Matisse for MoMA Subu Slippers - Lagoon

MoMA Exclusive: Everyone’s favorite Subu Slippers have been refreshed with vibrant prints of collages by Henri Matisse, an artist with work in MoMA’s collection. Matisse described his cut-out technique as "painting with scissors," as it highlighted the use of bold colors, organic shapes, and dynamic compositions that became signature to his art later in life. These special-edition Matisse for MoMA Subu Slippers come in three patterns based on different works from MoMA’s collection.

Bringing together useful, everyday designs with the work of artists in MoMA's collection has always been one of our passions. For these Matisse Subu Slippers, we gravitated toward Henri Matisse's cut-out period of the late 1940s. In 2014, MoMA staged a groundbreaking reassessment of this important body of work with the exhibition Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs.