Arabia Moomin Wall Plate #21
Millenium (1999–2000)
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Millenium-wall plate was launched in 1999 and the production was discontinued in 2000. The diameter of the wall plate is 19,5 cm. Tove Slotte designed and adapted the illustrations that are based on T...
Millenium-wall plate was launched in 1999 and the production was discontinued in 2000. The diameter of the wall plate is 19,5 cm. Tove Slotte designed and adapted the illustrations that are based on Tove Jansson’s original images.
Additional information
Name
Millenium
Product category
Moomin Wall Plate
Serial number
21
Production period
1999–2000
Themes
90s, Winter season
Brand
Arabia
Product designer
Arabia
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Characters
Hemulen
Little My
Moominmamma
Moominpappa
Moomintroll
Sniff
Snorkmaiden
Too-Ticky
Measurements
Height: 2.5, Diameter: 19.5 cm
Weight
460 g
Colors
Blue, Light blue
Material
Vitro porcelain
Type
Wall plate
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
Too-Ticky
Too-Ticky is a wise and helpful friend of the Moomins. Unlike most of the inhabitants of Moominvalley, she doesn’t hibernate. Too-Ticky is skilled at solving problems, and she is quite perky by nature. Too-Ticky spends her winters in the Moomin bath house, with invisible shrews to keep her company! Too-Ticky believes that everyone learns through their experiences and mistakes. She likes repairing things. Too-Ticky wears a striped shirt, dark trousers and a cap with a tussle. She first appeared in Tove Jansson’s novel Moominland Midwinter.
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.
Moominpappa
Moominpappa is the decisive and fair patriarch of the Moomin family. Moominpappa is known to be adventurous by nature, with thousands of experiences and stories from his younger years. He is also a thinker, who writes his chronicles and always wants to know what is going on around him. Family is everything to Moominpappa, and he is willing to do whatever it takes for his family. He is settled in Moominvalley and enjoys the quiet life, but still remembers his days of wild adventure. Moominpappa loves the sea and considers himself a great sailor and a fisherman. He uses a cane, and is hardly ever seen without his top hat. Moominpappa first appeared in Tove Jansson’s book The Moomins and the Great Flood.
Moomintroll
Moomintroll is a lovable and happy creature, and he longs for adventure. He is always at the heart of the event. He cares for his friends very much, and wants everyone around him to be happy. Just like the other Moomins, Moomintroll loves the sea. Moomintroll is a great combination of his parents: He is brave and adventurous like Moominpappa, as well as kind and compassionate like Moominmamma. The best place in the world for Moomintroll is Moominvalley, and he never fails to find an adventure. His fearlessness and longing for adventure sometimes carry him out of the Valley. Moomintroll is a roundish character, and he has a tussle at the end of his tail. In spite of his young age, Moomintroll has experienced the highs and lows of romance with his girlfriend Snorkmaiden. Moomintroll first appeared in Tove Jansson’s novel The Moomins and the Great Flood.
Snorkmaiden
Snorkmaiden is young and a bit of an erratic personality, always full of surprises. Snorkmaiden is Moomintroll’s friend and his love interest. Snorkmaiden has a brother called Snork, and they belong in the family of Snorks. The snorks change their colouring according to their emotions, and Snorkmaiden turns pale green when she gets upset. Snorkmaiden is an eternal dreamer, who often daydreams of romance and the prince of her dreams. Her vain and flirtatious nature might seem annoying to the others from time to time, but sometimes her stubbornness turns out to be very useful. Snorkmaiden has lovely golden coloured bangs, and a golden anklet. Snorkmaiden first appeared in Tove Jansson’s novel Comet in Moominland.
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.
Sniff
Known as a little bit fearful and very kind person, Sniff is often included in the adventures of the Moomin family. He also lives at the Moomin house. Sniff loves everything shiny and valuable, and is sometimes quite infatuated by such things. He dreams of riches and wealth, but so far his plans haven’t paid off. Sniff also loves food, and where there is a delicious smelling dinner, that’s where Sniff is found. Unlike many inhabitants of Moominvalley, Sniff dreads water. Sniff is quick to get excited about things, but if any effort is needed to carry out a plan, he gets bored even more quickly. Sniff’s parents Muddler and Fuzzy lost him when he was very young. The Moomin family found him by chance and took him in. Sniff has pointy ears and a long tail. He was first seen in Tove Jansson’s novel The Moomins and the Great Flood.
Hemulen
In the Moominvalley the Hemulens are known as quite stubborn, bossy and very organized characters. Hemulens are not very good at taking others’ opinions into consideration, and they have absolutely no sense of humour. Hemulen loves all his collections and is profoundly immersed in his work. He likes to collect stamps and plants. He can get quite obsessive about perfecting his collection. Once the collection is complete, he quickly discovers something new to start collecting. Hemulen first appeared in Tove Jansson’s book The Moomins and the Great Flood.
