Steampunk is a sub-genre of fantasy and speculative fiction set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used. This post showcases creative gadgets and designs styled in a steampunk fashion.
Steampunk PS3
Beautiful steampunk styled Playstation 3 mod created from old radio valve, a pipe valve, a pressure gauge, and assorted plumbing parts.
Steampunk Segway (Legway)
A self balancing, human powered, steampunk styled, Segway.
Steampunk Computer Mouse
Amazing steampunk computer mouse created by a Russian modder.
Steampunk iPod Mini
Creative steampunk iPod hand crafted from brass, copper and oak.
Steampunk Laptop
This may look like a Victorian music box, but inside this hand crafted wooden case lives a Hewlett-Packard ZT1000 laptop.
Steampunk Headphones
“Mechanical aural communication device” by Chris from Chicago. [more]
Steampunk Watch
Creative handmade steampunk watch design by koisuruusagi.
Steampunk USB Flash Drive
When in use, this creative 16GB USB memory drive glows green from underneath the gears – giving the key a good sense of movement. [more]
Steampunk Computer Keyboard
Beautiful steampunk computer keyboard design by Jake von Slatt. [more]
Steampunk Guitar
Nautilus guitar inspired by the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea film.
Steampunk LCD Monitor
Dell 1907FP LCD monitor turned into a cool steampunk creation.
Steampunk Goggles
These unique goggles are made from durable plastic base, hand painted evenly, and have been affixed with fully adjustable 5 lens system.
For more cool designs, check out: 14 Amazing Steampunk Creations
delere
I love this stuff! What an interesting perspective and so beautiful.
Jul 12th, 2009
Bill Lublin
These are such incredible mixtures of fashion and technology – where form preserves but exceeds function Can they be bought? Or more to the point can they be bought for a price that is affordable?
Jul 12th, 2009
Loki
Excellent, Real Awesome.
Jul 12th, 2009
Marc
Bill,
I think that is the point, no it can’t be bought affordable. That is the point. It is just tons and tons of HOURS. You’d have to pay someone hundreds of hours you aren’t going to do it. So it will stay unique.
Jul 12th, 2009
Ariana
I wish I could do stuff like this. I love everything I see here.
Jul 12th, 2009
bh
The “Steampunk Headphones”, as it’ been mislabelled here, is just a pretend bluetooth headset made from sculpey clay. It isn’t functional and isn’t headphones. LOL
Jul 12th, 2009
Paul
Look like these are straight out of Brazil– a great movie, btw. Really enjoyed.
Jul 13th, 2009
Neal Bridgens
Thanks for including the weblink. I do prefer when the copy write info isn’t stripped. But still thanks for including me in the collection.
Neal Bridgens
Steampunk iPod mod
http://www.bridgens.ca
Jul 13th, 2009
Freefly
I hope this trend develops as it is absolutely brilliant!
Jul 13th, 2009
Datamancer
Some of you may be pleased to hear that many of the artists featured here will be displaying some of their work at the Museum of the History of Science at Oxford University, UK October 13 2009 through February 21 2010.
Art Donovan, Datamancer (myself, who made the laptop above), Dr. Grymm, Eric Freitas, Haruo Suekichi, Herr Doktor, I-Wei Huang, Jesse Newhouse, Jos De Vink, Kris Kuski, Mad Uncle Cliff, and Tom Banwell will be featured, with the possible addition of a few others. Please visit http://www.steampunkmuseumexhibition.blogspot.com/
for more information.
Thanks!
-~D~-
Jul 13th, 2009
itsbrandnew
I love the laptop!!!! Thats awesome!
Jul 13th, 2009
SnowFoxCreations
There are lots of steampunk items for sale at Etsy. Of all the sites selling them, Etsy has the best selection- made by tons of different artists, too. It’s worth a visit.
Jul 13th, 2009
Chad
Justin Gerard has a beautiful Steampunk Wizard of OZ painting posted on his blog for those interested.
Jul 14th, 2009
Tim
What is the point of the steam-punk watch? They had watches in Victorian era England, and they were much more practical, functional, and aesthetically pleasing that that monstrosity.
Jul 14th, 2009
Sklep zoologiczny
USB Flash Drive is outstanding! Give me one!
Jul 15th, 2009
Suzi
I’ve always really liked this style I just never knew what it was called…P.S. I tend to agree that the watch is a bit over the top and a little too gawdy.
Jul 15th, 2009
Korinthian
Haha, check out the LEGO cogs on the guitar.
Jul 16th, 2009
SamuraiMarine
I would love to sit down and work on making things like this. One thing that reading the main site has caused me to do, however… Nowadays when I am driving and I see someone’s junk in the trash, and I looks like I could do something with it, I will pick it up and take it home. A new hobby that my wife is none too thrilled with. ;-)
Jul 16th, 2009
BenDesign
Nice stuff. looks real interesting.
Jul 20th, 2009
Anthony Proulx
This stuff is right out of the movies! I wonder how expensive these are?
Aug 12th, 2009
Thin Gypsy Thief
Hey there people! I am the buider of the goggles that you see above! (found this site through the wicked awesomeness of google analytics)
Nice collection of stuff on this site, Datamancer (laptops) does amazing work eh?
Anyways, just wantded to say that the goggles are FOR SALE. I build and make them to order, for $125.00 USD / pair. You can check them out on Etsy @ http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6480945 .
If you are interested drop me a line! Or check out my twitter at ‘steampunk22’.
Cheers, cool site!
Aug 18th, 2009
vivian
i wantt!!! all!!!! crazy!
Aug 25th, 2009
captainallbeard
It reminds me of those Myst games! I love this stuff!
