Oiva Toikka
Oiva Toikka, Glass bird, Finland's 75th Independence Year, sign. Suomen sotka Oiva Toikka, Nuutajärvi 1992, 136/1992.
Filigree glass, head in iridescent glass. Length 33 cm, height 20 cm. Manufacturer's mark.
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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