Arabia Moomin Wall Tile #9
Decoration Tree Too-Ticky (2016)
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The Decoration tree Too-Ticky -wall tile was launched in 2016 and was available only for a limited time. The height of the wall tile is 89mm and the width is 89mm. The wall tile is part of a 13 pie...
The Decoration tree Too-Ticky -wall tile was launched in 2016 and was available only for a limited time. The height of the wall tile is 89mm and the width is 89mm. 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 Too-Ticky
Product category
Moomin Wall Tile
Serial number
9
Production period
2016
Brand
Arabia
Product designer
Arabia
Graphic designer
Tove Slotte
Character
Too-Ticky
Original image
Advertisement - Föreningsbanken (1956) - Tove Jansson
Measurements
Height: 8.9, Width: 8.9 cm
Weight
160 g
Colors
Green, 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
Too-Ticky
Too-Ticky is a wise and helpful friend of the Moomins. Unlike most of the inhabitants of Moominvalley, she doesn’t hibernate. Too-Ticky is skilled at solving problems, and she is quite perky by nature. Too-Ticky spends her winters in the Moomin bath house, with invisible shrews to keep her company! Too-Ticky believes that everyone learns through their experiences and mistakes. She likes repairing things. Too-Ticky wears a striped shirt, dark trousers and a cap with a tussle. She first appeared in Tove Jansson’s novel Moominland Midwinter.
