Desirability Index™ Ranking
Top Luxury Home Products
The objects that elevate a room without ever raising their voice.
Great home objects last decades, are repairable, and look better in five years than they do on day one. Our ranking favors makers who design accordingly.
Linn
Linn Klimax & Sondek LP12
Desirability Score
9
Upgradeable hi-fi designed to last a lifetime; British engineering at its best.
- Craftsmanship10
- Heritage10
- Scarcity8
- Exclusivity9
- Design9
- Longevity10
- Collectibility8
- Investment Potential7
- Brand Prestige9
- Ownership Experience10
La Cornue
La Cornue CornuFé & Château ranges
Desirability Score
9.6
Hand-built French kitchen ranges; multi-generational objects.
- Craftsmanship10
- Heritage10
- Scarcity9
- Exclusivity10
- Design10
- Longevity10
- Collectibility9
- Investment Potential8
- Brand Prestige10
- Ownership Experience10
Various
Flos & Artemide design icons
Desirability Score
8.7
Castiglioni, Sapper, and Magistretti pieces that anchor a room.
- Craftsmanship9
- Heritage10
- Scarcity7
- Exclusivity8
- Design10
- Longevity10
- Collectibility8
- Investment Potential7
- Brand Prestige9
- Ownership Experience9
Cassina
Cassina I Maestri (Le Corbusier, Perriand)
Desirability Score
9.3
The official re-editions of twentieth-century design canon.
- Craftsmanship10
- Heritage10
- Scarcity8
- Exclusivity9
- Design10
- Longevity10
- Collectibility9
- Investment Potential8
- Brand Prestige9
- Ownership Experience10
Bang & Olufsen
Bang & Olufsen Beolab (current flagship)
Desirability Score
8.7
Industrial design and acoustics in equal measure.
- Craftsmanship10
- Heritage9
- Scarcity7
- Exclusivity8
- Design10
- Longevity9
- Collectibility8
- Investment Potential7
- Brand Prestige9
- Ownership Experience10
Vola
Vola taps & bathroom fittings
Desirability Score
8.8
Arne Jacobsen's 1968 design, still in production and still definitive.
- Craftsmanship10
- Heritage10
- Scarcity7
- Exclusivity8
- Design10
- Longevity10
- Collectibility8
- Investment Potential7
- Brand Prestige9
- Ownership Experience9
Comparison Table
| # | Item | Craftsmanship | Heritage | Scarcity | Exclusivity | Design | Longevity | Collectibility | Investment Potential | Brand Prestige | Ownership Experience | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linn Klimax & Sondek LP12Linn | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 2 | La Cornue CornuFé & Château rangesLa Cornue | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9.6 |
| 3 | Flos & Artemide design iconsVarious | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8.7 |
| 4 | Cassina I Maestri (Le Corbusier, Perriand)Cassina | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9.3 |
| 5 | Bang & Olufsen Beolab (current flagship)Bang & Olufsen | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8.7 |
| 6 | Vola taps & bathroom fittingsVola | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8.8 |
Editorial Note
Categories deliberately span audio, lighting, kitchen, and furniture so the framework reads as a register of taste rather than a single-vertical list.