Are you interested in steampunk? Do you have a Twitter account? Then you should be already checking out #SteampunkChat.
Steampunk jewelry was the chosen topic (transcript available here) on 21st October. We missed this chat due to time difference, but we would like to do our bit. For this reason we have made our own selection of tweets to share with you our own vision. Hope you find it enriching!
I.- The concept: what would we consider steampunk jewelry?
Steampunk is one of the main inspiration sources for the Decimononic crew and probably many of our pieces could be categorized like that. So… what can we say about this?
http://twitter.com/#!/crankyashley/status/127551260982394880
Honestly, we cannot answer this question. However, we can give our particular point of view about what could steampunk jewelry be. In fact we agree mostly with Ms. Cheryl L. G. Trent, as we think that Victorian Era could be taken as point of departure… but always with a multicultural approach. Besides, we do think that Art-Nouveau should be taken into consideration too. And an industrial touch should be always welcome.
http://twitter.com/#!/clgbutterfly/status/127553789006848001
http://twitter.com/#!/clgbutterfly/status/127552009736953857
If the roots may be found in the Victorian Era, vintage elements deserve protagonism… but not only that. Most of the watch movements, keys, coins, etc. we use are antiques and, as bits of History, they deserve not only protagonism, but respect.
http://twitter.com/#!/SyferLocke/status/127553260641984512
As Prof. Jeremiah R. Morrow states, steampunk jewelry allows as to let our imagination fly, re-inventing the past to dream new futures.
http://twitter.com/#!/ProfessorMorrow/status/127552954956922880
And of course steampunk is always being redefined. As an alive movement, steampunk evolves and steampunk fashion changes through time. Identifying trends may be difficult, but that does not mean that these trends do not exist. Hopefully we will participate actively in this renovation process.
http://twitter.com/#!/clgbutterfly/status/127553033566552064
II.- Expectations: Quality, Design, Innovation
http://twitter.com/#!/mattdelman/status/127554885888655360
http://twitter.com/#!/LiaKeyes/status/127560223572508672
We have spent a lot of time learning about jewelry and, of course, steampunk. There are some outstanding designers out there, but we have a feeling that copycats are not precisely the exception. It is even more difficult to find genuine fine jewelry, made with precious metals and stones. And this is where we are ready to contribute our ‘2 cents’, we are committed to the creation of first-class fine jewelry pieces. Jewels for a lifetime, elegant enough to be worn both daily and in especial occasions.
http://twitter.com/#!/Robo_Butler/status/127557309042933760
III.- ‘Steampunk Jewelry styles’
Some of the participants in this chat have come up with very interesting ideas. We had considered most of them previously and this is why we have had some future series in mind for a long time… but let’s not go too fast. We would like to take this chance to invite you to look for future updates about this!
http://twitter.com/#!/LiaKeyes/status/127560822967898112
http://twitter.com/#!/SyferLocke/status/127561327634956289
http://twitter.com/#!/LiaKeyes/status/127562323635351552
http://twitter.com/#!/LiaKeyes/status/127564076766347264
http://twitter.com/#!/LiaKeyes/status/127571755018629121
http://twitter.com/#!/LiaKeyes/status/127564912187813888
IV.- Jewelry Techniques
This is an important issue, often unattended due to lack of jewelry skills. Solding, forging, sawing… are basic techniques that are used by professional silversmiths every day. And this is how Decimononic pieces are proudly made.
Love is in the details. Details like this one, for example:
http://twitter.com/#!/LiaKeyes/status/127558737463480321