London’s Victoria & Albert Museum will put luxury under the scanner, with an exhibition called “What is Luxury?” in collaboration with the British Craft Council. The show, which opens April 25 and runs through to Sept. 27, will display100 objects, and interrogate ideas of luxury today. It will address how luxury is made and understood in a physical, conceptual and cultural capacity, asking questions about the role that time, space, privacy, well-being, social inclusivity and access to resources and skill may play in determining our choices and aspirations.
Extraordinary works of craftsmanship will be on display including a laser cut couture gown by fashion designer Iris van Herpen to a necklace by Nora Fok made from hand-knitted nylon bubble and fine examples of haute horlogerie by British watchmaker George Daniels, alongside cultural value of materials such as gold, diamonds and plastic.
