Arabia Moomin Serving Dishes
Celebration Pie Dish (2012–2015)
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Celebration Pie Dish was released in 2012 and the production was discontinued in 2015. The images are based on Tove Jansson's original illustrations and these have been adapted to ceramics by Tove Slo...
Celebration Pie Dish was released in 2012 and the production was discontinued in 2015. The images are based on Tove Jansson's original illustrations and these have been adapted to ceramics by Tove Slotte. The diameter of the Pie Dish is 26 cm.
Additional information
Name
Celebration Pie Dish
Also known as
Party time Pie Dish
Product category
Moomin Serving Dishes
Production period
2012–2015
Brand
Arabia
Product designer
Arabia
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Character
Moominmamma
Measurements
Height: 4.7, Diameter: 26.0 cm
Weight
1100 g
Color
White
Material
Vitro porcelain
Type
Servicing dishes
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
Moominmamma
Moominmamma is the lovable and gentle mother figure, and her peaceful character brings some stability to the colourful and lively Moomin family. Moominmamma is a caring and loving personality, who only wishes all living creatures well. Moominmamma appreciates uniqueness in everyone and is always just. Amongst the inhabitants of Moomin Valley, Moominmamma is considered a very reliable and helpful person. She is never out of chores and she loves to keep busy in her kitchen and the garden. Moominmamma has an astonishing ability to see that every cloud has a silver lining. The apron and the handbag are very important accessories to Moominmamma. In the handbag she carries supplies for all possible occasions. Moominmamma appears in almost all of the Moomin books.
