Oiva Toikka
GLASS BIRD. Sorja. Signed Oiva Toikka, Nuutajärvi. Mid 1990s.
Multicoloured glass. Height 10,5 cm, length 14,5 cm.
The general impression is very good.
Literature
Birds by Toikka, Toikan Linnut, WSOY/IITTALA 2008. Page 50.
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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