Arabia Moomin Wall Tile #3
Decoration Tree Moomintroll (2015)
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The Decoration tree Moomintroll -wall tile was launched in 2015 and was available only for a limited time. The height of the wall tile is 189mm and the width is 151mm. The wall tile is part of a 13...
The Decoration tree Moomintroll -wall tile was launched in 2015 and was available only for a limited time. The height of the wall tile is 189mm and the width is 151mm. The wall tile is part of a 13 pieces Moomin by Arabia decoration tree. The unique wall tiles, which each features one or more Moominvalley residents, were produced between years 2014 and 2016. The designer and ceramic artist Tove Slotte has patterned the tree based on one of Tove Jansson’s original drawings from 1956. Originally, Jansson created a tree with a Moomintroll that was used in advertising for a bank.
Additional information
Name
Decoration Tree Moomintroll
Product category
Moomin Wall Tile
Serial number
3
Production period
2015
Brand
Arabia
Product designer
Arabia
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Characters
Moomintroll
Shadow
Original image
Advertisement - Föreningsbanken (1956) - Tove Jansson
Measurements
Height: 18.9, Width: 15.1 cm
Weight
530 g
Colors
Blue, Light blue, Multicolor
Material
Vitro porcelain
Type
Wall tile
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
Moomintroll
Moomintroll is a lovable and happy creature, and he longs for adventure. He is always at the heart of the event. He cares for his friends very much, and wants everyone around him to be happy. Just like the other Moomins, Moomintroll loves the sea. Moomintroll is a great combination of his parents: He is brave and adventurous like Moominpappa, as well as kind and compassionate like Moominmamma. The best place in the world for Moomintroll is Moominvalley, and he never fails to find an adventure. His fearlessness and longing for adventure sometimes carry him out of the Valley. Moomintroll is a roundish character, and he has a tussle at the end of his tail. In spite of his young age, Moomintroll has experienced the highs and lows of romance with his girlfriend Snorkmaiden. Moomintroll first appeared in Tove Jansson’s novel The Moomins and the Great Flood.
Shadow
Samu is a small and dark creature from Moominvalley who often follows Moomintroll. Samu is a quiet fellow who rarely speaks. In appearance, Samu somewhat resembles Sniff but is completely black and considerably smaller. The white-cheeked version of Samu is his cousin. He leaves the comics instead of Samu because he says he is getting married.
