With a stand that resembles a leafy branch, this collectible lamp design by Yoshitomo Nara features a shade printed with artwork by Nara. As an art object, the lamp was first featured in Nara’s 2017 solo exhibition For Better or Worse, staged at a museum in Toyota, Japan. The artwork on the shade includes the…
This cheeky 12-hour Walk On Flip Clock, a design by Yoshitomo Nara, features 84 original illustrations on the clock’s 24-hour (12 a.m. and 12 p.m.) and 60-minute flaps one for every hour and minute, including a playful illustration of the f-bomb at zero minutes. An amusing design for your desktop or bedside table, the Yoshitomo…
This cheeky 12-hour Walk On Flip Clock, a design by Yoshitomo Nara, features 84 original illustrations on the clock’s 24-hour (12 a.m. and 12 p.m.) and 60-minute flaps one for every hour and minute, including a playful illustration of the f-bomb at zero minutes. An amusing design for your desktop or bedside table, the Yoshitomo…
A chic, sleek storage solution for your desktop. With a simple rotatory movement, this compact, cylindrical design’s four polymer and steel storage trays are revealed. Use the Rexite Multiplor Rotating Desk Organizer to neatly store small everyday items: office supplies, sewing notions, lipsticks, jewelry chains and more while taking up minimal desk space. It’s made…
A chic, sleek storage solution for your desktop. With a simple rotatory movement, this compact, cylindrical design’s four polymer and steel storage trays are revealed. Use the Rexite Multiplor Rotating Desk Organizer to neatly store small everyday items: office supplies, sewing notions, lipsticks, jewelry chains and more while taking up minimal desk space. It’s made…
Need some luck? The four-leaf clover at the heart of this acrylic square was grown in France by this very rare plant’s only harvester. Each unique leaf is hand-treated to endure light and to last for many years. Authenticated through an exclusive license from the National Institute for Agricultural Research. Because no two clovers look…
Made in Germany, this five-minute plastic hourglass is filled with a unique compound that combines liquid and sand. The sand particles drift up instead of down each time the Paradox Soul Liquid Timer Hourglass is inverted.
A garden that never needs watering. This set of five magnetic ballpoint pens, housed in a handmade oak-wood tray, resembles long blades of grass and flowers. Plant an object of your choice in the tray’s sixth hole. Single Flower Pens are available here.
Inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s iconic sculptures, this soft pumpkin is the most cuddly icon. Whether you display them proudly on a shelf or sofa, the Pumpkin Soft Sculptures will deliver a hint of brightness and cheer to your everyday environment. Yayoi Kusama is represented in MoMA’s collection. Made from nylon and polyester, the Yayoi Kusama…
MoMA Exclusive: The Caracas Desktop Mobile, which stands 14” high, brings amusing diversion to your daily desk duties. Inspired by leaves swirling in the wind, it is just large enough to attract attention wherever you place the mobile—on your desktop, your coffee table, or even as a dining centerpiece. Made in Spain from recycled steel…
Richard Kostelanetz is a writer, artist, critic, and editor. A political anarchist-libertarian, Kostelanetz has produced literature in a wide range of formats including audio, video, holography, prints, book-art, computer-based installations, and other forms of new media. The Gospel Abridged is a polyphonic reading of parts of the four Gospels with the interwoven voices of four…
Like much of Fred Fehlau’s other work, Untitled (NO IT CAN ASSESS AN ACTION wall template) shifts the viewer’s point of reference through the doubling and mirroring of images and text. With this set, the owner is invited to use the included templates and pencil to create mirror images of the palindrome “NO IT CAN…
Yasumasa Morimura is a Japanese photographer and appropriation artist who frequently borrows historic and iconic images and recreates them using his own face and body. Through his work, Morimura has borrowed images from artists ranging from Manet and Rembrandt to Cindy Sherman and Frida Kahlo as a means to explore issues of identity, gender, politics,…
Luciano Perna uses his Italian heritage as a lens through which to create his work, which is noted for its humor and accessibility. For this piece, Perna created a miniature book filled with images of much of his own work.
In 1968, Lawrence Weiner published his first book, Statements, which is widely considered one of the most influential conceptual art books of the era. For this project, Weiner once again explores language, creating an enamel pin printed with the phrase STARS DON’T STAND STILL IN THE SKY FOR ANYBODY. The pin is suitable to be…
Twist the barrel of this pen to reveal or hide a rainbow of colored dots. Comfortably weighted, this signature pen features the MoMA logo engraved in the center ring. The MoMA Color Dots Pen celebrates the color spectrum, an area of study for many artists and designers featured in the Museum’s collection. Made of polished…