Oiva Toikka
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a glass pendant, Nuutajärvi, Notsjö Finland 1975-80.
Clear glass with an apple in green glass, signed Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö. Height 31.5 cm.
Provenance
Sivert Oldenvi Collection.
Literature
Jack Dawson, "Oiva Toikka Glass and Design", Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Finland 2007, compare the pendant "Riipu", ill p. 80.
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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