I know Steampunk is my favorite way to waste time -- perhaps I'm not the only one? Leah at More Ways to Waste Time has a very thorough, pretty, feature on Steampunk in Home Decor and a previous post featuring Restoration Hardware's many Steampunk items. (I was going to do that post. Really!)
You know it's well researched when she finds "steampunk home" things that surprise even me -- like the work of artist David Trautrimas or decorator Will Wick (those I will do posts on -- they are too good not to!).
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.
Monday, March 23, 2009
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