Skeleton pens to make you swoon

Posted by on January 10th,2012

Montblanc has a series of very rare Skeleton pens, and while they aren’t strictly steampunk, they certainly tickle all the right fancies to feel at home in a steampunk wardrobe.  Now all I need is to scrape up the $90,000 it takes to own one…

Photo by Montblanc Pen Lover

[via rare pens]

This is the droid we’re looking for

Posted by on January 7th,2012

Artist ameobabloke created a lovely “antique R2D2″ droid:

Image courtesy of Amoebabloke

[via technabob]

Do we have competition? :)

Posted by on January 6th,2012

Wood Goggles on Etsy

Wired’s Steampunk Home Makeover

Posted by on January 6th,2012

Wired has a pretty cool overview of a nice home makeover in the Steampunk style. It seems quite well thought-out:

Photo courtesy of Wired Magazine

[via reddit]


 

Who speaks for dead 19th century authors?  Diani, Devine, and Steampunks do!  In a horrible twist of events, the publishing company that currently has the rights to publish Huck Finn, decided to replace the N-word with “Slave”.  This is Literary Graffiti, and to change a word that was placed there by purpose to make people ask questions goes against the spirit of History.

Mark Twain was a humorist however, and so Diani & Devine think that if he were alive today, he would fight this butchering of his story with comedy.  So using the logic of the book butchers they shall replace the offensive word “slave” with a more pleasing one, “ROBOT”.   (Click more to get details to the launch party)

(more…)

Classic!


Just Glue Some Gears On It (And Call It Steampunk)

This handsome fellow is a 3 inch vinyl replica of the man who literally invented the Modern Age, second only to Charles Babbage and but one step above Isambard Kingdom Brunel in my book.  Nikola Tesla deserves a place of honor in a Steampunk Home.  He runs $6.45 which isn’t a bad price.

As for a brief review on him.  I only have two complaints.  1. Why is he only 3 inches tall?  I would love for this to be about 6 to 7 inches tall.   2. Why is this not a lamp!  His glowing ball of Florescent light should be spewing it’s Alternating Current of Justice to illuminate my desk!

Find him here: At Neato Shop

Looking for some Last minute Steampunk gift ideas?  A Kickstarter Project Has these beauteous playing cards.  They are over 100% funded and will be closing in 4 days. So if you enjoy the design you’ll need to act fast to jump on this project.  You’ll need to support the project with at least $20.00 USD to get one white deck and one black deck.  The lower tiers only offer you a discount in buying the decks.

Expect to see more Steampunk Gift ideas as we get closer to Christmas!

 

A Steampunk Homestead

Posted by on November 17th,2011

[For those keeping score at home, this is the second update in as many weeks!  From here on out, we’ll be trying our hardest to bring you unique Steampunk news once a week! — s.sprocket]

“A man’s home is his castle” is the phrase that comes to mind.  Your Castle, YOUR place.  It should be reflective of the lifestyle of you and those who live within it.  No surprise then that we get threads in Tactile like this one where folks talk about steaming up the home.

Many Steampunk apartments can be found with a simple Google search. This apartment for example made it to many blogs and even news broadcasts.  The question becomes then, has anyone ever tried this on a larger scale?  Or more importantly, Has anyone ever attempted to “live the life” as well as the aesthetic? Click more to find out!

(more…)

Steampunk: History beyond Imagination

 

 

 

 

 

On a Rainy day, I picked up my girl and we went to downtown Anaheim where we found a delightful museum that had a banner that made my head snap as I was looking for parking. “Steampunk?!” Says I. Well then, this date just got interesting.

Inside, you’ll find exhibits from a few of your fellow Brass Gogglers! Sadly I did not get pictures of the artifacts on display due to photography rules at the Museum, but I can say I was impressed with the collection.

Also at the Muzeo, there’s a great exhibit on the Victorian Era including Oil Paintings, Books, Gentlemen’s Canes, Firearms, and many other interesting items. It was an afternoon well spent, and I encourage any Steampunk within driving distance to Downtown Anaheim, California to head on out. The Exhibit is there until January 9th.

Information About the Exhibit: http://www.muzeo.org/exhibit_current.html

Directions and Hours: http://www.muzeo.org/visitor_info.html