Moomin Arabia ceramic mug (Night Sailing / Moomin in boat)

Product identification

This is a collectible Moomin Arabia ceramic mug featuring a Moomin family character seated in a small boat against a night/blue background — a design sold under the Moomin Arabia tableware range and visually consistent with Arabia’s "Night Sailing" / boat-themed Moomin mug designs. (moominmugs.com)

Manufacturing and origin

Arabia is a historic Finnish ceramics brand (founded 1873) whose Moomin tableware range is produced for the Moomin-licensed collection. In recent years Arabia’s production has been carried out by selected contract manufacturers abroad; Fiskars Group (which owns the Arabia brand) reports that Arabia/Moomin Arabia products are manufactured mainly in Thailand and Romania. (fiskarsgroup.com)

Brand and ownership

The Moomin characters were created by Finnish author/artist Tove Jansson and the Moomin intellectual property is managed by Moomin Characters Oy Ltd. Arabia produced the first Moomin mugs in the 1990s and the Moomin Arabia line is offered under Arabia branding while Moomin Characters remains the licensor. Arabia itself is part of the Iittala/Arabia portfolio that has been owned by Fiskars Group since Fiskars acquired Iittala Group. (thelicensingletter.com)

Licensing and commercial notes

Moomin Characters operates a global licensing programme and partners with rights managers and licensees (including Fiskars/Arabia) to produce official Moomin merchandise; Rights & Brands and others act as commercial/licensing partners in various markets. Moomin Arabia mugs are also widely collected and several specific designs (special editions) are identified by collectors and sellers. (licenseglobal.com)