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Historien om en mugg (The story of a mug)
Front cover. A part of the Local Mug Initiative by iittala. Book on the process of making the classic Teema mug. Explaining our Factory Notes mug pattern and thoughts on mugs in general, one of our most everyday but personalized objects. The book is included in the price of a Teema mug. Dim 120 x 180 mm.

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Back cover with translations into Swedish of the Finnish mug pattern. The book was edited by Byggstudio. Factory photography by Lotten Pålsson. Texts by Jonathan Borggren, Andrea Djerf, Annika Enqvist, Calle Ljungström, Anna Lundh, Hanna Nilsson, Nene Tsuboi & Jelena Zetterström. Teema bowls used as ashtray by factory workers. Glazed mugs waiting to be burnt. Attaching ears. "Greetings from the factory". Section on ten people´s favourite mugs. Article on a well-known Swedish cup from a successful milk branding campaign in the 1980s. On mugs as a personal and beloved object. Graphic designer Anders Jandér drew a headline font based on an old Arabia factory stamp on request by Byggstudio. The font is called Arabis. The original stamp.