Ethically sourced butterfly wings, discover yours.

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In co-creation with nature

Nature does not simply surround us; it responds to us. It reflects a state we often forget we carry within us. One of stillness, balance, and quiet awareness.

Often, it is through the smallest details that this awareness returns. The softness of moss on stone, the way leaves fall without resistance, the delicate patterns of butterfly wings that repeat and diverge at the same time.

These moments remind us that inspiration does not arrive through effort, but through attention. When we pause long enough to truly notice, we return to a more natural state of being. One rooted in sensing rather than thinking.

For Studio Popping, nature is both starting point and companion. The work emerges through an ongoing dialogue with the natural world, using materials such as butterfly wings, glass, silver, gold, and cotton canvas. Rather than imposing form, we allow the inherent flow and character of each element to guide the process, embracing variation as an essential quality. No two pieces are ever the same, just as nothing in nature is ever identical.

The making process

We work with a local glass artisan and goldsmith in the east of the Netherlands. Both are deeply experienced in their respective crafts. Each butterfly wing determines the form of the piece. There are no molds. No standard settings.

Glass is shaped together with silver or gold, entirely by hand, a process that demands extreme precision. Bringing glass and silver or gold together in one solid object required over a year of development, testing the limits of the craft through trial and error.

What remains is not a technique that can be repeated at scale, but a method refined through patience, skill, and restraint.

Each piece is made once.
And only once.

Sourcing with care

All butterfly wings are ethically sourced and handled with respect. Each butterfly lived its full natural life and passed naturally.

We work with a long-standing specialist in conservation-based sourcing, connected to butterfly farms across the world. These farms operate within protected ecosystems, where native plant species are preserved and land remains intact.

Butterfly farming supports both biodiversity and local communities. It is part of a natural lifecycle, not an extraction. After their short lifespan, the wings are carefully preserved and brought to our studio.

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