{"product_id":"oiva-toikka-nuutajarvi-pheasant-92261","title":"Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Pheasant | Finnish Art Glass, 1980s","description":"\u003cp\u003eA large hand-blown glass pheasant designed by Oiva Toikka for Nuutajärvi, Finland, dating from the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is defined by sweeping dark trails of glass drawn across a softly iridescent green body, with deep red running through the wings and underside. The decoration follows the form of the bird rather than simply sitting upon it, giving the piece a wonderful sense of movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToikka began his celebrated Birds by Toikka series at Nuutajärvi in the early 1970s. Each bird was individually made by skilled glassworkers, allowing variations in colour, proportion and expression — part of what makes these pieces so appealing as individual objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is particularly attractive for retaining its original blue Nuutajärvi 1793 – Made in Finland paper label. It is also signed O. Toikka Nuutajärvi to the underside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented in very good vintage condition, with the small variations and irregularities associated with individually worked glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy it works\u003cbr\u003e\nPart sculpture, part study of glassmaking technique, Toikka’s birds sit comfortably between Scandinavian decorative art and modernist design. The restrained bird form provides a framework for remarkably expressive colour and pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigner: Oiva Toikka\u003cbr\u003e\nMaker: Nuutajärvi, Finland\u003cbr\u003e\nDate: c.1980s\u003cbr\u003e\nMaterial: Hand-blown art glass\u003cbr\u003e\nMarks: Signed O. Toikka Nuutajärvi; original Nuutajärvi 1793 label retained\u003cbr\u003e\nApproximately 23 × 15 cm. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Oiva Toikka’s Finnish glass at its most expressive — colour, movement and craftsmanship contained within a deceptively simple bird form.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scandinavian Modern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62607518433667,"sku":null,"price":375.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0073\/4399\/6992\/files\/il_fullxfull.8560348811_lf02.jpg?v=1789201907","url":"https:\/\/scandinavianmodern.store\/products\/oiva-toikka-nuutajarvi-pheasant-92261","provider":"Scandinavian Modern","version":"1.0","type":"link"}