Arabia Moomin Mug #6
Mug Dark Green (1991–1996)
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Mug Dark Green is also known as Moomintroll. It was released in 1991 and the production was discontinued in 1996. In the mug we see Moomintroll looking for Snufkin to go fishing with. Camilla M...
Mug Dark Green is also known as Moomintroll. It was released in 1991 and the production was discontinued in 1996. In the mug we see Moomintroll looking for Snufkin to go fishing with. Camilla Moberg has recreated the images that are originally from Tove Jansson's comics #12 Moomin and the Sea, #4 Moomin's Desert Island and #16 Conscientious Moomin. "The professional skill of a pattern designer really shows best in the ability to arrange the artwork and find the colours that work for the piece. It was quite demanding to treasure the unique hand of Tove Jansson. Drawing the black lines on a see-through film with a felt-tip pen, trying to recreate the original artwork, required a ton of precision", Moberg remembers.
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Price estimate
i£550 - 800 With sticker
£130 - 190 Without sticker
Name
Mug Dark Green
Also known as
Moomintroll
Product category
Moomin Mug
Mug number
6
Production period
1991–1996
Theme
90s
Brand
Arabia
Bottom stamps
2 different
Product designer
Kaj Franck
Graphic designer
Camilla Moberg
Characters
Moomintroll
Snufkin
Original images
Comic strip #4 - Moomin's Desert Island (1955) - Tove Jansson
Comic strip #12 - Moomin and the Sea (1957) - Tove Jansson
Comic strip #16 - Conscientious Moomin (1958) - Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson
Measurements
Height: 8.1, Width: 11.2, Diameter: 8.3 cm
Weight
250 g
Volume
300 ml
Colors
Dark green, Green
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.
