Sotheby's may be a 270-year-old institution, but that doesn't mean its business practise should be as antiquated as its wares. Partnering with eBay, the auction house is set to live stream lots on an arm of the site, opening its luxury offerings to eBay's 145 million users.

Music, film and publishing are all part of our digital lives, but the art world remains stubbornly offline. Electric Objects, a digital frame that displays “the most beautiful parts of the internet”, wants to make hanging a GIF on your wall as instinctive as downloading a film.

Consumers of luxury goods are hungry for new experiences. Burberry's new flagship store combines digital with luxury – with their recent drop in share price, can this innovative approach rekindle demand?

Whether you're interested in Brutalist furniture or the Art Nouveau period, online auction house 1stdibs has introduced an app that enables shoppers to search for antiques via smartphone. But will people feel comfortable splashing cash on luxury goods through an app?