Schema Magazine

What else? Her book has been adapted into television and film and has even inspired a museum known as The Moominvalley of the Tampere Art Museum. The Moomin characters were placed on airplanes: Finnair MD-11, a Russian rock group named themselves after them: Mumiy Troll, and to put the cherry on top of a long list, Moomin has its own Moomin World. That's right, it's an entire island- it's a WORLD!

Young or old, it's difficult to deny how adorable Jansson's illustrations are. Perhaps it succeeded in its goal to bring some cheer into a glum-looking world, not only then but now. As for Maria Yasko's 2009 incorporation of this tale into interior design, she didn't stop at a playroom. It's a series of rooms that collectively make a whole family entertainment centre!