Victorian Organ Command Desk & Steampunk Home Tour | The Steampu. You'll recall I recently visited the Steampunk home of Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum. During that visit Bruce showed me a partially finished project that I decided really needed a story of it's own when it was completed This is the "Victorian Organ Command Desk" that Bruce commissioned. It's made from bits and pieces of Victorian detritus that Bruce had collected including the carcass of a 19th century pump organ.
All of the major components are in fact authentic Victorian antiques, period reproductions, or salvaged items. You'll note the organ pipes mounted on the wall behind the console. It took 6 months to build using four different crafts persons to design the desk, restore and modify the antiques, and install the computer systems. The gorgeous clock face on the 'dashboard' is flanked by 6 LCD digital picture frame displays that featured rotating images of Bruce's friends and family. USB and card media readers are available on the right side of the burl walnut dashboard.
Ceramic Fantastic: The Victorian Vision Of Laura Zindel | Design. Ceramic Fantastic: The Victorian Vision Of Laura Zindel Article by Steve, filed under Drawing & Digital in the Art category. Laura Zindel’s surreal ceramic creations combine high-quality home dishware with faux historical hand-drawn imagery inspired by Victorian Cabinets of Curiosity. Bugs, snakes and spiders on my dinner plate… Please sir, may I have some more? (images via: Ceramic Arts Daily and Notes on a Party) Who is Laura Zindel and why is she intent on bugging our meals? To address the first question, Laura Zindel-Lauterbach and her husband Thorsten Zindel Lauterbach are the two artists behind Laura Zindel Ceramics, located (as are they) in an old farmhouse in southern Vermont.
(images via: Blackbird) Laura Zindel learned the tricks of her trade not by puttering around in her basement, but by becoming an accredited potter with the letters to prove it – a BFA in Ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in Ceramics from the University of Massachusetts. Victorian Organ Command Desk & Steampunk Home Tour | The Steampu.
Jessica Joslin. The ModVic House. Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum -- also known as ModVic -- have not only created the most steampunked house ever, they are also opening it up for tours as part of the Sharon, Massachusetts Old House Tour on May 2nd. Here's a sneak peak of the house -- there are many more images, projects, and how-tos at the online property showcase and the ModVic site. The Kitchen The Stove -- but wait! The stove is modernized with a drop-in Miele stovetop! The office The Media Room -- I love the stained glass windows as wall art and the muted browns and greens. The workroom (yes, there's a workroom & an office!) ModVic is also sponsoring a Steapunk Form and Function Design Competition, with entrants exhibited at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation in Waltham MA from October 22, 2010 to May 10, 2011. Steampunk_style: Steam by Balamut.