Siro Toffolon worked in conjunction with Ginkgo International Ltd. for many hours perfecting a signature design. Many proposals were submitted before final conception was accepted. After the final conception was approved, detailed mechanical drawings were provided for further review and corrections. From there a silversmith was commissioned to hand produce a sterling fork for our final approval. A generous sized design with the Ginkgo Leaf designed to be part of the pieces and flowing out of the handles. This feature is in contrast to the many Flatware designs where design is simply stamped on a handle