Arabia Moomin Mug #66
Sailing with Nibling and Too-Ticky (2014)
Price estimate
£25 - 35 With Sticker
£15 - 25 Without Sticker
The seasonal summer mug of 2014 was called Sailing with Nibling and Too-Ticky. The mug continues the themes of sunny yellow and watery blue colours. Tove Slotte has used Tove and Lars Jansson’s com...
The seasonal summer mug of 2014 was called Sailing with Nibling and Too-Ticky. The mug continues the themes of sunny yellow and watery blue colours. Tove Slotte has used Tove and Lars Jansson’s comic strip #20 Moomin and the Sea designing this limited edition mug, launched in the spring of 2014. Seasonal stickers have been used in the mugs since 2006.
Additional information
Price estimate
£25 - 35 With Sticker
£15 - 25 Without Sticker
Name
Sailing with Nibling and Too-Ticky
Product category
Moomin Mug
Mug number
66
Production period
2014
Theme
Summer season
Brand
Arabia
Bottom stamp
1 different
Sticker
Muumi muki / Moomin mug 0,3 L - Purjehtien Tahmatassun & Tuutikin kanssa - Sailing with Nibling & Tooticky - SESONKITUOTE - SEASONAL PRODUCT 2014
Product designer
Kaj Franck
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Characters
Moominmamma
Moominpappa
Moomintroll
Nibling
Snorkmaiden
Too-Ticky
Original image
Comic strip #20 - Moomin under Sail (1959) - Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson
Measurements
Height: 8.1, Width: 11.2, Diameter: 8.3 cm
Weight
250 g
Volume
300 ml
Colors
Light blue, Multicolor, Yellow
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.
