Arabia Moomin Mug #155
ABC C, 0,4l (2024–)
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Available from November 29, 2024! The ABC C Moomin mug continues the colorful series of letter mugs. At the same time, a total of six letter mugs were released: C, J, K, P, T, and W. These dishes a...
Available from November 29, 2024! The ABC C Moomin mug continues the colorful series of letter mugs. At the same time, a total of six letter mugs were released: C, J, K, P, T, and W. These dishes are part of the "From A to Ö with the Moomins" project, which aims to spread the joy of reading and writing. The mug has a capacity of 4 dl. The alphabet illustrations on the dishes are based on Tove Jansson's initial designs and letter illustrations, which Jansson created for the book "The Memoirs of Moominpappa" and Moomin maps. The illustration on the other side of the mug is based on Tove Jansson's comic "Moomin's Winter Follies."
Additional information
Name
ABC C, 0,4l
Product category
Moomin Mug
Mug number
155
Production period
2024–
Themes
Alphabet mugs, Alphabets
Brand
Arabia
Product designer
Kaj Franck
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Characters
Moominpappa
Nibling
Too-Ticky
Original images
Comic strip #5 - Moomin's Winter Follies (1955) - Tove Jansson
Book - Memoirs of Moominpappa (1950) - Tove Jansson
Measurements
Height: 9.0, Width: 12.2, Diameter: 9.3 cm
Weight
350 g
Volume
400 ml
Colors
Blue, Light blue
Material
Vitro porcelain
Type
Mug
Designers
Kaj Franck
Kaj Franck was born on November 9, 1911 in Vyborg. He was one of the most internationally known Finnish glass and ceramic designers. In 1932, Franck graduated from the School of Art and Design as a furniture designer. After graduation, Franck worked as a catalog designer, interior designer, and furniture designer. Franck was the artistic director of the Nuutajärvi glass factory from 1950 to 1973. In addition to this, he worked as a teacher at the Art School in 1945 and later as its artistic director from 1960–1969. Kaj Franck has designed products for Arabia, Iittala and Artek, among others. Franck's best-known works are the Kilta series, the Teema series and the Kartio glasses. During his career, Kaj Franck won several awards and received recognition for his design work at the Milan Triennial in 1951, 1954 and the Milan Triennial Grand Prix in 1957. He has also received the Compasso d’Oro Prize, the Lunning Prize, the Prince Eugen Medal and Pro Finlandia. In 1972, he was awarded the title of Professor and Honorary Doctor of the Royal College of Art in London in 1983. Kaj Franck died at the age of 77 in 1989.
Tove Slotte
Tove Slotte, born in 1957, is a Finnish artist and a graphic designer. She is a professional ceramist. Tove Slotte worked at Arabia from 1985 to 1990, after which she has worked as a freelance designer. She is best known for designing and illustrating the Moomin products for Iittala and Arabia ceramics. Tove Slotte has been a Moomin fan since her childhood. She says her favourite Moomin book is The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My. Tove Slotte has designed the Moomin products for Arabia for more than 30 years.
Characters
Too-Ticky
Too-Ticky is a wise and helpful friend of the Moomins. Unlike most of the inhabitants of Moominvalley, she doesn’t hibernate. Too-Ticky is skilled at solving problems, and she is quite perky by nature. Too-Ticky spends her winters in the Moomin bath house, with invisible shrews to keep her company! Too-Ticky believes that everyone learns through their experiences and mistakes. She likes repairing things. Too-Ticky wears a striped shirt, dark trousers and a cap with a tussle. She first appeared in Tove Jansson’s novel Moominland Midwinter.
Moominpappa
Moominpappa is the decisive and fair patriarch of the Moomin family. Moominpappa is known to be adventurous by nature, with thousands of experiences and stories from his younger years. He is also a thinker, who writes his chronicles and always wants to know what is going on around him. Family is everything to Moominpappa, and he is willing to do whatever it takes for his family. He is settled in Moominvalley and enjoys the quiet life, but still remembers his days of wild adventure. Moominpappa loves the sea and considers himself a great sailor and a fisherman. He uses a cane, and is hardly ever seen without his top hat. Moominpappa first appeared in Tove Jansson’s book The Moomins and the Great Flood.
