Arabia Moomin Mug #111
Mug Blue 0,4l (2021–)
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An updated version of the original Mug Blue was launched on September 15th, 2021. The original mug is also known as Painting Moomins. This mug has the same images than the mug in the 1990s, but the...
An updated version of the original Mug Blue was launched on September 15th, 2021. The original mug is also known as Painting Moomins. This mug has the same images than the mug in the 1990s, but the order of the images is slightly different. The most noticeable difference to the original is the size; All the earlier Moomin mugs hold the capacity of 0,3 litres, but the new Mug Blue is slightly bigger, holding 0,4 litres. One of the images in the mug is the painting Moomintroll, just like it is in the bottom stamp in each of the Moomin mugs. It is originally from a logo seen in the covers of the Moomin comic books. The other images are from Tove Jansson’s comic #20 Moomin Under Sail, as well as from the novel Moominpappa at Sea and Lars Jansson’s comic strip #31 Artists in Moomin Valley.
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i£15 - 20 With Sticker
£15 - 15 Without Sticker
Name
Mug Blue 0,4l
Product category
Moomin Mug
Mug number
111
Production period
2021–
Brand
Arabia
Bottom stamp
1 different
Sticker
Moomin mug 0,4L Blue - Muumi muki 0,4L Sininen - Designed in Finland - Made in Thailand
Product designer
Kaj Franck
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Characters
Moominmamma
Moominpappa
Moomintroll
Original images
Comic strip #20 - Moomin under Sail (1959) - Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson
Comic strip #31 - Artists in Moomin Valley (1962) - Lars Jansson
Book - Moominpappa at Sea (1965) - Tove Jansson
Measurements
Height: 9.0, Width: 12.2, Diameter: 9.3 cm
Weight
350 g
Volume
400 ml
Color
Blue
Material
Vitro porcelain
Bottom stamps (1)
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.
