Steampunk

Steampunk is a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date. Other examples of steampunk contain alternate history-style presentations of “the path not taken” of such technology as dirigibles or analog computers; these frequently are presented in an idealized light, or a presumption of functionality.

The aesthetic movement Steampunk wants to bring the wonder back into our relationship with machines. Its tack is to fully embrace (and affect) an Edwardian orientation to the world. Though Steampunk has been a growing cultural trend for a few decades, it really came into its own in the aughts and is now a full-fledged phenomenon. Steampunks dress like the Wright Brothers and Arctic explorers. They write alternate history fantasies in which alien clones ride around in dirigibles by the light of gas lamps. Steampunks are fascinated by mechanics, and Steampunk art, jewelry, and fashion often involve gears, wheels, pulleys, and, of course, steam: a laptop computer fused with a rickety typewriter; an arcade game redesigned to look like a mini-submarine. What most defines Steampunk as a culture, however, is attitude. The “punk” in Steampunk confronts technology’s alienating qualities with messy DIY defiance. The “steam” (besides its literal connotations) is almost like another word for magic: brute, utilitarian contraptions powered by clouds, and breath — ephemeral energy.
Steampunk designs I like:

Vi Gizmodiva

Steampunked Game boy

Coffee Table Steel

Via Slippery Brick

Franck Buchwald Machine Lights

Solid geometric anomaly location gauntlet (better than any GPS you can imagine, as it points to a “plane without a surface”, a geometric anomaly, which claimed even the most talented of scholars, never heard from again) -

The Inquisitor: ambient aetheric ocular device -

“I sit in my darkened room and tinker, and what I create is just a product of what’s on my mind and what I wish existed in reality.”

SteamSpock via RabbitTooth

This is my bike:

I wish it was this:

AGT on MySpace Video Submission

For Sale on Etsy

Hearing Aid

Source

Via Adafruit

Via Mac’s Etsy Store

Via

Steampunk Chopper

Steampunk Fashions! More here.