It is hard to believe that a whole year has gone by, as it seems like only yesterday when we presented our Tempus Fugit Collection of artisan sterling silver cufflinks with vintage watch movements. This collection offered three different models taking three classical forms as point of departure: Alpha (round), Beta (rectangular) and Gamma (romboid). […]
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Steampunk Weddings for Decimononic (part I)
March is that time of year when the weather is beginning to get better, most of us are seeing a little more sunshine with those stunning azure blue skies. In just a few weeks we will see springtime in full swing with flowers in full bloom. It’s only right that so many people plan to […]
Steamgoth in a nutshell (4 of 6).- Occultism: The Forbidden Wisdom
Victorian society was open to the occult and secret societies flourished. The Steampunk universe has not remained in the sidelines of this influence and it can be tracked in emblematic works such as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (the comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O’Neill, publication of which began in 1999) or the movie ‘Sherlock Holmes’ (2009) […]
Etimology: Steampunk or Steampunker?
It is only very recently that I contacted Peter, Editor of Steampunker.ru, for the first time, due to the release of the 2012 compilation of our brief interviews’ series ‘Steampunk jewelry tonight with…’. After publishing a kind review of it at Steampunker.ru and realizing that I had used the word ‘Steampunkers’, he made me a […]
‘Steampunk jewelry tonight with… Angelica Pinho (aka Angelica Elfic)
1.- The interviewee Angélica Pinho, better known as Angelica Elfic, is the creator of the brand and alternative fashion shop Elfic Wear. Born and raised in Portugal, she studied Archeology but could not ignore her passion for clothing as individual expression. Angélica is a passionate self-taught seamtress that uses a wide variety of materials , but […]