Arabia Moomin Mug #86
Friendship (2018–)
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Mug Friendship was launched in June 2018, and it is still in production. The original images are from Tove Jansson’s novel Who will comfort Toffle? The mug pictures Toffle and Miffle coming across ...
Mug Friendship was launched in June 2018, and it is still in production. The original images are from Tove Jansson’s novel Who will comfort Toffle? The mug pictures Toffle and Miffle coming across each other on a moonlit meadow. A series of Friendship-themed products was launched before the mug. The series consists of a jar with a lid, a plate, a serving dish, and a jug.
Additional information
Name
Friendship
Product category
Moomin Mug
Mug number
86
Production period
2018–
Theme
Special products
Brand
Arabia
Bottom stamp
1 different
Sticker
MUUMI MUKI 0,3 L Ystävyys - MOOMIN MUG 0,3 L Friendship - Designed in Finland - Made in Thailand
Product designer
Kaj Franck
Graphic designer
Arabia
Characters
Miffle
Toffle
Original image
Book - Who Will Comfort Toffle? (1960) - Tove Jansson
Measurements
Height: 8.1, Width: 11.2, Diameter: 8.3 cm
Weight
250 g
Volume
300 ml
Colors
Blue, Light blue, Multicolor
Material
Vitro porcelain
Type
Mug
Bottom stamps (1)
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.
Arabia
Arabia was a Finnish design company founded in 1873 specializing in the processing of faijance, tableware and porcelain. The company's product selection consists of popular tableware sets and design products. Valued Arabia products are defined by timeless and strong design and practicality stemming from genuine consumer orientation. Several notable designers, such as Kaj Franck and Birger Kaipiainen, have designed products for Arabia, and Arabia has won numerous design awards. Arabia was acquired by Hackman in 1990 and became one of Hackman's trademarks.
Characters
Toffle
The easily frightened, shy Toffle also lives in Moominvalley. Toffle is lonely, and one day he goes out to find adventure and friends. He finds a message in a bottle, written by a lonely girl called Miffle. Toffle decides to save Miffle from the atrocious Groke. Toffle is a dark haired character dressed in a dark coat, and he was introduced in Tove Jansson’s novel Who will comfort Toffle?
