Kaity's Finds: Steampunk Jewelry

Owltopus by Chinookhugs

Chinookhugs and Voodooville are two jewelry artisans whose designs are inspired by the Steampunk movement (read more about Steampunk below).  I really love their pieces:

I like chinookhugs work especially because she features a lot of unique lockets which are really in right now both in the maintstream and steampunk fashion. The Owltopus is amazing. It's so much more unique than typical "indie rockeresque" owls, octopuses, etc we see gallivanting around everywhere!

 -More picks from chinookhugs:

Turtle by Chinookhugs
(because I'm obsessed with turles)

Pendant by Chinookhugs

Another pick includes this owl from voodooville which is one of the most unique pieces of jewelry I've seen in a long time (raw gears and mobility are staples of Steampunk aesthetic).

Owl by Voodooville

What is Steampunk?

Photo: Pixievision Productions

The following definitions were taken from Wikipedia: Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and speculative fiction, that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes fictional works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used — usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era Britain — but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, often featuring futuristic technology as the people of this historical period would have envisioned it to look like, i.e. based on a Victorian perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, art, etc....Some fans of the genre adopt a steampunk aesthetic through fashion,[39] home decor, music, and film. This may be described as neo-Victorianism, which is the amalgamation of Victorian aesthetic principles with modern sensibilities and technologies.[40] Some have proposed a steampunk philosophy, sometimes with punk-inspired anti-establishment sentiments, and typically bolstered by optimism about human potential.[41]

Steampunk Fashion

More Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk Art

Tim Wetherell's Clockwork Universe sculpture at Questacon, Canberra, Australia (September 24, 2009)

Steampunk Music



An Explanation of Steampunk

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