Paul Klee Roads Silk Tie

DESIGNER'S NOTES

A unique Fox & Chave silk tie featuring a design after the oil painting Hauptweg und Nebenwege (1929) by the Swiss-German expressionist artist Paul Klee (1879-1940).

In the heart of the work, known in English as Highways & Byways, is a bold, straight main path that dominates the canvas. Split into sections, each one a swatch of contrasting colours – from blue to orange, red to green like a winding road, narrowing as it leads us deeper into the work. Like a ‘strip of fields,’ divided 45 times, and stretching up to meet a streaky blue and purple horizon that feels like the sky itself.

On either side, the paths are a chaotic mess, twisting and turning without much direction. Some paths lead to dead ends, while others seem to vanish into that same blue-grey horizon, offering a clear destination for the main route. 

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STYLING

A Fox & Chave silk tie looks best tied in a classic Windsor or half-Windsor knot and worn with a collar style of your choosing. Cutaway or spread collars offer the greatest opportunity to display the detail of your unique silk tie design.