Archive for the 'Links & Interviews' Category

Clive Batkin’s Creations

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Clive Batkin is a new (and hopefully upcoming) steampunk artist of whom we proudly display two perfectly stylish creations here.
The first image depicts a steampunk desk lamp called “The Optimus” by Mr Batkin, after the Swedish-made brass stove that forms the base of the lamp. Simple and beautiful, “The Optimus” should perfectly complement any [...]

Steampunk Pics

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

A new steampunk blog popped up fairly recently. Steampunk Pics provides the visitor with charming collection of steampunk imagery, always within a certain scope, be it “Steampunk Toys” or “Steampunk Star Wars” or “Zeppelins” or “Clockworks”.
As the author, Mr Tomasz Armatowski puts it: “I’m on a quest, browsing through the Internet in search of pictures.” [...]

Steam Gear Lab

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

“Our goal is to design items of wonder that are as they would have been in The Time That Never Happened.” That is the motto of Steam Gear Lab, a small company that produces props and makeup effects and provides production design for film, stage and television. All their productions are hand-crafted by two infamous [...]

Gatehouse Gazette #3

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Steampunk is all about “Playing Roles & Dressing-Up” with the third and holiday issue of the Gatehouse Gazette.
Read about the most stylish history maker, Beau Brummell, from Mr James Roberts or discover the glory of the Venetian Carnival in an article by Mr Joost van Ekris. Learn the life story of the first steampunk musician [...]

The Jules Verne Festival (Los Angeles)…

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Just in the nick of time Brass Goggles has been informed of The Jules Verne Festival that runs from the 24th to the 26th of  October (this weekend in fact)…  Follow the link for a better explanation of the proposed events on offer…
The Jules Verne Festival
O.S.M.

Steampunk takes over MTV

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Click to see the MTVs take on Steampunk Infiltrates The Mainstream
If there wasn’t already enough proof that the steampunk trend is gaining widespread attention, MTV has joined other media and entertainment institutions in attempting to cover it. MTV’s article can be found online, along with short films of interviews, a music video by Dr. [...]

Steampunk and the Macabre

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Though we are mostly interested in the “lighter side” of steampunk here, a little detour into the possibilities that the darker side of the genre offers might be of interest still, specifically where steampunk meets the macabre, the fantastic, the supernatural, and the bizarre.
First and perhaps foremost, there is of course the “cryptozoological scientific art” [...]

Gatehouse Gazette #2

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Steampunk is “History in the Making” with the second issue of the Gatehouse Gazette, released this September.
From the origins of World War I by Mr Robert Rodgers to an article about Japan’s reasons for attacking Pearl Harbor by Mr J.D. Roger, it is history that the contributors to the Gazette are writing. Between all this [...]

Heterodyne Designs

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

The artisan of this lovely piece of steampunk-styled jewelry hides behind the banner of Heterodyne Designs where “rare artifacts and oddities” are assembled by the artisan herself, a Miss Alexandra Sforza, as well as her sister, Victoria. They provide much of their whimsical creations for sale there, though they may also be contemplated in a [...]

American West-Coast Gets an Art Show Too

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Anachrotechnofetishism Art Show Link
If you’re in Seattle, Washington, USA from September 12th thru October 3rd, you should go check this steampunk art show out.
The usual suspects are all there showing their talent, including the new addition of lovely Missmonster to the rabble. So those of you in the northwest of the USA have something to [...]