Fantastic discussion! I was looking into premium accessories these days and came across that materials has drastically gotten better in the past few years.

Talking about luxury items, I think that current options offer outstanding design. For example, check out this beautiful piece: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1n-P8EL0rGHs90wXn_hZG3UlrmdhtuK1a?usp=sharing

The hardware appears really premium, and the entire design is spot-on. Thoughts about current manufacturing in luxury goods?