OIVA TOIKKA, a "Pompom" glass vase, Nuutajärvi Notsjö, Finland, late 1960's.
Turquoise glass with additions in violet and green glass, signed Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö. Height 15,5 cm, 11 x 5 cm.
The model was designed in 1968.
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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