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- Significant Objects invites writers to tell backstories of discarded kitsch we then auction. This “Hawk” ashtray was so cool we almost didn’t sell it. [1 of 3]
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today’s Very Short List:
style 8 Aug 2012
by Rob Walker, co-creator and editor of Significant Objects, which is available now.
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- I don’t know why I find this so appealing, but it speaks to the mystery of objects. Ben Greenman invented its narrative (and several more) for us. [2 of 3]
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- The appeal of this bunny—found by special curators Electric Literature—was initially lost on me. I suspect the Stephen O’Connor story helped. [3 of 3]
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- Images (in order): all photos courtesy of Significant Objects.
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