I've got fantastic furniture lounges from 10 years ago going strong in one living area, and modern furniture in the other going for 5. Why pay 5k for a lounge if the 2k lounge looks the same and does the job. In 10 years youre going to upgrade either way.....
I've never understood it. Fair enough if they were designed to last 30 years, but it's just trends! It's designed to be redundent.
I would take your point if anything in Fantastic Furniture looked anywhere near as good as a piece from King or Natuzzi, but I've never seen anything in FF that I would put in my house.
I think you can save in some areas - eg dining tables and entertainment units, but lounge suits are one thing that if it is cheap, it probably looks cheap.