What is Oiva Toikka?
[[File:Oiva-Toikka-1958.jpg|thumb|Toikka in 1958]] '''Oiva Kalervo Toikka''' (29 May 1931 – 22 April 2019) was a [[Finnish people|Finnish]] [[glass]] [[designer]]. He designed for [[Iittala]]. He was best known for his [[bird]] designs for Iittala. He trained in [[ceramic]]s at the [[Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture|University of Art and Design]] in [[Helsinki]]. He also worked as a [[stage]] and [[costume]] designer. He designed [[textile]]s for [[Marimekko]]. Toikka was born in [[Vyborg|Viipuri]]. He died on 22 April 2019, at the age of 87.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://newsnowfinland.fi/arts-culture/renowned-artist-and-designer-oiva-toikka-dies|title=Renowned artist and designer Oiva Toikka dies|work=News Now Finland|date=23 April 2019|access-date=24 April 2019|archive-date=23 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423123559/https://newsnowfinland.fi/arts-culture/renowned-artist-and-designer-oiva-toikka-dies|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * [https://www.iittala.com/designers/oiva-toikka/c/oiva-toikka/intro Oiva Toikka] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424043749/https://www.iittala.com/designers/oiva-toikka/c/oiva-toikka/intro |date=2019-04-24 }} at Iittala.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Toikka, Oiva}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Finnish designers]] {{Bio-stub}}