1.- The interviewee Lee Ann Farruga. Known internationally as Countessa Lenora, Canadian Queen of Steampunk, she is the founder of Steampunk Canada, a national organization bringing together steampunks from across Canada and educating the general public about this genre/community. A bundle of organizational energy held in check only by her impressive collection of corsets, the […]
Inspiration
Steampunk jewelry tonight with… Viveka Goyanes (aka Amoelbarroco)
1.- The interviewee Viveka, as you already know this is a very special interview for us. We have been friends for years and we are very thankful for your support. First of all let’s introduce you to our readers with your profile in Tumblr, for example; it goes ‘Barrocker, crápula, delirium tremens, aesthete, dandybilly, a […]
Three reasons why we want Lastwear to stay in business
On 22nd January Lastwear team announced its
Steampunk jewelry tonight with… Diana M. Pho (aka Ay-leen the Peacemaker)
1.- The interviewee As announced in the previous interview with Hilde Heyvaert, Diana M. Pho (better known as Ay-leen the Peacemaker) is our February interviewee. She is the founding editor of the award-winning multicultural steampunk blog Beyond Victoriana, a blogger for Tor.com, and a current graduate student in Performance Studies at New York University. Her […]
Decimononic: redefining luxury
Yesterday we had a very interesting conversation regarding craftworks, jewelry and luxury. As you already know, Decimononic focuses its activity on fine jewelry at present, but… what’s fine jewelry? I.- Fine Jewelry Let me clarify that fine jewelry covers a vast range of jewels. This concept traditionally refers to jewelry that is made with precious metals […]