The original intention of my comment was more about being excited for that influence to be in some new stuff from KAI. Upon rereading my original comment I realize I phrased that poorly.This was covered a long time ago - yes, some of his work was an influence. There are many ideas that influenced the design of the 0777, including some of my own older work. Some of the shapes and ideas are things that I have wanted to do for a long time.
It's exciting to get the chance to work with Dmitry - I have a lot of respect for him as a designer, and I think this piece will be very successful at home and abroad. I particularly like the beautiful, sculpted pocket clip on this piece.