Oiva Toikka
OIVA TOIKKA, vas, "Tellervo", signerad Nuutajärvi Postipankki.
Klart samt vitt filigranglas. Bär tillverkarens stämpel. Höjd 28 cm, diameter 16 cm.
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"Tellervo"-vasen är tillverkad efter det unika exemplaret som Finlands president Mauno Koivistos fru, Tellervo Koivisto, blåste på Notsjö Glasbruks 190-års jubileumsfest den 14.5. 1983. Fru Koivisto donerade den av henne tillverkade vasen till förmån för Unicefs auktion. Därefter kom den i Postbankens ägo.
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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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