Damien Hirst (United Kingdom) designed a colorful façade for the Tiffany jewelry store in Miami’s Design District. The work, titled Cherry Blossom/Apple Blossom and conceived specifically for that space, intertwines the brand’s signature shades of blue with the butterflies that frequently appear in his work.

"I’ve always had a love affair with painting, with the conceptual idea of ​​a painter. The butterfly paintings were about an imaginary painter who tried to create monochromes, but the butterflies kept landing on the surface, ruining them. There has always been an invented story behind my work," says Hirst in the book 33 Artists in 3 Acts by Sarah Thornton.

The butterfly symbolizes fragility, transformation, life, and death—recurring themes in the artist’s work. Its ephemeral beauty contrasts with its majesty, serving as a reminder of both the finite nature of human existence and the inevitability of death. These meanings lend it an almost spiritual or transcendental aura.