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The MoMA Design Store.

Founded in 1929, New York City's world-renowned Museum of Modern Art is home to many of the most important and best-known works of art created over the past century. Best of all, a trip to the gift shop is like a day at the museum.

The MoMA Design Store, laid out with the same meticulousness as its parent institution, offers innovative and whimsical design objects that reflect the vitality, complexity, and unfolding patterns of modern and contemporary art. Offered are a generous range of pieces noted for their design, quality and beauty. Many items whisper "future wedding gifts."

Here's a listing of some items direct from the shelves of the MoMA Design Store. Shop for a little bit of culture, in retrospective style.

New York Coffee Cup.
The founder of an environmentally-minded design group called Exceptionlab converted the iconic New York coffee cup from disposable to permanent, from paper to ceramic. Manufactured of lead-free earthenware, the 10-ounce cups are microwave and dishwasher safe.

Price: $24. (set of two)
Price: $44. (set of four)

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Lucky Panhandler's Purse.
NYC artist George Skelcher was inspired to create the pop-styled purse after seeing the city's homeless using crushed Greek-motif coffee cups to panhandle for change. Well-constructed of durable, printed leather, the neat and clever little change purse closes with a sturdy brass zipper, measures 4" tall, 4" across at top, and 2" deep.

Price: $26.

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Escape to New York.
The Monkey Benders are stackable magnetic primates that climb up they're own metal pop-up building. You can stack Monkey Benders, hang them from the antenna, and bend them into every imaginable shape for hours of stress-free enjoyment. Contains full-color storybook with illustrative poses, 4 Monkey Benders and a tin Empire State Building that "pops-up" from 4.5-inches to a final height of 12.5-inches. Stack them on your file cabinet to show your support of monkey business in the office. Use your Pop-Up building to remind you of your goal to not only climb the corporate ladder.

Build Your Own Skyscrapers.
These 3-D puzzle replicas allow you to assemble then admire New York landmarks up close and personal. From the Towers Made-to-Scale Collection, these puzzles allows you to see how the world's most impressive towers measure up to one another, and they glow in the dark to recreate nighttime appearances. Collect them all and create your own skyline!


569-Piece Empire State Building Puzzle. (with Met Life Tower) Price: $28. E-mail this Gift Idea to a Friend Availability: Ships within 24 hours Quantity:	300-Piece CitiGroup Center Puzzle. (with Flatiron Building) Price: $22. E-mail this Gift Idea to a Friend Availability: Ships within 24 hours Quantity:

Armchair Architect.
An innovative, interactive kit that makes you the architect of the most breathtaking buildings in the world. The build-it-yourself, illuminated skyscraper kit includes a pocket guide filled with fun information about four extraordinary towers. You'll be amazed by the stories behind the world's tallest, most amazing skyscrapers: their design, construction, architects, specifications and much more. There are 4 skyscrapers in all: Empire State Building, Transamerica Pyramid, Petronas Towers, Bank of China. Along with the pocket guide are 64 interlocking cards. Using the easy-to-follow instructions, you connect the cards and build a 2-foot tower that not only displays the skyscrapers, but works as an attractive lamp.

Four Extraordinary Skyscrapers.

Price: $24.

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Aarne Crystal Glassware Service.
The glass designer and decorative artist Göran Hongell was one of the pioneers of the Finnish glass tradition. His elegant Aarne glassware set the trend for glass design during the 1950s, a trend which remains to this day. With their clean, subtle lines, these glasses are quickly becoming a classic of tabletop design. The tapered lead-free crystal glasses feature a signature weighted base for stability.

Cocktail Glasses.
(Set of 2)
Holds 5 oz. 3-1/4" tall.

Price: $39.

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Champagne Glasses.
(Set of 2)
Holds 6 1/2 oz. 6 1/2" tall.

Price: $49.

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Beer Glasses.
(Set of 2)
Holds 13-1/2 oz. 7-1/2" tall.

Price: $59.

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Stella Crystal Barware.
Clear-cut lines Elina Joensuu's glassware highlight the beauty of this brilliant collection. This young designer seeks her inspiration from nature, music, and museum treasures. Stella stemless wine glasses are extremely fashionable in the UK and Europe and are growing in popularity in the US. Their heavy bases give a comfortable feel in the hand, while the bowl curves inwards to the rim to concentrate the aromas in the glass.