Arabia Moomin Mug #54
Mymble’s Mother (2012–)
Price estimate
10000+ users have this in collection
Mug Mymble’s Mother was launched in 2012 and it is still in production. The mother of Snufkin, Mymble and Little My is also known as Mymble older. Mymble older is the easygoing and rather round m...
Mug Mymble’s Mother was launched in 2012 and it is still in production. The mother of Snufkin, Mymble and Little My is also known as Mymble older. Mymble older is the easygoing and rather round mother of 37 children. In the turquoise mug Mymble’s mother is pictured happy and smiling, with a few of her children. The rest of the children also appear in the book The Memoirs of Moominpappa. Designer Tove Slotte chose the original images from Tove Jansson’s comic strip #7 Moomin Builds a House.
Additional information
Name
Mymble’s Mother
Product category
Moomin Mug
Mug number
54
Production period
2012–
Themes
Characters, Moomin 75
Brand
Arabia
Bottom stamps
4 different
Sticker
MUUMI MUKI 0,3 L Mymmelin äiti - MOOMIN MUG 0,3 L Mymble's mother - Designed in Finland - Made in Thailand
Product designer
Kaj Franck
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Character
Mymble’s mother
Original image
Comic strip #7 - Moomin Builds a House (1956) - Tove Jansson
Measurements
Height: 8.1, Width: 11.2, Diameter: 8.3 cm
Weight
250 g
Volume
300 ml
Color
Turquoise
Material
Vitro porcelain
Type
Mug
Bottom stamps (4)
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
Mymble’s mother
Mymble’s Mother or Mymble older is a roundish and kind personality, a mother of several children. Some of her children are Snufkin, Mymble and Little My. She also has 34 other children. Mymble’s mother looks a lot like Mymble and Little My, with the orange top knot on her hair. She is often wearing a striped jacket with a fur collar.
