I believe that Steampunk is more than just brass and watchparts. It's finding a way to combine the past and the future in an aesthetic pleasing yet still punkish way. It's living a life that looks old-fashioned, yet speaks to the future. It's taking the detritus of our modern technological society and remaking it into useful things. Join me as I search for items for my house that combine the scientific romanticism of the Victorians with our real present and imagined future.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Old Charles Street Jail
NYTimes.com today has a slideshow of Boston's Old Charles Street Jail which has been turned into a hotel. Many of the design elements -- exposed brick, iron bars -- would work well in a steampunk home.
very interesting. makes me want to take in every detail.
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