This bird by Oiva Toikka is a Mountain Redstart or Vuorileppälintu in Finnish and was designed and has been in production since 1994. Will fit in well either in modern, bohemian ou scandinavian style homes. It can also be a great addition to your Toikka birds collection or just what you’ve been waiting for to start one. The bird is signed on the base O. Toikka Nuutajärvi (look for the drawn rectangle on the photo as it is a bit hard to photograph it) and has the characteristic Iittala sticker. It still has its original box, as pictured, that shows some distress from being handled. No chips, cracks, flaws, restoration or signs of use. 17 cm/ 6.69′. Height: 10 cm/ 3.94′. Weight (unpacked): 392 gr. The item location is Lisbon, in Portugal. I will send it worldwide well packed and safe. 1931 is one of the great personas of Finnish glass design. His imaginative, rich and bold glass art is a departure from mainstream Nordic design. Toikkas individual style is also evident in the utility objects he creates as they often deviate from the traditional clean-lined puritanism of Finnish design aesthetics. In addition to glass, his artistic activities cover staging, fashion design and plastic interior design elements. Toikka has gained a solid international reputation throughout his prolific career, which dates back to the 1950s, having worked with well-known designers and artists both in Finland and abroad. He has won several prestigious awards including the Kaj Franck Design Prize and the Prince Eugen Medal. In 1993, Toikka was given the honorary title of Professor of the Arts by the state of Finland. Birds by Toikka, a series designed for Iittala combines the artists limitless imagination with his expertise in the characteristics of glass. The unique and colorful birds, which are all handmade, have become the passion of collectors worldwide. Toikka’s birds are handmade in Nuutajärvi, a glass-making village in Finland that is two hundred years old. The creation of the birds demands great technical and artistic insight from the glassblowers. Each bird is unique, featuring its own distinctive colour variations. The item “Iittala Toikka Bird Mountain Redstart Signed Original Box & Sticker” is in sale since Wednesday, November 01, 2017. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Scandinavian\Other Scandinavian Art Glass”. The seller is “sonicoutinh6″ and is located in Lisbon. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Subject/Theme: Bird
- Brand: Iittala
- Country/Region of Origin: Finland
- Features: unique
- Color: Red
- Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
- Object Type: Figurine
- Style: Mid Century Modern
- Type of Glass: Art Glass
- Glassmaking Technique: Hand Blown
