Nuutajärvi

Finland’s oldest glassworks. Under Kaj Franck from 1950 it made simple, brightly coloured everyday glass and art glass by Franck, Saara Hopea and Oiva Toikka, known for his glass birds.

The glassworks was founded at Nuutajärvi in southern Finland and made window glass and bottles. It was later bought by Wärtsilä and became part of the same group as Arabia.

Kaj Franck led the design from 1950 and made colourful everyday glass and art glass. Oiva Toikka's glass birds of 1972 became the works' best-known objects, and Nuutajärvi is now part of Iittala.

Engraved signature Nuutajärvi Notsjö, the artist’s name and year.

• Glass