A 26-year-old Montreal man appears to have succeeded in his quest to barter a single red paper-clip all the way up to a house. It took almost a year and 14 trades, but Kyle MacDonald has been offered ...

July 9, 2006 — -- Kyle MacDonald's goal was simple -- to trade one red paper clip all the way up to a house. The 26-year-old Canadian began his quest almost a year ago. He had no job, but he had ...

July 14, 2006 -- -- What is one red paper clip worth? For Kyle MacDonald, 26, the question is simple, but the answer is more complex and more inspiring than anyone could ever imagine. Starting with ...

I have a cousin who loved nothing better than a new set of Flair felt pens for Christmas. During our annual Boxing Day call, he’d gleefully announce: “Love my Flairs!” My mother adored getting Post-It ...

The paper clip is something of a fetish object in design circles. Its spare, machined aesthetic and its inexpensive ubiquity landed it a spot in MoMA’s 2004 show Humble Masterpieces. This was a ...

Moving around a couple of paper clips. Sounds easy, right? Not when those paper clips are 23-feet long and weigh several tons. Artist Chris Weed rented a crane with a 95-foot boom to move his ...

Billy Durney’s latest, natural wines with French ties, and more restaurant news. By Florence Fabricant There’s no sign, but you might spot the red neon paper clip hanging high in the window of this ...