Arabia Moomin Mug #12
Love (1996–)
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Love is one of the most popular Moomin mugs still in production and it is still one of the five most sold mugs. Designing this mug Tove Slotte combined images from several different comics. The im...
Love is one of the most popular Moomin mugs still in production and it is still one of the five most sold mugs. Designing this mug Tove Slotte combined images from several different comics. The images are from Tove and Lars Jansson’s comic #15 Snorkmaiden Goes Rococo and Tove Jansson’s #07 Moomin Builds a House. The white, distinctive image of the sun is from Tove Jansson’s comic #10 Moomin Valley Turns Jungle. One of the most well-known illustrations is Moomintroll and Snorkmaiden hugging. The image is originally from Tove Jansson’s comic #11 Moomin and the Martians. “This mug makes a nice present. I’ve heard people say “Love” has been the first mug in many Moomin mug collections”, says Tove Slotte.
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Price estimate
i£10 - 15 With Sticker
£5 - 10 Without Sticker
Name
Love
Product category
Moomin Mug
Mug number
12
Production period
1996–
Themes
90s, Moomin 75
Brand
Arabia
Bottom stamps
5 different
Product designer
Kaj Franck
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Characters
Moomintroll
Snorkmaiden
Original images
Comic strip #7 - Moomin Builds a House (1956) - Tove Jansson
Comic strip #10 - Moomin Valley Turns Jungle (1956) - Tove Jansson
Comic strip #11 - Moomin and the Martians (1957) - Tove Jansson
Comic strip #15 - Snorkmaiden Goes Rococo (1958) - Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson
Measurements
Height: 8.1, Width: 11.2, Diameter: 8.3 cm
Weight
250 g
Volume
300 ml
Colors
Pink, Red
Material
Vitro porcelain
Bottom stamps (5)
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.
