The genesis of this design was Christopher Dresser an amazing designer that I was totally unaware of until recently. As an industrial designer in the 1800's he was inspired by and worked for employers in Britain, France, Japan and USA. His designs are are often complex but have an elegant simplicity that I have tried to capture in the 'Vase' design. The rarely found feature of this design is the background 'embossing' of the floral theme. The blues and silver in this tie are a wonderful match for any dark suit.