1stDibs presents the latest data on the site’s consumer purchasing trends over the past year.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–1stDibs, the leading marketplace for extraordinary design, releases its Luxury E-Commerce Report. This report leverages 2024 data and analytics from across the platform to capture the changing tastes and trends of 1stDibs’ consumer base across the most prominent luxury categories: art, furniture and lighting, jewelry, fashion, and handbags. I’m digging into the details.
As the audience for iconic designers, famous artists, and timeless designs grows, 1stDibs has expanded its inventory to serve the growing market while also enhancing the way it tracks these trends.
Key findings from the report across all industries include:
Midcentury modern is up 18 places year over year as a search term for furniture
Michel Ducaloy’s Togo Chair rose 62 places year-over-year in chair searches
The top sale in the lighting category was Paavo Tynell’s Taito Brass Ceiling Light from the 1950s List price: $242,922
John Galliano’s Christian Dior newspaper dress from Sex and the City has been viewed over 200,000 times to date, making it one of 1stDibs’ most viewed fashion listings.
This year’s top jewelry sale was a 7-carat cushion-cut diamond ring valued at $1 million.
Bottega Veneta handbag orders increased 76% year-over-year, while Hermès handbag orders increased 57% year-over-year.
Click here for a link to the full Luxury E-Commerce Report. Highlight trends are listed below.
furniture and lighting
Early to mid-20th century styles and creators spearheaded all furniture and lighting trends, with an emphasis on modern pieces from the Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern eras. Designers like Charles and Ray Eames, Gio Ponti, and George Nakashima were found to be the most popular among 1stDibs shoppers. Meanwhile, Art Deco era rose 10 places year-over-year as a search keyword for chairs and ranked 13th for overall furniture searches. Its growing popularity shows that the luxury, charm, and vibrancy of the Art Deco era are in sync with current tastes for furniture and art that add visual interest to a room and have an interesting background.
art
Virtually all of 1stDibs’ best-selling artists in 2024 are blue-chip creators, including Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso, whose work has proven to be worth the investment. Contemporary and modern styles maintained their top selling positions, but Impressionism has been on the rise recently, moving up two places to third place.
“Until just a decade ago, when the contemporary art market exploded, Impressionist works by the movement’s masters were considered the finest art.150 years after Impressionism’s creation, it has become a powerful collector… and avid art lovers have gathered together. The poor are once again captivated by the brilliance and vibrancy that characterizes this innovative work.” Anthony Brasil Freund, 1stDibs Editorial Director.
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