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Stone as Cultural Capital: Translating Taste into Interiors
Luxury interiors are often read through material, but rarely through meaning. Stone, in particular, is positioned as a…
The Myth of “Handmade” in Luxury Interiors
“Handmade” has become one of the most overused and least examined terms in luxury interiors. It appears in…
Craft as Time: Reading Labor in Luxury
Luxury has always been positioned as the domain of the finished object. What is presented is surface that…
When Everything Is White and Nothing Is Rare
There is a certain visual language that has come to define contemporary luxury across the world. It is…
The Gallery as Temple: How Material Institutions Create Taste
Taste is often spoken of as something instinctive, as if it emerges privately within the individual. Yet in…
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Habitus Journal is a thoughtful voice on luxury design’s deeper meanings. We explore architecture and interiors not just as objects, but as cultural narratives. Each story is a blend of theory and testimony: we examine how mansions and objects signify status, influence taste-making, and reflect societal values.
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