NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) today announced a multi-year global partnership to connect audiences with art in a new way. In celebration of the partnership, MoMA and Mattel Creations, the companys design-driven, direct-to-consumer platform, have collaborated on a first capsule of seven products inspired by MoMAs Collection this holiday season. In addition, Mattel will sponsor the Museums Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Art Lab, an interactive space where kids and adults experiment, play, and create as they explore the ideas, tools, and techniques of modern and contemporary art.
MoMA has long championed the transformative power of art and design as a catalyst for education and creativity, said Jesse Goldstine, Chief Retail Officer, MoMA. By joining forces with Mattel Creations, we are inviting a generation of new audiences to experience the Museums collection in ways that merge contemporary art with creative play and design innovation and allow them to spend time with artworks from the collection in new and interactive ways.
This collaboration is more than a product launch, it is a global design partnership, said Nick Karamanos, SVP of Entertainment Partnerships, Mattel. Through Mattel Creations, we have been reimagining our brands as collectible, design-led experiences. Partnering with MoMA enables us to translate some of the worlds most iconic artworks and artists into amazing expressions of culture, design, and storytelling that will resonate with collectors and fans for years to come.
The capsule collection will debut on November 11, on store.moma.org, at MoMA Design Stores in New York and Japan, and on Mattel Creations. This initial launch spans Mattels most iconic brands, each reinterpreting masterpieces from MoMAs renowned collection:
● Barbie® x Vincent van Gogh A collectible Barbie doll inspired by The Starry Night, featuring a gown patterned after the paintings swirling skies, a crescent moon detail in her curls, and sculpted heels inspired by the landscapes rolling hills.
● Hot Wheels® x Jaguar E-Type Roadster A die-cast replica of the most beautiful car ever made, honoring the aerodynamic design that stunned the world in the 1960s and cemented its place in MoMAs collection.
● Hot Wheels® x Citroën DS 23 Sedan A die-cast inspired by the iconic French vehicle, celebrated for its futuristic body and groundbreaking suspension system.
● UNO® Canvas x MoMA A first-ever MoMA Edition of the classic card game, featuring six iconic artworks from the collection, including works by Sonia Delaunay, Henri Matisse, Piet Mondrian, Claude Monet, Liubov Popova and Vincent van Gogh each tied to UNOs signature colors and gameplay.
● Magic 8 Ball® x Alma Woodsey Thomas A reimagined Magic 8 Ball inspired by Thomass vibrant abstract work, Untitled, and nine custom inspirational phrases such as Color is Life!.
● Little People Collector x Salvador Dalí A surrealist-inspired figure set, including a playful self-portrait of Dalí and a piece inspired by The Persistence of Memory.
● Little People Collector x Claude Monet A set inspired by Monets Water Lilies, including one figure of Claude Monet himself and the other figure a canvas that puts Monet into the vibrant piece of art that hes created.
This capsule invites a new generation to engage with art in MoMAs collection in a fun and interactive way, furthering MoMAs and Mattels commitment to design-focused innovation.