Arabia Moomin Mug #189
Party Queue 0,4L (2026–)
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Moomin Mug Party Queue is one of the four 0.4-litre mugs in Moomin Arabia’s new Rebel Club collection. Inspired by Tove Jansson’s Moomin comics, the collection combines bold colours, humorous storytel...
Moomin Mug Party Queue is one of the four 0.4-litre mugs in Moomin Arabia’s new Rebel Club collection. Inspired by Tove Jansson’s Moomin comics, the collection combines bold colours, humorous storytelling and quotes taken directly from the comic strips. Rebel Club will become part of Moomin Arabia’s continuous collection, and the products will be available from July 29, 2026. The illustration on the Party Queue mug is based on Tove Jansson’s comic strips Moomin and the Comet (1958) and Moomin and the Brigands (1954–55). In the story behind the design, a group of Hattifatteners climb through the window of the Moominhouse demanding cocktails, even though the house is already overflowing with uninvited guests. Moomintroll is close to losing his patience, while Little My seems to enjoy the sense of danger surrounding the electric Hattifatteners. The mug’s illustration features curious Hattifatteners, a crowded Moominhouse and the familiar residents of Moominvalley caught in the middle of the chaos. Party Queue highlights the humorous and slightly absurd side of the Rebel Club collection, where ordinary situations quickly grow into unexpected and dramatic adventures. Party Queue represents the collection’s distinctive comic-inspired style, with expressive characters, lively scenes and the unique humour of Tove Jansson’s early Moomin comics. The illustrations across the collection are based on five different Moomin comic strips originally published in the British newspaper Evening News during the 1950s.
Additional information
Name
Party Queue 0,4L
Also known as
Rebel Club
Product category
Moomin Mug
Mug number
189
Production period
2026–
Theme
Special products
Brand
Arabia
Bottom stamp
1 different
Product designer
Kaj Franck
Characters
Little My
The Hattifatteners
Original images
Comic strip #1 - Moomin and the Brigands (1954) - Tove Jansson
Comic strip #17 - Moomin and the Comet (1958) - Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson
Measurements
Height: 9.0, Width: 12.2, Diameter: 9.3 cm
Weight
350 g
Volume
400 ml
Colors
Blue, Light blue, Yellow
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.
Characters
The Hattifatteners
Wandering silently in large flocks, the Hattifatteners are peculiar creatures. Hattifatteners don’t eat, sleep or speak at all. They are only interested in traveling forward, to the horizon and beyond. Hattifatteners resemble narrow and pointy mushrooms, with tiny arms and eyes. When it thunders, they transform into lightning rods and should be avoided. Otherwise they are quite harmless. On the Midsummer day Hattifatteners gather together on their own island, but after that they continue their eternal wandering. The first time hattifatteners were seen in Tove Jansson’s novel The Moomins and the Great Flood.
Little My
Little My lives in the Moomin house and is a part of the Moomin family, even though she is not really related to the Moomins. Mymble older is her mother, Mymble her sister, and Snufkin his half-brother. In spite of her small size, Little My is very courageous, fearless and brave. Little My is known for being quite feisty and having a sharp sense of humour. Little My always makes her own decisions and acts as she sees fit. She doesn’t let any kind of mayhem disturb her, and loves spending time in narrow and unusual places that most can’t even fit into. Little My is also very curious, she loves secrets and is good at keeping them. Little My has an orange bun of hair and a red dress. Little My first appeared in Tove Jansson’s book The Memoirs of Moominpappa.
