F RO M PAST TO PRE S EN T
The first part of the exhibition considers objects defined as luxurious
based on the excellence of their design and craftsmanship. On
display will be objects that celebrate the investment of time and
application of skill in the process of making. Included here are
items such as the Space Travelers’ Watch, an entirely handcrafted
mechanical timepiece by renowned British watchmaker George
Daniels, a laser-cut haute couture dress by fashion designer Iris
van Herpen, a Hermès Talaris saddle, which combines traditional
leather craftsmanship with a technologically innovative structure,
and the Bubble Bath necklace by Nora Fok, made from more than
1000 hand-knitted nylon bubbles.
Alternately, the second part of the exhibition evaluates luxury
through a 21st–century urban context, considering time and space
as fundamental aspects constituting luxury. Works such as Time
for Yourself, a playful toolkit for misdirection which features a
watch with no dial and a compass which spins randomly, invites
visitors to contemplate the idea of getting lost as well as welcomes
them into a personal relationship to the luxuries of space and time.
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