Oiva Toikka
THE EIGHT BRIDES
8 parts. Clear glass and white filigree sculpture, granite plinth. Height of sculpture 36,5 cm and width 15,5 cm. Height of plinth 24 cm and width 15,5 cm.
One cube with chip.
Saleroom notice
One cube with chip.
Provenance
Designed for Toikka's exhibition at Galerie Inart in Amsterdam, 1986.
Exhibitions
Inart gallery in Amsterdam 1986.
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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