Oiva Toikka Heron Haikara Iittala Glass Bird Signed With Original Box Iittala Sticker and Label. Retired design – the Heron design began in 2006 and retired from production in 2015. The Heron (or Haikara, in Finnish) glass bird by Oiva Toikka is gray, with a black shiny, slightly lustre beak and is a footed/ standing bird. The body is spotted all over. The wings are a bluish tone of gray and are slightly frosted and transparent. Approx 8.75″T x 5.25″L. The bird is signed on the base O. No chips, cracks, or restoration. The box shows some wear. Oiva Toikka’s birds are handmade inNuutajärvi, a glass-making village in Finland. Featuring its own distinctive color variations. Toikka has gained a solid international reputation throughout his. Which dates back to the 1950s, having worked with well-known. Artists both in Finland and abroad. He has won several prestigious. 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. Birds by Toikka, a series designed for Iittala combines the. Imagination with his expertise in the characteristics of glass. And colorful birds, which are all handmade, have become the passion.