a set of two "Bamboo" glass vases, Nuutajärvi, Notsjö, Finland, 1967-69.
Mould-blown in turquoise, green, red, and yellow-tinted glass, signed Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö. Height 25.8 and 39.8 cm.
Formerly in the collection of Mr Jack Dawson.
Jack Dawson, "Oiva Toikka: Glass and Design", Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö 2007, compare both models illustrated in the same colours p. 51.
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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