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iittala Toikka Ruby Bird

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About the Designer

Oiva Toikka Finland

Professor Oiva Toikka is one of the greatest names in Finnish glass. His imaginative, rich and bold glass art deviates from the streamlined aesthetic of Nordic design. He has worked in the performing arts for as long as he has in glass. The Birds collection is Toikka's best-known work. He has enjoyed an international career and received numerous awards, among them Lunning Prize, Pro Finlandia Medal, World Glass Now 85 Award, Kaj Franck Design Prize and the Prince Eugen Medal. The Kastehelmi range of glassware that Toikka originally designed in 1964 was also the outcome of a technical challenge. To celebrate Toikka's 50th, Iittala reintroduced a selection of the most popular pieces in the range in year 2010. The idea of using droplets of glass as decoration came to Toikka when he was thinking of ways of covering the joint marks left on the surface of pressed glass pieces by the production process.

Sand, soda, lime and fire. In the heart of the hot shop, in a fiery kiln, elements meld to create the red-hot glass mass. A skilled hand grabs a pipe, lifts a gather of glass out of the oven, and starts working it: calmly, phase by phase. Twirl, lift, blow - a small miracle takes place: the unique idea of an artist appears in the mass. At the iittala glass factory in Nuuttajarvi, a millennia-old tradition of glassmaking is strongly alive. This is the birthplace of iittala's jewels - the glass birds.

Each bird is mouth-blown, and three to five craftsmen work on each bird as it is being produced resulting in each bird being one of a kind. The birds are constructed entirely of glass; their vivid colors come from the glass, not from paint. Oiva Toikka explores the opportunities offered by glass, exploiting the renowned iittala skill with color, and the transparency and opacity of glass. There is great virtuosity in the way filigree and filigree tape have been used to depict the bird's plumage. In his birds, Oiva Toikka uses glass like a painter uses his palette.

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Individually handmade
Overall dimensions: 5" H x 8" W
Please Note: Due to the nature of hand-blown glass, actual color may vary slightly from the colors pictured

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Toikka Ruby Bird	5" H x 8" W	Unavailable

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Location:	Indoor
Luxury:	Yes
Product Category:	Statues & Figurines
Subject:	Bird
Theme:	Whimsical
Type:	Table Top

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4.9 (based on 10 reviews)

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Karen from Indianapolis, IN	5.0 1/27/2013 Ittala Ruby Red Bird Beautiful with specks of blue and gold! Well-priced. Fast and secured delivery! Works with any decor. No cons. It's all easy. Was this helpful? Yes / No
David from Kansas City, MO	5.0 1/24/2013 art glass bird great quality and artistry, lowest price I could find, plan to get more over time, really like the color, nice Was this helpful? Yes / No
Rodrigo Cid from Brooklyn, NY	5.0 1/13/2013 wonderful craftsmanship and aesthetic This is simply a beautiful bird, a true work of art and wonderful addition to a growing collection. Mind you the colors are never too faithfully reproduced from the website images to the actual product you received, but they should be an accurate guideline. Were completely satisfied. Was this helpful? Yes / No
Will C from Dallas, Tx	4.0 12/24/2012 Nice piece Its really pretty looking. However, the one that I got seems to have a burnished fault about 2 -3 cm at the end of its beak. Too much to have to send it back for an exchange. Ill keep it anyway as a special piece. HaHa. Was this helpful? Yes / No
donald from dublin, OH	5.0 12/31/2011 Loved it. I bought this for my wife for our 40th wedding anniversary (Ruby). She has a very nice collection of beautifully designed birds (including one of yours, which surprised us) and this was perfect for the occasion. Personally, I thought the image on your web site was a little more to my liking because the image has more of the spots of color than the one we received. Overall, its a wonderful piece of art and most of all my wife loved it. Was this helpful? Yes / No
Katie from Saddle Brook, New Jersey	5.0 8/25/2011 Toikka Ruby Bird Color is spectacular, especially in a dazzling sunlight. A beautiful addition to my collection of glass art birds. Was this helpful? Yes / No
tdk from coppell, tx	5.0 7/5/2009 Beautiful bird ! beautiful bird !!! Was this helpful? Yes / No
Anonymous from Minnesota	5.0 2/5/2013 Was this helpful? Yes / No
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