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Life Imitates Art

Nature-Inspired Earrings from David Yurman Mirror a Vivid Painting by Luiz Zerbini

Discover how life imitates art in unexpected moments of visual synchronicity

By Lucy Rees
Green leaf-shaped earrings and a colorful abstract painting with tropical plant patterns.
Left: Palm Fronds Couture Monstera high-jewelry earrings by David Yurman. Right: Luiz Zerbini, Exótica (2023). Photo: Left: COURTESY OF DAVID YURMAN. Right: PAT KILGORE, © LUIZ ZERBINI, COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND STEPHEN FRIEDMAN GALLERY, LONDON AND NEW YORK

Modeled after a real plant, the white-gold and aluminum Palm Fronds Couture Monstera high-jewelry earrings by David Yurman capture the exquisite beauty of nature, embellished with a shimmering array of hand-set, bright green emeralds in varying sizes.

The sumptuous paintings of Luiz Zerbini are influenced by the modernist architecture and geometry of Brazil’s cityscapes and the vividness of the country’s tropical flora, as seen in this detail of Exótica (2023).

A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2026 Spring Issue under the headline “Life Imitates Art.” Subscribe to the magazine.