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Do you know STEAMPUNK ?

Posted by CatherinetteRings • 9/10/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: craft, fashion, jewelry, movement, steampunk, trend

Have you ever heard about Steampunk ?

Just until a few months ago I had never heard of that. It is currently one the most popular and one of fastest growing Movement. I have decided to add my own touch to this era with some creative handcrafted design that stands out of the crowd.

Steampunk is fiction. An era that should have been, I imagine a sophisticated world in wich technology and nature coexist in harmony. Everything is powered by steam and magic. It is a mix of ancient and modern.

Many movies are taking place in that era , The golden compass , The video game Myst and more ...

Let's talk about steampunk .

What do you know ?

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9/10/08

SweetViolet

The spider-like contraption in Will Smith's "Wild Wild West" is an example of Steampunk. My husband is a mechanical engineer and he just loves it! I also likes watches...I'm hoping to find a steampunk watch for him for Christmas.

Cool stuff!

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1. 9/10/08
  
  DieselLives
  
  That thing was neat as hell, and I hate spiders! It looked like it could be real, and that is what steampunk is about, you know it couldn't and probably wouldn't work in reality, but it looks like it could! All that brass, wood, steam... nice.
9/10/08

Jeunelle

Do you steam punk?
Yes I use a Tobi....no seriously I have no idea what Steampunk is but hopefully someone here might.

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9/10/08

CatherinetteRings

I found a lot of info on wiki about it !

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9/10/08

ender

yep, i love steampunk. i wrote a post about it:
www.coyotethunder.com/RedMonkey/archives/2008/02/steampunk_nerf.html

here's a fast li'l custom job i did in the steampunk style.

there's some links in the post as well. the best is: www.datamancer.net/

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1. 9/10/08
  
  DieselLives
  
  nice!
9/10/08

CollettesTreasures

I know Steampunk jewelry is very popular and available on Etsy it is a great place to find it. CatherinetteRings I am off to check out yours. : )

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9/10/08

CollettesTreasures

As always your jewelry is amazing!

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1. 10/20/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  Yeah, her jewelery is lovely- I bought a ring and really love it. It's very cleverly done.
9/10/08

DieselLives

The PC modding scene is currently alive with steampunked mice, tft's, keyboards and such.
This is a great site for it
steampunkworkshop.com/truly-awesome-steampunk-mouse
(includes a steampunked bus too!)

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1. 9/10/08
  
  legbamel
  
  OMG, I so want that keyboard. Do you suppose they made an ergonomic version that they're just dying to sell for cheap?
2. 9/10/08
  
  CollettesTreasures
  
  That is creative and beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
3. 9/11/08
  
  TazFromOz
  
  If by cheap you mean over a thousand dollars legbamel then yes, they'll sell you one =S.
  
  Doesn't make them any less sexy though. I think I might have to keep an eye out for old typewriters and give this a go. First though I think I'll try and make a steampunk watch.
  www.akihabaranews.com/en/en/news-14321-Steampunk+watches%2C+will+you+dare%3...
  
  They're awesome!
9/10/08

Friday13

Try this:

www.steampunkmagazine.com/

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9/10/08

TazFromOz

=) - wow! Thanks.

I'm reading Orson Scott Card's Alvin series at the moment. It's a great example of steampunk and good writing. I'll be checking out your links =) too. Steampunk mods sound awesome!

Also now want to watch 'A Golden Compass.' Didn't realise it was steampunk - awesome!

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9/10/08

howisbradley

If you want to see some good virtual steampunk, join Second Life. There's an entire world there called Caledon that is based on Steampunk. Lot's of great things that should have been.

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9/10/08

TazFromOz

Just got inspired to write-up the Alvin Maker book I mentioned in my 'Point of Review' Fantasy / Sci-Fi blog.
pointofreview.blogspot.com/2008/09/alvin-minus-chipmunks-bit.html

Highly recommended SteamPunk read.

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9/11/08

VampireFaust

Here's a fabulous article in the Austin Chronicle about Steampunk...

www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A648404

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9/11/08

wehireu

Jeff Vandermeer edited an excellent anthology called Steampunk. It has a very nice collection of short stories.

