The rich and varied collection of The Museum of Modern Art constitutes one of the most comprehensive and panoramic views into modern art in the world. From an initial gift of eight prints and one drawing, The Museum of Modern Art's collection has grown to include over 100,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, architectural models and drawings, and design objects. MoMA also owns some 19,000 films and four million film stills, and MoMA's Library and Archives, the premier research facilities of their kind in the world, hold over 160,000 books, artist books, and periodicals, extensive individual files on more than 70,000 artists, and archival materials related to modern and contemporary art.

Now more than ever consumers appreciate that everything we live with-from tape dispensers to dish racks-can, and should be, well designed. The Museum of Modern Art has played a significant role in creating this awareness, through the establishment of its celebrated design collection in 1934 and its ongoing series of design exhibitions. The MoMA Photo Collection shares this view, and we are pleased to offer all of their designs that that span nearly a century. Some of the earliest items are enjoying huge renewed interest-proof of the enduring quality of good design-and some of the latest, perhaps with the help of the Internet, are finding appreciative audiences around the world within months of their introduction. While technology has provided new materials and methods of production, the concept remains the same-thoughtfully designed products improve our everyday lives.