As you will probably remember, on 14th February we published a blog post entitled ‘Steampunk Chronicle Reader’s Choice Awards 2014’. This blog post had three objectives: announcing that the nominations were open, sharing with you international people and projects we believe in and, last but not least, asking for your support (as this year there […]
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‘Tyburn Jig’ by Thy Last Drop – A Singular Soundtrack by Decimononic
Thy Last Drop describe themselves as three vagabonds telling talesof 19th century death, debauchery and the drop… Their ‘Victorian murderpunk / vagabond folk’ is full of energy, as this video of the song ‘Tyburn Jig’ proves. Line up: Albert Crowe (Lead Vocal, Octave Mandola, Mandolin), Amil Magpantay (Bandurria, vocal and anything else he can find), Andrew Akehurst (Piano […]
The importance of upcycling
Today we would like to go in detail about the concept of upcycling, which is related to our blog post entitled ‘Toward a Circular Economy’. 1.- What does ‘upcycling’ mean? UPCYCLE Syllabification: up·cy·cle Pronunciation: /ˈəpˌsīkəl /verb [with object] Reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of a higher quality […]
JungShan Ink
When I discovered JungShan Ink illustrations I could not help but wonder who was this talented artist. It did not took me long to find out that Jung Shan Chang is an emerging illustrator from Taiwan that blends Eastern style with Western techniques and moods. Her creations are the best proof of her virtuosity with […]
This way up – A short film by Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes
We would like to recover this British short film released in 2008. This way up is a brilliant black comedy that follows the story of two undertakers trying to deliver a body to a graveyard. As the tagline goes, ‘Laying the dead to rest has never been so much trouble’.