# Feathered Foliage Vases These Elaborate Vases by Hitomi Hosono Take Seven Months to Make By Tia Clarke | Published 2013-04-11 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hitomi-hosono References: [spoon-tamago](http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2013/04/09/fantastical-foliage-ceramics-hitomi-hosono/) & [hitomihosono](http://www.hitomihosono.com/) Each one of these intricate vases by London-based ceramic artist Hitomi Hosono can take up to six months to create. The [porcelain vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-series) are covered in [luxurious foliage and intertwined leaves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grid-vase), making them look extremely opulent. Incredibly the painstaking process is all created from memory. The artist says many of the plants and flowers that appear in her work are memories from the farm she grew up on as a child. The process to make these vases includes an entire month to create molds for each piece, and then a further three weeks to attach the [delicate leaves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lithic-bloom) and an incredible five months to dry. The artist's spectacular work has just been recognized with a prestigious Perrier-Jouët Arts Salon Prize. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 43% | Activity: 5% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Intricate Ceramics:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced technology for faster and more efficient creation of intricate ceramic artworks. - **Luxury Foliage:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create high-end botanical arrangements using innovative techniques and materials to cater to luxury markets. - **Personalized Artistic Memories:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Use artificial intelligence to create personalized artistic interpretations of individuals' cherished memories. ### Who This Affects Most - **Ceramics:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate automation and robotics into the ceramic industry to streamline production processes and reduce costs. - **Floral Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate 3D printing technology in floral design to create intricate, long-lasting arrangements with unique designs. - **Artificial Intelligence:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop AI-powered platforms that generate personalized artworks based on individuals' memories, adding an emotional touch to artistic creations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Delicate Colorful Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/delicate-colorful-vase.md) - [Japanese Culture-Honoring Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/watoji.md) - [Sculpturally Provocative Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vibrant-sculptural-vase.md) - [Nature-Inspired Colorful Glass Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anemona.md) - [Exquisite Circular Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salt-vases.md) - [Nordic-Inspired Glass Blown Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fab-vase.md) - [Mouth-Blown Glass Hydro Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydro-glass-vase.md) - [Sculptural Hand-Blown Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/handblown-vase.md) - [Stunning Ceramic Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salt-vase.md)