Iittala Kastehelmi plate
Kastehelmi plate 170mm ultramarine blue

Iittala Kastehelmi

Plate 170mm ultramarine blue

Designer Oiva Toikka's Kastehelmi brings a drop of morning dew to your dinner table. Dewdrop in English, the Kastehelmi pattern draws inspiration from the delicate little pearls on the surface of leaves after a summer night. The brilliant glass reflects light beautifully, bringing out its poetic pattern. The 170mm plate is ideal for serving small bites such as appetizers, tapas or desserts. Match the rich, gem-like ultramarine colour with other blues in the series, or make a statement by setting blue plates with warm browns or copper. Each Kastehelmi plate is produced at the Iittala Glass Factory in Finland.

Product Article Number
1066656
EAN
6411923678223
Width
17 cm
Length
17 cm
Height
1.7 cm
Weight
0.3 kg
  • Manufactured at Iittala glass factory
  • Material: Glass
  • Dishwasher safe
  • Should not be put on microwave 
  • Made in Finland
Kastehelmi

Kastehelmi (“dewdrop” in Finnish) draws inspiration from dewdrops glistening like a string of pearls under the morning sun and refers to the circles of delicate bubbles in the pressed glass that give each piece in the collection its distinct character. Originally designed by Oiva Toikka in 1964, the Kastehelmi series was relaunched in 2010. Toikka came up with the idea to use droplets of glass as decoration when trying to find a way to hide joint marks left in the production process. The result was a unique design that features rings of tiny glass bubbles that extend outwards from the center of each piece. The droplet enhanced the optical quality of Iittala’s glass recipe resulting in a glass that is like no other. For over fifty years, Kastehelmi has been a beloved Iittala series.

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Iittala's designer Oiva Toikka

Oiva Toikka

 

Oiva Toikka (1931-2019) is one of the great personas of Finnish glass design. His imaginative, rich and bold glass art is a departure from mainstream Nordic design. Toikka’s 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 designed a range of home products for Iittala with his Annual Cube, Birds by Toikka, Frutta, Flora, Kastehelmi, Oiva Toikka Collection and Tundra Collections.

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