PWND: Antique Furniture and Digital Culture
I've said it before and I'll say it again: the continued existence of the antique industry is by definition predicated on stagnation. Which is another way of saying: "They don't make 'em like they used to." Of course, this shouldn't surprise us: the divide between postmodernity and the modern era grows wider every day. It is becoming increasingly difficult for one generation to speak to the next: on top of the usual social and ideological differences between generations, we are now confronted with a deluge of new technologies and revolutionary ways of using them. Is Victorian furniture really any longer relevant to today's young professionals, who are turning in droves toward contemporary tastes and away from the venerable traditions of antique furniture? Is it possible to bridge the generational gap so that our industry can perpetuate itself?
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