Dieter Rams to teenage engineering... There are ascetic elements all over, but they are those of industry.

Eames Chair's aren't embellished, they are the embellishment in the room. With a flood of space in the modern era a plain room becomes a blank canvas that you fill with "Stuff" to make a statement.

This goes for clothing as well. WE have gone from "look that the dress I got that I will wear for 2 years" to "look at the shoes I got that will wear for two months".