Arabia Moomin Mug #64
Moominmamma (2014–2020)
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Tove Slotte designed this apricot-coloured new mug for Moominmamma. The new colour was launched in 2014, after the red Moominmamma had been discontinued in 2013. Production of this mug was discont...
Tove Slotte designed this apricot-coloured new mug for Moominmamma. The new colour was launched in 2014, after the red Moominmamma had been discontinued in 2013. Production of this mug was discontinued in 2020. The original images of Moominmamma packing her belongings is from Tove Jansson’s novel Comet in Moominland. The image on the backside of the mug is from Tove and Lars Jansson’s comic strip #17 Moomin and the Comet.
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Price estimate
i£15 - 15 With Sticker
£10 - 15 Without Sticker
Name
Moominmamma
Also known as
Moominmamma apricot
Product category
Moomin Mug
Mug number
64
Production period
2014–2020
Theme
Characters
Brand
Arabia
Bottom stamps
4 different
Sticker
MUUMI MUKI 0,3 L Muumimamma aprikoosi - MOOMIN MUG 0,3 L Moominmamma apricot - Designed in Finland - Made in Thailand
Product designer
Kaj Franck
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Character
Moominmamma
Original images
Book - Comet In Moominland (1946) - Tove Jansson
Comic strip #17 - Moomin and the Comet (1958) - Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson
Measurements
Height: 8.1, Width: 11.2, Diameter: 8.3 cm
Weight
250 g
Volume
300 ml
Color
Orange
Material
Vitro porcelain
Bottom stamps (4)
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.
