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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. White on white and cream is lifted with the gold detailing.
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The Peony is such a special flower to me. I know that it has all number of imperial connections in Chinese and Japanese mythology but my love affair with peonies...
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I adore liliums and have an extensive collection in my garden. My preference is for the heavily scented orientals which is the basis for this design from my first collection....
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The Hydrangea series of ties based on flowers and reeds glimpsed through a lattice fence. The enclosing frames suggest buckles or the hilt of a japanese samurai sword. Other colourways...