Fruits & Vegetables Apple bottle 110 x 145 mm

Grow a garden with Iittala’s relaunch of Finnish design legend Oiva Toikka’s Fruits and Vegetables collection. Nature gets a playful twist with these mouthblown, handmade art objects that celebrate Toikka’s limitless imagination and sense of fun. Apple, Aubergine, Grape, Onion, Pumpkin and Zucchini feature quirky details and lively colour combinations that add elegance to any interior. Available in a wide range of deep, vibrant shades that showcase Iittala’s unique colour expertise and highlight the fluid design of the glass, the pieces look lovely alone or grouped together. A soon to be favourite for collectors. Made at the Iittala Glass Factory in Finland.

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 gained a solid international reputation throughout his prolific career, which dates back to the 1950s, having worked with well-known designers and artists both in Finland and abroad. He has won several prestigious awards including 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 Finland. Birds by Toikka, a series designed for Iittala combines the artist’s limitless imagination with his expertise in the characteristics of glass. The unique and colorful birds, which are all handmade, have become the passion of collector’s worldwide.