Arabia Moomin Serving Dishes
Friendship Serving Platter (2016–2021)
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Friendship Serving Platter was released in 2016 and it was discontinued in 2021. The original artwork is found in Tove Jansson’s novel 'Who will comfort Toffle?'. Tove Slotte designed and adapted Tove...
Friendship Serving Platter was released in 2016 and it was discontinued in 2021. The original artwork is found in Tove Jansson’s novel 'Who will comfort Toffle?'. Tove Slotte designed and adapted Tove Jansson's original illustrations to ceramics. The diameter of the Serving Platter is 26 cm.
Additional information
Name
Friendship Serving Platter
Product category
Moomin Serving Dishes
Production period
2016–2021
Theme
Special products
Brand
Arabia
Product designer
Arabia
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Character
Snufkin
Original image
Book - Who Will Comfort Toffle? (1960) - Tove Jansson
Measurements
Height: 4.7, Diameter: 26.0 cm
Weight
1100 g
Color
Multicolor
Material
Vitro porcelain
Type
Servicing dishes
Designers
Arabia
Arabia was a Finnish design company founded in 1873 specializing in the processing of faijance, tableware and porcelain. The company's product selection consists of popular tableware sets and design products. Valued Arabia products are defined by timeless and strong design and practicality stemming from genuine consumer orientation. Several notable designers, such as Kaj Franck and Birger Kaipiainen, have designed products for Arabia, and Arabia has won numerous design awards. Arabia was acquired by Hackman in 1990 and became one of Hackman's trademarks.
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
Snufkin
Snufkin is a harmonica playing free spirit, who loves fishing and hiking. His worldly belongings travel with him in his backpack, and he values the simple life. Freedom is very important to Snufkin, and he prefers doing things his own way. The wise and reflective Snufkin is very popular and admired in Moominvalley, especially among the tiniest and more fearful creatures. Each year around November, Snufkin leaves to travel south, and his friend Moomintroll stays behind and waits for his return. Mymble and Little My are Snufkin’s half sisters. Even though Snufkin enjoys his time alone, he doesn’t avoid the company of others. Snufkin has a green coat and a slouch hat. He first appeared in Tove Jansson’s novel Comet in Moominland.
