OIVA TOIKKA, a glass cube, Nuutajärvi, Finland 1981, 697/1000.
Paperweight technique, cut and polished, signed Nuutajärvi 1981 697/1000 Oiva Toikka and label marked. 8,3 x 6,8 cm, höjd 7,7 cm. Box included.
General good impression.
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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