The Metropolitan Museum of Art has revealed a number of new licensing partnerships across home décor, fashion accessories, gifting and educational games.
Inspired by the artworks and stories within its collection, The Met has worked closely with key licensees on the new ranges.
The new partnerships include Olympia Le Tan for collectable clutch handbags; Ann Gish for bedding and home accessories; Ligne Blanche for giftable ceramic tabletop items; Abner Henry for case furniture (January 2022); Lingo for educational games (January 2022); Pura for home fragrance (spring 2022); Caspari for paper goods and social expressions (spring 2022); and Scalamandré for textiles, wallpaper and trim (autumn 2022).
The partnerships (save for Olympia Le Tan and Ligne Blanche) were sourced through The Met’s agency relationship with Beanstalk, The Met’s licensing agency for the US, Canada, EMEA and Japan. Olympia Le Tan and Ligne Blanche were sourced by WildBrain CPLG.
All proceeds from licensing revenues of the partnerships will support the Museum’s collection, study, conservation and presentation of over 5,000 years of art.
“We are thrilled and honoured to be working with these incredible companies, some of which, such as Scalamandré, have longstanding relations with the museum,” commented Lisa Silverman Meyers, global head of licensing and partnerships for The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“We are so excited to see how they marry the heritage and the unique design sensibilities for which each company is known, to create offerings that are inspired by highlights from the Museum’s permanent collection.”
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