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But what happens to the data stored in our technology? It might be that we value intangible things the most now, says Tsaknaki. We value the content in the phones a lot. No form of digital storage lasts forever. If well-kept, cassettes are thought to last a few decades and CDs a century or more, but high temperature and sunlight will shorten their lifespans. Digital files are not future-proof either. Bit-rot will degrade files over time. Tsaknaki recalls a personal experience that made her reflect on the ephemeral nature of digital possessions.
Is it some kind of patina, maybe? For younger generations, the environmental impact of constantly replacing goods could lead to a change in attitudes towards disposable possessions. For de Cabarrus, it is cause to be optimistic about the future of antiques. Although many companies are now careful to use wood from approved sources, illegal logging still continues. De Cabarrus says it is the under 35s who are showing the most interest in antique furniture now for these reasons.
She says that antiques can be as innovative and space-efficient as anything you can buy from a modern store. For the majority, the best advice is to buy a piece that gives you pleasure every time you look at it or sit on it. Under the right to repair rules, perhaps in time we will come to value our technologies as a longer-term investment, even if only sentimentally.
Will we see a resurgence in nostalgic 90s technology, or will working examples of these items only become more scarce? The repairability is surely important because what purpose does technology have if you cannot use it? In a disposable age, so many of our possessions currently end up in landfill. Join one million Future fans by liking us on Facebook , or follow us on Twitter or Instagram. If you liked this story, sign up for the weekly bbc. Hidden Value Design. The fate of antiques and heirlooms in a disposable age.
Share using Email. Progressively fewer of these beautiful, old, 18th century antiques will be accessible to collectors over the next decade. As supplies dwindle and the recognition of this trend increases, prices will predictably rise.
Quaint little antique stores, once ubiquitous in small town and rural America, will finally disappear forever. The shrinking population base of these areas, coupled with high commercial rents and a persistently weak economy, will make it impossible for most of these physical antique stores to survive.
Within the next 10 years, this antique shop annihilation will be largely complete. Yes, there will still be some physical antique shops in large cities, although far fewer than in years past.
And thrift and secondhand stores will persist, as well. But the bulk of antique transactions will take place on the internet via eBay, Etsy, Ruby Lane or other online sales platforms. This will be a major - and permanent - change in how the buying and selling of antiques happen. The s, s and early s were renowned as a period of gross excess and unrepentant materialism. One of the ways this manifested itself was through the all encompassing motto, "Bigger is better.
In this environment, massive Victorian furniture, oversized paintings and monumental sculpture sold briskly. But the world has recently become reacquainted with the simple pleasures of the diminutive. People are now living in smaller spaces, like condos, townhouses or modest single family homes. They don't have the time, money or patience to wrestle with mammoth works of art or antiques.
Compact and portable, investment grade antiques fit this blossoming need for petite art perfectly. We've been assaulted over the past several years with interminable articles and stories about important antiques and other works of art setting multi-million dollar auction records.
This has given the distinct impression that fine art and antiques are only for the uber-wealthy or financial elite. However, much of this demand for ultra high-end antiques has been driven by the frothy securities markets.
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