Made in China: the new luxury?

Fabienne de Moulin en Mehtap Gungormez

7 Ağs 2009
  • 19:30
  • ARCAM
  • Prins Hendrikkade 600, 1011 VX Amsterdam

‘New Luxury’ is the new ‘Post Modern’: these words are more and more used without any context, but what can we define as the new luxury anyway?

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Fabrique Métaphorique - Image taken from here

Rather than handcrafted exclusive items, artists, designers and even high-end luxury labels choose to recreate mass-market products, like the ‘China Bag’, into pieces that are more worth and thus more durable than their original version. Are throwaway products slowly disappearing, or should we say: are here to stay?

fabriquemetaphorique.com

Special New Luxury music by DJ Lankveld

The presentation ‘Made in China: the new luxury?’ takes places at starts at 19:30 hrs at the GECEKONDU SUMMER HOTEL. Free entrance.
To learn more about Gecekondu Summer Hotel, go here.

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