Heirlooms

Has mass-production, and mass cheaping ruined heirlooms?

Will you be able to pass that IKEA table onto your future generations? Probably not, because it's function is not to be valuable, but to look good, and last as long as the trend does. In a culture were objects even as big as furniture and cars are treated as replacable, and throw-away, how can objects even last long enough to make it to the heirloom status. My parents have lamps, and chairs, and chests of drawers that have been passed down through generations, and the objects made it this far because their style is classic, and they have been durable enough to withstand years of use. How will an ikea chest of drawers cope generation, if it can barely withstand one move of house?