LuxEtiquette
Chu Ge Wang
As wealthy Chinese have emigrated significantly, their behaviour has changed to extreme luxury. Research shows that emotional and social value are the other two consumption goals that consumers pursue besides functional value. Society educated the Chinese to pay attention to maintaining status and image in the interpersonal network, which created a prejudice against Asians for extravagance. Thus, the thesis aims to clarify the personal needs’ dilemmas caused by the high consumption stereotype; analyze apparent consumption concepts between different classes, and help understand consumption in other cultures by recognizing the logic and emotions behind Asian consumption within the traditional social engagement.
Introduction | Cocoon Isolation |
The cocoon presents a meaningful resonant with a future prediction of the isolated technology-human relationship trend. Therefore, we must be vigilant about how to connect to others in the morphism of virtual social cyberspace.
Glossary Visual Lexical
Even though they look similar to the general public, pursuing long-term consideration in a high-quality lifestyle is not the same as following short-run and endless desires here. Material desire is a thing, and a tool, with limitations. Spiritual desire is a feeling, a thought that can communicate many times, infinitely evolving.
Glossary Precious Container
The Little Prince inspired this illustration with, “It’s time you spent on your rose that makes it so important.” Above is a selected rose among thousands, just like all the selected objects in our lives, friends and family. It is the time and energy we spend that make each other precious. We have invisible connections based on human activities inside the home, like a jewelry container. Thus I realize the sense of ceremony and consensus are the greatest blessings for each other.
Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)
I was curious about the tension between people and money, so I watched reality TV Shows and realized the Chinese-American experience with a trend that focuses on luxury lifestyle. In North America. I categorized “ultra-rich Asians” and their typical luxury life with a process of coding methods from courtesy, property, drama, culture taboo, privilege, and entertainment perspectives. I learned that the ultra-rich stereotype is built on the definition of others rather than the subject’s self-expression as we usually describe. They cared about the description of the opinion of status from others, the labour help and service offered by others, and the privacy and safety fear from others.
No. 1 Traditional Intimacy Currency - Culture Probe | Familiar Adaptation |
The culture probe didn’t tell the participants to use only chopsticks for all the Western food. Still, everyone automatically challenged themselves by using chopsticks as the Eastern way to eat western food, including food usually eaten by hand. It turns out that we always need to have something familiar that helps us to adapt to unfamiliar environments. It may seem odd, but our sense of comfy in the adaptation process is our sense of security.
No.2 Identity Symbolizes Currency | Expired Promises |
This essay explores the destruction of human beings’ consciousness from hyperconsumption by producing the illusion of wealth. Therefore, it aims to redesign the value of luxuries to welcome the advanced civilization and the sustainable wealth of our live and future generations.