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9/11/08

mikodragonfly

I'm definitely a steampunk fanatic. (I blame HG Wells for this) I used to call it "clockwork sci-fi"... then I learned earlier this year that there was an actual word for it. I wrote a very brief article about it in my blog a while back. Okay, well it was more like me gushing about the genre and what-not: www.tonyamoore.com/index.php?option=com_mojo&Itemid=93&p=15

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10/18/08

CatherinetteRings

Nice to see im not the only one !
I have started to do 3d illustrations too !

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10/19/08

Shy

I never know about it and now because of you love it!!!!

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10/19/08

gamecherry

I did a story on my blog last week about an action figure customizer named Sillof. These are his Steampunk versions C3P0 and R2-D2. He has re-done all the characters though, and are available to look at at his site. www.sillof.com/

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1. 12/08/08
  
  CatherinetteRings
  
  Thats awesome ! I colleted many steampunk website on my stumblupon blog : catrings.stumbleupon.com/
10/20/08

gSakura

I am a total Steampunk/Victorian age fanatic..:)
I create all of my accessories, for my obsession.
You can get many vintage gears and findings
over at ebay..
Check out some of the velvet & lace corset cuffs I have listed in my etsy shop,
and let me know what you think..or what I should make next...
I heart steampunk..
xoxo
georgia sakura ~ >^_^<
littlesparrownest.etsy.com

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10/20/08

mikodragonfly

Jeremy Mayer is an artist who creates complex sculptures out of old typewriter parts. His stuff screams steampunk.

www.jeremymayer.com

Guess which one is my favorite piece...

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10/21/08

CatherinetteRings

Im going to move into a loft next years if all goes as plan and make my studio ! I already found some amazing steampunk lighting . Im going to make it all steamed !

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1. 10/21/08
  
  mikodragonfly
  
  That sounds awesome. Remember to share pics when you do.
10/21/08

LynneaUrania

Being a licensed steam engineer, I have a hard time seeing how steam and nature coexist in perfect harmony. Every environmentalist I've faced has looked upon me with suspicion because of the steam trade, with every evil attached from water pollution to global warming.

I'd like to see how this works. It would help the trade.

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1. 10/21/08
  
  mikodragonfly
  
  ...this is all fantasy. I don't actually believe that it's possible to build an elevator to the moon...or in a ramjet could time travel of it's slung 'round the sun fast enough. Steampunk is just a genre that imbues that romantic perception of certain types of fiction. It's being entertained and inspired by the improbable.
  
  As far as actual steam engines go, I don't know much about that but I doubt it's the steam that's the problem. Wouldn't it be the by-product of whatever powers that kind of machinery that would be suspect, instead?
10/21/08

freeatlast

I too was introduced to steam punk within the last year, and think it's pretty darn cool... love "his dark materials", and oldschool speculative fiction, ...I think it can be overdone and is bound to be a fad/trend all too soon that will make it uber mainstream, but whatchagoinado? ... Appreciate all trends but those not done in earnest, but out of attempts to be cool, need to be followed in moderation. People on the cutting edge of trends like steam punk can go all out, but once everyone else falls in line, the coolness factor greatly dissipates.

As for the practicality of studying the what-ifs and has-beens of the industrial revolution, I think there is much we can learn from the looking at the mistakes and decisions that were made at the source, and imagine and attempt a reality that is parallel, and perhaps more healthy, and environmentally sound compared to this "reality" we live in.

I also have noticed a certain amount of sexism that accompanies steampunk ideals that romanticize certain aspects of victorian womanhood that should not be wished on anyone.

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10/22/08

CatherinetteRings

Steam is not the problem , it is toxic fumes , i didnt say fumepunk . What if the tinkerer at that time had already tough about how to control polution , what if the course of history had been changed by the wisdom of a mad scientist . This is what makes Steampunk fantastic , it is not just a trend but also a way for us to go back in time , yes it's possible to travel in time and use your imagination to view a different course of action , from my point of view it is where technology and nature coexist in harmony ,Where clean coal powered robots plant trees , where machine are magical wonders , very different from the reality of our world .

Check out my blog , im slowly but surely from time to time ...adding post about my imaginary world .

steampunkrings.blogspot.com/

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