New V&A exhibition: What is Luxury?
A new V&A exhibition questions the idea of luxury today...
Corinne Julius
18 February 2016Hairway to heaven: Studio Swine’s Hair Highway, with human hair set in resin to create colourful accessories Historical: diamonds, emeralds and rubies are set into this gold crown with rococo scrolls (1750) Timeless: George Daniels’s Second Space Traveller Watch, inspired by the first moon landing in 1969
London has become home to some of the world’s wealthiest people in recent years. We are surrounded by images of opulent homes and sumptuous interiors, expensive branded clothes and cars.
So what is luxury?
There are four sections — Creating Luxury, A Space for Time, A Future for Luxury and What is Your Luxury?
- What is Luxury? From April 25 to September 27, The Porter Gallery, V&A.
- Designers in the show include Max Lamb; Marcin Rusak; Simone ten Hompel; Studio Drift and 1660. Many will work to commission.