Category Archives: 500 Hammers

The 500 Hammers Project is designed to highlight the ways in which small, useful objects shape – and are shaped by – our lives. Read the full project description or browse our recent interviews and objects below.

The 500 Hammers Projects: Interview with Chris

Interview #5 Interview Subject: Chris Object in Question: Sculpture Turntable We’re back! A week late, but we’ve managed. Thanks very much for your patience – we hope you’ve enjoyed our interim posts while the 500 Hammers project has been at … Continue reading

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500 Hammers: Brief Hiatus

We’ve gotten so much great feedback on this project! It’s fascinating to see how the people in our lives connect with the objects around them. That, and every time I tell someone new about the project, the first thing they … Continue reading

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Mz Dorothy Darker’s Box

Object #4 Interview Subject: Dorothy Darker Object in Question: Small, handy, purse-like box Well, Clockstone readers, this post will be a brief one, I confess, because I’ve just spent sixteen hours at a Renaissance festival and am the color of … Continue reading

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The 500 Hammers Project: Interview with Mz Dorothy Darker

Interview #4 Interview Subject: Dorothy Darker Object in Question: The Box Purse or Steampunk Bento Box (?) I may not capture Mz. Darker completely in this interview…she is our first interview subject to come popping up from a rabbit hole … Continue reading

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Sarah & Jen’s Spatula

Object #3 Interview Subject: Sarah & Jen Object in Question: Spatula This morning Zac and I had the great pleasure to see Sarah and Jen married. The ceremony was in a gazebo in a park a few blocks from their … Continue reading

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The 500 Hammers Project: Interview with Sarah & Jen

Interview #3 Interview Subject: Sarah & Jen Object in Question: Surprise! This is a somewhat special 500 Hammers interview…while when we started this project by approaching people we thought might be interested in participating, we did so very openly. But … Continue reading

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Jack’s Rack

Object #2 Interview Subject: Jack Stratton Object in Question: Tie Rack Zac’s photos of this project make it look so gorgeous that when I opened the email with these photos I actually clapped. Here’s his maker’s interview: In designing Jack’s … Continue reading

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Hair Spirals in Action!

Nina’s hair is a much better example of how hair spirals can rock with curls…She took photos in the park: Then over the weekend she came over and we did another snapshot: Pictures of Jack’s rack are coming tonight! Here’s … Continue reading

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The 500 Hammers Project: Interview with Jack

Interview #2 Interview Subject: Jack Stratton Object in Question: Tie Rack * Welcome to the second interview of The 500 Hammers Project, a weekly interview and creation process designed to highlight how useful, specific objects and tools can influence and … Continue reading

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Nina’s Hair Spirals

Object #1 Interview Subject: Nina Lourie Object in Question: Hair Spirals This Thursday Zac sent Nina’s hair spirals along to her in New York! Here’s a snapshot of the process he went through and the finished product; a maker’s interview, … Continue reading

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