LUXURY ACTIVIST

The Notebook

Observations on luxury, culture and craft.

My Notes
01

When luxury becomes ordinary

Ink outline drawing of two fashion figures in front of a rail of widely spaced garments.

Continuous visibility can make luxury feel routine. A personal reflection on desirability, scarcity and editorial restraint.

02

Can a Perfume Capture a Place?

Ink outline drawing of the Louvre courtyard with the glass pyramid, palace façade and scattered visitors.

A fragrance can evoke a destination through memory and imagination, then gather new meanings as we wear it.

03

Can an ordinary material become precious?

Conceptual ink drawing of a roll of construction sheet material unfurling into sculptural folds, with eyelets and a loose cord.

Rebecca Nardi, Chanel and Margiela offer different perspectives on how design changes the value we attribute to materials.