Arabia Moomin Plate #48
Ninny (2019–)
Price estimate
500+ users have this in collection
Ninny -plate was released in 2019 and it is still in production. The illustration of the plate was designed by Tove Slotte. The original artwork is from Tove Jansson’s novel Tales from Moominvalley. ...
Ninny -plate was released in 2019 and it is still in production. The illustration of the plate was designed by Tove Slotte. The original artwork is from Tove Jansson’s novel Tales from Moominvalley. The 19 cm plate is from the Teema collection designed by Kaj Franck.
Additional information
Name
Ninny
Also known as
Ninny powder
Product category
Moomin Plate
Serial number
48
Production period
2019–
Theme
Characters
Brand
Arabia
Product designer
Kaj Franck
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Character
Ninny
Original image
Book - Tales from Moominvalley (1962) - Tove Jansson
Measurements
Height: 2.8, Width: 19.0 cm
Weight
380 g
Colors
Pink, Red
Material
Vitro porcelain
Type
Plate
Designers
Kaj Franck
Kaj Franck was born on November 9, 1911 in Vyborg. He was one of the most internationally known Finnish glass and ceramic designers. In 1932, Franck graduated from the School of Art and Design as a furniture designer. After graduation, Franck worked as a catalog designer, interior designer, and furniture designer. Franck was the artistic director of the Nuutajärvi glass factory from 1950 to 1973. In addition to this, he worked as a teacher at the Art School in 1945 and later as its artistic director from 1960–1969. Kaj Franck has designed products for Arabia, Iittala and Artek, among others. Franck's best-known works are the Kilta series, the Teema series and the Kartio glasses. During his career, Kaj Franck won several awards and received recognition for his design work at the Milan Triennial in 1951, 1954 and the Milan Triennial Grand Prix in 1957. He has also received the Compasso d’Oro Prize, the Lunning Prize, the Prince Eugen Medal and Pro Finlandia. In 1972, he was awarded the title of Professor and Honorary Doctor of the Royal College of Art in London in 1983. Kaj Franck died at the age of 77 in 1989.
Tove Slotte
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.
Characters
Ninny
A small silver bell reveals the movements of the invisible child, Ninny. She is a mistreated child who is brought to the Moomin family by Too-Ticky. The warm welcome and support from the Moomin family help Ninny to slowly turn visible again. As Moominmamma sews Ninny her first very own dress, she speaks her first words. Little My figures out that the only way for Ninny to turn completely visible again is to make Ninny utterly furious!
