# Tentacle Jewelry Gualti Earrings Inspired by Plant Roots By lourdes sanchez bayas | Published 2008-04-28 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegetable-inspired-jewelry-gualtis-surrealist-earrings References: [trendsnow.net](http://www.trendsnow.net/thetrendygirl/2008/04/vous-avez-dit-e.html) & [gualti.it](http://www.gualti.it/) Inspired by various forms of vegetation, Italian designer [Gualti](http://www.gualti.it)dreamed up these surrealist, organic-symbolic extensions of the human body in the form of jewels. The extravagant earrings are designed to resemble certain flowers and the roots of plants rising up from deep within. “I have always been attracted by what lies beneath the surface of reality,” says Gualti. “The roots of plants, whose forms fascinate me and capture my emotive sides.” “I create the way I breathe, my pieces project my feelings.The ornaments born of my hands become extensions for the body, seeds reflecting the personality of their wearer.” He has a very poetic way with words, a sure sign that art flows through all elements of his life. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 58% | Activity: 46% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Cosmetics](https://www.trendhunter.com/cosmetics) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Organic Symbolic Jewelry:** Designing jewelry that mimics organic shapes and forms offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for jewelers to incorporate nature's beauty into wearable art. - **Surrealist Earrings:** Creating earrings that incorporate surrealism offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for designers to create unique, eye-catching pieces of jewelry. - **Plant-inspired Jewelry:** Designing jewelry that mimics the form and essence of plants offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for designers to incorporate natural design elements in their work. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Jewelry Design:** Jewelry designers can take inspiration from Gualti's organic and surrealistic approach to jewelry-making in order to create new, unique designs. - **Fashion:** Fashion designers can incorporate organic, plant-inspired jewelry into their runway looks to add a natural element to their collections. - **Home Decor:** Decor companies can create small, plant-inspired sculptures and decor pieces to add a natural element to interior design. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Grass Root-Made Sculptural Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rootfull.md) - [Stunning Organic-Inspired Jewelry Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/organicinspired-jewelry.md) - [Organically Shaped Jewelry Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/levitas.md) - [Preserved Flower Earrings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rose-petal-heart-earrings.md) - [Plant-Inspired Dynamic Chandeliers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blossom-chandelier.md) - [Wearable Sculptural Jewelry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3dtcable-collection.md) - [Garden-Inspired Jewelry Collabs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-york-botanical-gardens-x-alex-and-ani.md) - [Plant Pod-Inspired Pendant Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nature-inspired-pendant-light.md) - [Italian Garden-Inspired Jewelry Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gucci-high-jewelry.md)