Oiva Toikka
Oiva Toikka, two glass birds, signed O. Toikka Nuutajärvi.
Baby crow, black and iridescent glass, length 15 cm. Ruby bird, red and iridescent glass, length 20 cm.
Minor wear at the bottom. The general impression is good.
Designer
Oiva Toikka (1931-2019) is one of the greatest Finnish ceramic and glass artists of the 20th century. Toikka, who began his artistic career as a ceramicist, was from 1963 the artistic director of Notsjö Glasbruk. However, Toikka is today mainly associated with Iittala, not least for the well-known production of "glass birds". The successes have also been great in other artistic areas, for example Toikka has been hired as a costume designer for several theater and opera productions, of which productions at the Finnish National Opera should be mentioned.
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