MoMA's trick placemat is perfect for messing with friends at dinner

New York City's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is good for a lot things when it comes to experiencing and buying art. Art can take many forms, and their seasonal catalogues are a testament to that fact: there's everything from an Eames chair to Yayoi Kusama pumpkin knick knacks. But it's a humble placemat that has caught our attention.

Exclusive to MoMA, the Japanese-made placemats are an optical illusion that can confuse or bewilder your friends. Or make them sick, if they aren't great with vertigo. or make them scared, if they saw Get Out.

"Serve your dinner party guests a mind-bending delight with these graphic placemats. The grid pattern creates the optical illusion that the placemat has sunk under the weight of your tableware," says MoMA.

The placemat is available in blue with white lines, or the inverse: white with blue lines.

The colour scheme is simple and goes with everything, but it is the warping of the grid lines that messes with our perception. So if you've got a trickster in you, this might be the perfect kitchen addition.