Running Rebel Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Is anyone really into this genre? Are you just learning about it? Do you like it for the theme? Will you dress in Steampunk for Halloween? At a concert? Read any good Steampunk books? Cool steampunk sites? http://pinterest.com/greenefyre/steampunk-opera/ Cool steampunk jewelry Cool stuff at this site, and she has some with clocks worked into them. http://desertrubble.com/blog Anyone attend the Steampunk World's Fair last month? http://steampunkworldsfair.com/?cat=32 In 2010 The Metropolitan Museum of Art had a huge Steampunk exhibit. Theirs tons of stuff on line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShlappinDahBass Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Gah! Thank you! Love steampunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 QUOTE (Running Rebel @ Jun 13 2012, 02:08 PM) Is anyone really into this genre? Are you just learning about it? Do you like it for the theme? Will you dress in Steampunk for Halloween? At a concert? Read any good Steampunk books? I've known about this Steampunk thing longer than Neil has. I like it. I like the mix of Victorian Age things with modern or "futuristic" science. I can't say I've read any newer Sci-Fi books set in Steampunk worlds, but actually "The Time Machine" and "War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells and "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne could retroactively be called "Steampunk," since they're decidedly set in the Victorian Age yet contain futuristic elements like submarines, time machines, and spacecraft. Thing is, these futuristic things would have to be made with the materials which were used (or just popular) during that Age: that means brass, wood, steam rather than electricity, etc. That makes for some interesting-looking "futuristic" machines! For example, below is an example of what a computer would look like, set in a "Steampunk" world; the idea is that it's made with materials from the Victorian Age... http://www.mydisguises.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/steampunk-computer.jpg Would I dress "Steampunk" in public? No freaking way! I like the aesthetic look of this stuff, but I'm not that geeky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShlappinDahBass Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 (edited) Edited June 13, 2012 by ShlappinDahBass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running Rebel Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 I was at a street fair (last weekend) and in one of the booths this girl was selling all kinds of Steampunkish cool jewelry. You can't make out the details from my pics and she had 100's of different sizes and styles of old watches with the covers removed and made into necklaces and rings and other assorted stuff. Having the "Clockwork" on my mind I snapped a couple pics. http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k168/yangster1020/photobucket-5101-1339446478067.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k168/yangster1020/photobucket-7124-1339446477075.jpg The Desert Ruble site above has some pretty awesome jewelry though that can be worn anytime and it's unique and different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weakly Criminal Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Jun 13 2012, 01:31 PM) QUOTE (Running Rebel @ Jun 13 2012, 02:08 PM) Is anyone really into this genre? Are you just learning about it? Do you like it for the theme? Will you dress in Steampunk for Halloween? At a concert? Read any good Steampunk books? I've known about this Steampunk thing longer than Neil has. I like it. I like the mix of Victorian Age things with modern or "futuristic" science. I can't say I've read any newer Sci-Fi books set in Steampunk worlds, but actually "The Time Machine" and "War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells and "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne could retroactively be called "Steampunk," since they're decidedly set in the Victorian Age yet contain futuristic elements like submarines, time machines, and spacecraft. Thing is, these futuristic things would have to be made with the materials which were used (or just popular) during that Age: that means brass, wood, steam rather than electricity, etc. That makes for some interesting-looking "futuristic" machines! For example, below is an example of what a computer would look like, set in a "Steampunk" world; the idea is that it's made with materials from the Victorian Age... http://www.mydisguises.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/steampunk-computer.jpg Would I dress "Steampunk" in public? No freaking way! I like the aesthetic look of this stuff, but I'm not that geeky. Uh, the Nautilus was nuclear powered. Just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I'm more into art nouveau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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