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Arabia Moomin Mug #161

Home (2025)

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The Home Moomin mug is a true collector’s gem, as no two are alike. It has been produced as a special edition of 8,000 pieces, each hand-painted and unique. Additionally, the bottom of each mug featur...

The Home Moomin mug is a true collector’s gem, as no two are alike. It has been produced as a special edition of 8,000 pieces, each hand-painted and unique. Additionally, the bottom of each mug features the Moomin 80 anniversary stamp, a running number indicating its limited edition, and the initials of the artisan who painted it. The illustration on the mug represents the deeply emotional story of the very first Moomin tale, The Moomins and the Great Flood, which Tove Jansson wrote during World War II. Writing this fairy tale with a happy ending brought comfort during difficult times. What makes the Home mug so special? - It comes in a gift box featuring a Moominhouse illustration. - The bottom of the mug includes a running number from 1 to 8,000, the Moomin 80 anniversary stamp, and the initials of the artisan who painted it. - Each mug is a hand-painted unique item (no two are alike). How to get your own mug You have two ways to acquire this unique Home mug. You can participate in the purchase lottery at the Moomin Arabia store in Helsinki’s Esplanade or other Moomin Arabia stores worldwide, starting in December 2024. The lottery sale will begin in the Moomin Arabia online store for Moomin Arabia Family members on March 12, 2025, and will continue until March 17, 2025. Good to know The first two mugs of the numbered special edition have already found their homes. Mug number one was gifted to the “First Lady” of the Moomins’ homeland, the spouse of the President of the Republic, Suzanne Innes-Stubb, and mug number two to Tove Jansson’s niece, Sophia Jansson. Fiskars Group CEO Nathalie Ahlström presented the mugs to their new owners at the opening of the Tove Jansson – Paradise art exhibition at HAM Helsinki Art Museum on October 24, 2024.

Additional information

  • Name

    • Home

  • Product category

    • Moomin Mug

  • Mug number

    • 161

  • Production period

    • 2025

  • Themes

    • Moomin 80, Special products

  • Brand

    • Arabia

  • Product designer

    • Kaj Franck

  • Original image

    • Book - The Moomins and the Great Flood (1945) - Tove Jansson

  • Measurements

    • Height: 8.1, Width: 11.2, Diameter: 8.3 cm

  • Weight

    • 250 g

  • Volume

    • 300 ml

  • Color

    • Pink

  • Material

    • Vitro porcelain

  • Type

    • Mug

Designers

Kaj Franck

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.

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