No space for luxury?

Abstract

When considering luxury as a state of great comfort founded on excess, has the time come to shift our interpretation, taking into consideration contemporary notions of luxury and our concerns for the preservation of our natural resources? Has luxury become a catch-all phrase whose meaning is no longer relevant? Taking into account the historical journey that brought us to this point in time and space, what could luxury become that enables a new voyage of discovery, one where the destination is unknown, undefined and constantly changing to reflect the state of space we now occupy? Our technological dependence and diminishing capacity for attention is making it easy for old luxury to grow and prosper. And our compliance no longer questions as luxury becomes available at the click of a button. But if we take the route of great comfort and rethink the excess, can luxury instil a sense of wellbeing, of intellectual curiosity, something that’s not solely tied to the product manifestation or experience, but one that nurtures both a philosophical and psychological insight than transcends any trophy?