Jurassic Flora: The Floral Trend We Didn’t Know We Needed

If you’re a movie lover with a penchant for the Jurassic Age, chances are the recent Jurassic World: Rebirth sparked your curiosity—even beyond the screen. Boasting a staggering $318 million global haul in its opening weekend ($147 million over the five-day July 4 stretch), the film’s evocative visuals sparked broader creative conversations. Not about dinosaurs per se, but about how organic, primordial textures are reclaiming space in visual culture—and floral artistry in particular.

One such moment of inspiration came from a recent in-house floral creation at the MOD Design Events studio: a sculptural piece with a rocky base, tendril-like stems, and layers of mossy undergrowth. There was something almost ancient in its aura—like a relic unearthed from a primeval forest floor. It wasn’t designed to mimic the Jurassic era, yet its presence summoned it. That quiet sense of time embedded in material sparked this very article: a reflection on the return of flora that feels sculptural, storied, and saturated with myth. | Explore MOD

This renaissance of earthy, raw materials is more than a nod to nostalgia. It’s a full-blown excavation of ancient aesthetics: gnarled bark supporting mossy ecosystems, curls of grasses winding like roots through soil, and blooms that appear to have endured through epochs. Goshá Flowers, for example, layers tall grasses and green tendrils around sleek vessels, pointing to an instinctual, almost prehistoric appreciation of form and material. The result isn’t retro—it’s radiantly alive, as if the arrangement itself dares you to imagine how plants thrived long before us. | Image by Gosha | Explore Gosha Flowers

Similarly, Naya Studio’s Dubai-based compositions harness vegetation as though pulled directly from Jurassic undergrowth. Their arrangements feel both wild and orchestrated—each stem and air plant positioned to evoke the disordered beauty of primordial forests, yet grounded in meticulous design. The dialogue that forms between controlled minimalism and organic exuberance speaks not only to history, but to hope—the hope that humans can shape nature thoughtfully, without domestication. | Image by Naya Studio | Explore Naya Studio

This blurring of botanical and sculptural lines is mirrored in Cyril Lancelin’s Inverted Cactus Garden, 2021, a lush, surreal installation that transforms cacti into floating sculptures. Though unlikely candidates for wedding décor, these cacti inspire a divine strangeness: imagine this aesthetic softened and adapted—speaking to a new kind of celebration rooted in texture, scale, and quiet spectacle. Similarly, Chanel’s hauntingly theatrical forest at their 2013 Haute Couture show at the Grand Palais—complete with ghostly branches and diffused mist—still looms as an iconic moment in floral surrealism serving as an inspiration point for many | Image by The Cut | Cyril Lancelin via The Cut

Are'nt we all longing for a bygone era? Perhaps not the Jurassic-era, but an era of newness?

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These moments aren’t isolated. They’re part of a broader wave: creatives are turning to the raw, the living, the monumental. From moss-covered bases to stems that spiral like prehistoric vines, floral design is embracing a tactile reverence for the past—while speaking to something timeless. There’s a kind of memory embedded in these materials, and when composed with intention, they whisper stories that feel both grounded and grand.| Explore THE MOD BLOG