Blooming Baubles! Discover Fine Botanical Jewelry Inspired by the 2024 Met Gala

For centuries, jewelers have looked to nature for inspiration. Sparkling petals; a kaleidoscope of color; textured metals that look like lifelike leaves, all forever memorializing the beauty of the botanical. The most luxurious gemstone imitations of flora and fauna have featured prominently on red carpets for decades as well. Think Elizabeth Taylor’s Van Cleef and Arpels daisy set at the Oscars, Tilda Swinton’s Chanel High Jewelry diamond plume at the Cannes Film Festival, and Michelle Yeoh’s Cindy Chao pink diamond foliage earrings from the 2024 Oscars.

This year’s Met Gala will likely be a look into the who’s who of the best jewelry pieces inspired by nature. The dress code itself—“Garden of Time”—inspires a deep dive into the jewelry houses who refer to nature in their creations time and time again. Here are a few ideas to acquire and inspire as we eagerly await the live stream of May 6.

Dior

Christian Dior was a lover of flowers and gardens, which can be seen throughout all of Dior’s métiers: home, fragrance, fashion, and of course, jewelry. Victoire de Castellane, Christian Dior’s artistic director of jewelry harnesses nature in many of the collections, from fine to high jewelry alike.

Chanel

Camelias were Coco Chanel’s favorite flower. The French luxury house brings the blooms to life in their jewelry and watch collections.

Chanel

Bouton de Camélia bracelet

Chanel

Extrait de Camélia earrings

Buccellati

Italian jeweler Buccellati infuses nature in its silver collections of jewelry and homeware alike. Its skilled metalsmiths create lifelike leaves and petals alike.

Buccellati

Blossoms vermeil earrings

Buccellati

Blossoms sapphires necklace

Van Cleef & Arpels

Van Cleef & Arpels is known for its celebration of spring each year. In New York they take over Fifth Avenue with floral activations and artist collaborations to share the joy. Flowers, sweet garden bugs, and a flurry of color are in all levels of their creations.

Tiffany & Co.

Tiffany & Co.’s heritage collection created by Jean Schlumberger infuses a fascination with the natural world in jewelry. Golden pea pods with pearls and brambly leaves of diamonds are two of our favorite pieces. There’s also no forgetting Elsa Peretti’s flower brooch with red silk flower leaves.

Tiffany & Co.

Jean Schlumberger Fleur de Mer clip

Tiffany & Co.

Jean Schlumberger Three Leaves ear clips

Tiffany & Co.

Elsa Peretti Amapola brooch

Tiffany & Co.

Jean Schlumberger Peapod brooch

Sophie Bille Brahe

The queen of pearls has been adding posies of flowers into her creations for a while now. We’re loving the addition of diamond blooms to her selection as well.

Sophie Bille Brahe

Margherita Perle earrings

Sophie Bille Brahe

Le Soleil et ses Fleurs earrings

Sophie Bille Brahe

Grand Boucle Parc earrings

Anabela Chan

British Jeweler, Anabela Chan pairs lab-grown gemstones with often unusual metals to create lightweight and impactful floral creations often of impressive size, too.

Citrus Dew Drop Petal studs

Silvia Furmanovich

The ancient techniques and artifacts used in Brazilian jeweler Silvia Furmanovich’s work make her jewelry unusual and irresistible.

Marquetry Butterfly earrings

Leaves Marquetry earrings

Brent Neale

Always one for the fantastical and colorful, Brent Neale’s initial floral collections were inspired by Dutch Masters’ paintings. Neale has extended her horticultural offering over the past decade by infusing whimsical creations with top-of-the-line stones and ingenious settings.

Brent Neale

One-of-a-Kind Wildflower ring

Irene Neuwirth

CFDA-winning Irene Neuwirth harnesses the natural world in her colorful designs. The independent Californian fine jeweler infuses her free spirit and love of the outdoors into her jewelry. Neuwirth’s flowers are an excellent example of her use of different cuts of stones and unusual combinations to create pieces that are never short on sparkle.

Irene Neuwirth

Tropical Flower link bracelet

Irene Neuwirth

Tropical Flower Bloom necklace

Harwell Godfrey

Harwell Godfrey’s grounding inspiration behind all of her work are the ancient textiles and patterns of the African Diaspora. Godfrey’s floral and botanical pieces bring together stones and intricate engravings of yellow gold for creations that look like pattern work.

Bulgari

King of color, Bulgari’s botanical creations have punchy gemstones (and where they don’t, plentiful diamonds). The famous Serpenti pieces might well show up in the Garden of Time, too, just ask Eve.

Bulgari

Serpenti Forever bracelet

Cindy Chao

Cindy Chao’s jewelry creations are so intricate that there aren’t a plethora of them in existence—especially for purchase in the online marketplace. Chao shows them each year in Paris at during Haute Couture week and they are often described as pieces of art.

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