Large Butterfly Necklace front view / Yellow Gold Plated White Sapphires

Jennifer Herwitt: Interior designer, set decorator, closet entomologist, spinner of jewels. A native of New Jersey, Herwitt migrated from the East Coast to Los Angeles where she transforms personal living spaces and weaves sets for films and television. Herwitt is characterized by productive creativity and an unchecked enthusiasm for all things creeping and crawling inspired by the profound beauty and complexity of the insect world. She channels her love of insects into jeweled renditions of diminutive wonders and is sure to not overlook the positive omen of an anthill by her door. Insects are turning up in statement pieces from Gucci, which is all about the bees, as well as jewelry designs by Stephen Webster and Los Angeles-based Jennifer Herwitt. "At first, people react as if they hate or are scared of insects," says Herwitt, about the insect and arachnid pieces she creates for her jewelry line J. Herwitt. "But once they see they are diamonds and gold, they start to see the beauty and the delicacy and intricate details that make them so realistic." While insect-inspired jewelry might be an acquired taste, these styles likely won't disappear soon, especially if Alessandro Michele, Gucci's creative director, has his way.