Arabia Moomin Pitcher #10
Ancestor (2016–)
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The Ancestor got his own character pitcher in 2016 and it is still in production. The Ancestors came to life in Tove Jansson’s book The Moomins and the Great Flood, and Tove Slotte chose the images...
The Ancestor got his own character pitcher in 2016 and it is still in production. The Ancestors came to life in Tove Jansson’s book The Moomins and the Great Flood, and Tove Slotte chose the images for the pitcher from Tove Jansson’s novel Moominland Midwinter. In addition to the pitcher, there is also a mug, a jar and a plate with the same image.
Additional information
Name
Ancestor
Product category
Moomin Pitcher
Pitcher number
10
Production period
2016–
Theme
Characters
Brand
Arabia
Product designer
Arabia
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Character
Ancestor
Original image
Book - Moominland Midwinter (1957) - Tove Jansson
Measurements
Height: 14.4, Width: 17.5, Diameter: 12.4 cm
Weight
670 g
Volume
1100 ml
Color
Black
Material
Vitro porcelain
Type
Pitcher
Designers
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.
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
Ancestor
The Moomins’ Ancestor is a hairy, grey little troll. An Ancestor has a tail and a big snout like the Moomins, but it is covered in long hair. A peculiar thing about Ancestors is that they don’t speak or eat at all. The Ancestors lived behind the tile stove. There is not very much knowledge on the mystical Ancestors, but the first time they appeared was in Tove Jansson’s novel Moominland Midwinter.
