and is) Susan Clements, one of the few who have actually bought multiple Significant Objects. So we are very excited that she’s sent along a few pictures of those Objects in … Continue reading
Aggregate cost of objects, sold so far: $40 Aggregate sales, post-Significance: $675.65 Coming up this week: Objects with stories by Nathaniel Rich, Sarah Weinman, Kevin Brockmeier, and more. Still on auction: Time is running out on Meat Thermometer with story … Continue reading
We’ve asked some Significant Object buyers if they would care to pass along photos of their outstanding purchases, shown in their natural surroundings. These images have begun to arrive; we’ll be sharing more in the days and weeks ahead. Today, … Continue reading
Scenes from the mailroom of Significant Objects…
Aggregate cost of objects, sold so far: $29.01 Aggregate sales, post-Significance: $462.33 Coming up this week: Objects with stories by Glen David Gold, Sarah Rainone, Ed Park, and more. Still on auction: Time is running out on Popsicle Stick Construction … Continue reading
