It is 2015 and the lubricant, oiling the engines of innovative furniture and interior design has never been slicker. Since luxury has a price, these exquisite sofas, beds, shelves, rugs, carpets etc. do not come cheap. Therefore, should  these pricey pieces of art be maintained and cleaned using traditional models that would consign them to an early grave or should cleaning and maintenance patterns also evolve side-by-side into modern strategies of dry and steam cleaning, just to mention a few?