A House for a Red Paperclip

Talk by Kyle MacDonald on Tuesday October 9 at 18.30

In 2005, Kyle MacDonald placed a photo of a red paperclip on his blog asking if someone would like to trade it for something bigger or better. After 14 trades within one year, he was offered a house in Phoenix, Arizona. The Canadian blogger is now an internationally renowned trade legend. If you would like to hear his story while enjoying our homemade soup, please RSVP here.

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Red Paperclip - In just 14 trades, Kyle MacDonald managed to turn this simple red paperclip into a house in Phoenix, Arizona. Kyle MacDonald traded a red paperclip for a house, in 14 trades.

In the scope of "Ruilen", the new exhibition and series of events in Mediamatic Fabriek, Kyle MacDonald will speak during our weekly open brainstorm meeting "Soup for your thoughts" on Tuesday October 9 in Mediamatic Fabriek. Kyle will talk about his successful trading adventure and the tactics of trading whereafter there will be time for questions and interviews.

Ruilen

This fall, Mediamatic Fabriek will be transformed into an arena where you can swap goods, objects and services. Massages, books, Nordic sweaters, art, toys, clothes, seeds, vases, music, films, self portraits, bikes, repair services and homes: we'll swap it all. Ruilplein will kick off with our first swapping event on October 21. Click here for more information.