The Steampunk Home

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.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

A Fast Desk...

Awesome desk -- designed by Bugatti of car fame -- sent to me by Art Donovan.

Strikingly original, Carlo Bugatti's furniture combines the picturesque asymmetry of Art Nouveau with the exoticism of Moorish and Japanese influences.

The writing surface of this desk is covered in vellum, held in place with punched copper strapping; the walnut legs are inlaid with pewter imitating calligraphic brush painting. The unusual profile of the desk suggests the jaws and teeth of an alligator.

Source: Carlo Bugatti: Desk (1970.181.3) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art DonovanMay 18, 2010 at 1:27 PM
It's a wonderful piece, isn't it?

I would be remiss if I did not list the web source where I found this desk. It was is Kelly Morriseaus' Blog. She also has The Steampunk Home on her blog roll :)

http://kitchensync.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/05/carlobugattifurniture.html
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