Arabia Moomin Mug #164
Friends Forever (2025)
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The Friends Forever Moomin mug is a brand-new release for 2025 and will become part of the permanent collection. Traditionally, early-year releases have featured individual character mugs, but this ti...
The Friends Forever Moomin mug is a brand-new release for 2025 and will become part of the permanent collection. Traditionally, early-year releases have featured individual character mugs, but this time, the new additions to the permanent collection depict multiple familiar characters together. The Friends Forever tableware series includes not only the mug but also a bowl, a plate, a small plate, a pitcher, a serving bowl, and a cookie jar. Each item in the series features an elegant Moomin 80 anniversary stamp on the bottom. The illustration on this tableware set is based on the comic strip Moomintroll and a Sense of Duty (1958) by Tove and Lars Jansson, in which the Moomins try to adapt to conventional and socially accepted ways of life. Eventually, they realize that a good life consists of what brings happiness and shared moments with family and friends. The story of Snufkin, Moomintroll, and Little My continues in other illustrations, where they are seen climbing trees and spending time in the meadow.
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Price estimate
i£15 - 20 With sticker
£10 - 15 Without sticker
Name
Friends Forever
Product category
Moomin Mug
Mug number
164
Production period
2025
Theme
Special products
Brand
Arabia
Product designer
Kaj Franck
Graphic designer
Parvati Pillai
Characters
Little My
Moomintroll
Snufkin
Original image
Comic strip #16 - Conscientious Moomin (1958) - Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson
Measurements
Height: 8.1, Width: 11.2, Diameter: 8.3 cm
Weight
250 g
Volume
300 ml
Color
Blue
Material
Vitro porcelain
Who designs the illustrations for the Moomin mugs?
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.