Oiva Toikkas imagination and iittalas skilled Finnish glassblowers have created magical glass birds for over 30 years. Oiva is inspired by birds found all over the globe, but he makes each creation his own. The Summer Stint has a limited production of only 750 birds in the United States with O. Toikka Nuutajärvi FinnFest 2007-Finland 90 years hand engraved on the bottom of each. The ultramarine, hand blown bird features a soft sky blue body and stem with a clear beak and translucent dark blue tail. To celebrate Finlands 90th year of independence, Oiva Toikka designed a solid blue bird for FinnFest 2007 to celebrate Finlands 90th year of independence. This tiny but powerful bird is representative of the small and lively nation of Finland. This beautiful bird is approx. 6″ tall and 6.25″long (beak to tail). The item “Iittala Toikka Bird Summer Stint 2007 Limited Edition Hand Etched Finland” is in sale since Friday, May 21, 2021. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Scandinavian\Other Scandinavian Art Glass”. The seller is “designmarketplace” and is located in Iowa City, Iowa. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Material: Glass
- Original/Reproduction: Contemporary Original
- Features: Limited Edition
- Object Type: Sculpture
- Color: Blue
- Glassmaking Technique: Hand Blown
- Type of Glass: Blown Glass
- Subject/Theme: Bird
- Brand: Iittala
- Country/Region of Origin: Finland