Arabia Moomin Mug #13
Christmas Greetings (1997–2002)
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Christmas Greetings was released for Christmas 1997. It started a series of special Moomin mugs with a new colouring style. The production was discontinued in 2002. The images used in the design w...
Christmas Greetings was released for Christmas 1997. It started a series of special Moomin mugs with a new colouring style. The production was discontinued in 2002. The images used in the design were a part of a postcard illustration Tove Jansson created for Unicef in 1981, called March for Peace. The images were chosen from Tove Jansson’s novel Fir Tree and comic #5 Moomin’s Winter Follies. This mug combines Tove Jansson’s original images and Tove Slotte’s subtle design.
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i£600 - 850 With Sticker
£220 - 300 Without Sticker
Name
Christmas Greetings
Product category
Moomin Mug
Mug number
13
Production period
1997–2002
Themes
90s, Christmas, Special products
Brand
Arabia
Bottom stamps
2 different
Product designer
Kaj Franck
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Characters
Fillyjonk
Little My
Moomintroll
Mymble
Snorkmaiden
Sorry-oo
Original images
Comic strip #5 - Moomin's Winter Follies (1955) - Tove Jansson
Book - Tales from Moominvalley (1962) - Tove Jansson
Postcard - March for Peace (UNICEF 1981) - Tove Jansson
Measurements
Height: 8.1, Width: 11.2, Diameter: 8.3 cm
Weight
250 g
Volume
300 ml
Colors
Blue, White
Material
Vitro porcelain
Bottom stamps (2)
Who designs the illustrations for the Moomin mugs?
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.
