Iittala Birds have become a global phenomenon. It all started in the early 1970s when the Finnish glass artist Oiva Toikka designed the first glass birds. While Oiva Toikka continues adding new birds to his collection, Iittala is also introducing a new generation of Iittala Birds in 2007, designed by the Italian artist and jewellery designer, Giorgio Vigna. The Vigna Collection is refined and sculptural.
Limited Edition
Approx. 3 1/2" H. x 6" W.
Oiva Toikka's New York Bluebird has a great personality. Its head is turning slightly to the left in wonderment and sits atop a tear-shaped, plump body. It has a long, pointed nose that slightly turns with its head.
Its colors are most spectacular. It has a bright, orange chest that tapers and scatters into white. And its wings are a subtle, mottled blue that rests on an opaque body, and that give way to a rich blue just below its wings.
On the bottom of the bird is hand-etched the name of the artist, Oiva Toikka, and of his studio in NuutajSrvi, Finland.