https://luxuryactivist.com/Independent notes on luxury, fashion, design and craftsmanship. Explore the materials, history and cultural meaning behind objects. By LA.enhttps://luxuryactivist.com/carnets/can-an-ordinary-material-become-precious/https://luxuryactivist.com/carnets/can-an-ordinary-material-become-precious/Familiar materials can acquire significance through their transformation into objects worth keeping. Rebecca Nardi’s construction materials, Gabrielle Chanel’s jersey and Martin Margiela’s fragmented porcelain show how design changes our relationship with matter. Their different histories invite a closer examination of the value attributed to the finished object.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000