Oiva Toikka, an "OT 14" glass vase, Nuutajärvi Notsjö, Finland 1964, ed 3/100.
Mould-blown glass in turquoise and blue-violet, signed Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö -64 3/100. Height 19.8 cm.
Some small bubbles in the glass, the overall impression is good.
Jack Dawson, "Oiva Toikka Glass and Design", Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Hämeenlinna, Finland 2007, compare similar model illustrated p. 41. In production 1963-64.
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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