Aug 25th, 2009
Marconiusrex
Interesting – It’s like the Jules Verne / Captain Nemo aesthetic Stuck! and continued on into the 20th and 21st centuries in product design! It’s an interesting statement on “style” versus “design and function”
Aug 28th, 2009
jim w
too awesome, loving the ps3 particularly!
Sep 3rd, 2009
Lab
I Love Love Love that computer mouse. It’s so much “prettier” than other versions I’ve seen. Most of these items are pretty incredible. Sweet artform with functionality.
Sep 24th, 2009
Gavin
Anyone watched the U.S series warehouse 13?
You might be surprised that alot of the things here feature in the show.. especially the desktop pc.
Sep 28th, 2009
Rudigar
You should make a steampunk DOG!
Nov 1st, 2009
Matt
I really like the key board/typewriter; but some of the items are just plain creepy.
reminds me of an old music video by the band tool.
Nov 4th, 2009
Sheltatha
These are gorgeous! I especially like the laptop, so much enchanting wonderful detail…
I was actually in Oxford recently and saw the Steampunk art exhibit that Datamancer mentioned above, and it was absolutely amazing (and totally free, yay!). Anyone in the area should definitely check it out.
Nov 27th, 2009
blogdehielo
i need this ps3
Dec 9th, 2009
Paul P
Korinthian, I noticed the lego gears on the guitar also. Figured no one else would pick up on that. You still drive that Cordoba?
Dec 20th, 2009
dehaeen2ye
awesome, cool gadget, btw whre can i find this stuf,
Dec 26th, 2009
Zoechaos
Heard of Steampunk yesterday, did a search and found this! Awesome.
Dec 31st, 2009
John Randle
I need all this stuff! Clients need a really good reason to see me and these things are what they need to see.
Especially the goggles that would be so boss on I-4 while being passed by all the cars whizzing by at 90 mph toward the State Cops waiting for all that Northern tourist money!
Jan 13th, 2010
Thin Gypsy Thief (steampunk22)
Hey there.
Just to update the post. I am the builder of the goggles pictured at the top, and here is a fresh link to their online listing as the old listing is long expired now.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35987722
Also, the price has now been set at $125.00 per pair.
Thanks!
Jan 17th, 2010
:)
this is damn AWESOME!!!! and it is so rare… I’m getting to love steam punk fashion now :)
Jan 17th, 2010
Mari Singing
very imaginative. Whwew does one get all those gears?
Jan 27th, 2010
kadal
steampunks = exotic
Feb 3rd, 2010
G.T. Smith
I absolutely love the steampunk idea… or more the idea of Neo Victorianism. I agree with Tim. I think things that existed in Victorian times should remain aspects of the style. There is… in my opinion.. no reason to steampunk technologies from that time.
Feb 4th, 2010
Baron
Someone mentioned these wouldn’t be affordable. The thing is, aside from the meticulous designing and making it look as if the gears appear to serve some sort of function. The pieces however are simply used from obsolete useless junk. Gears from old watches and so forth could easily be manufactured for a low price considering most of the source material would be rather cheap or free.
Feb 12th, 2010
Jay
Design is really became a lost art as plastics got cheap. It’s good to see more and more steampunks.
Feb 19th, 2010
bipin karmacharya
great designs and inventions!!!!
Mar 10th, 2010
Graham
It’s all very “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”
Apr 5th, 2010
Raads
WOW!!!! im sooo into this kinda stuff, n i want to get everthing!!!!!
hmmm…. when i get my own house, its gonna be steampunked!!!!!
Apr 14th, 2010
James Anzalone
@Bill Lublin
I enjoy these designs, but I don’t see how form follows function in any of these pieces..
Jun 9th, 2010
The Critic
I enjoy seeing that some new items are being posted for the world to see. Anyone interested in this form of fashion should Google Steampunk and look for references to Jules Verne as well as Victorian Era. That is the ticket.
Some of the more elite of SP Historians try not to infringe upon gaudy.
AND BEWARE ETSY! there has been countless fraudulent sellers for jewelery and the like. Do your research before buying from Etsy, cause Etsy wants your money and nothing else.
Jun 21st, 2010
Red Sapphire
Did none of you ever see Dune???
Jun 25th, 2010
Dudey
LEGO gears in a guitar??? Look real though!
Jul 8th, 2010
morgan
these truly are absolute WONDERFUL works of art! kind of makes one wonder what if that old style had never gone away…?
i wouldn’t mind having to “trim the wick” on mt desktop from time to time…..
Jul 25th, 2010
isaac
All this stuff reminds me of Steamboy which is a great movie!
Sep 20th, 2010
Tobias
I love the mouse! Steampunk has opened up a whole new world to me, fantastic!
Nov 1st, 2010
James T. Steampunk
Very good work genteelmen, /bow
I’m very suprised not many really get it, /sad
hint: old black n white show called Dr.Who
and no mention of Wild wild west new or old, 20K Leagues was a great ref, so many old movies actually used this concept, where do you think we got it from. Some of us were “Steampunks” before the term was invented, lol As you can tell, some of these guys were also.
Love you later ! /salute
Jan 11th, 2011
pampalas
love the watch
Jan 24th, 2011
gopalpandy
mech rule the world
May 5th, 2011
jponiato
Love the “Legway” – I have an old rotary push-mower that looks similar. Bet I could convert it.
May 6th, 2011
larry
how much for the watch & goggles?
May 8th, 2011
Cyanide
Yeah…i’d DEFINITELY buy a guitar like that!!!!
May 12th, 2011
Ajay
Awesome, are they real? I liked laptop.
May 30th, 2011
nestomanifesto
tried my steampunk Segway but now i gotta drive in a steampunk scooter___—shouldnt have used antique push lawn mower as base—-BLOOD EV RE WHERE——–signed ,satisfied but hobbled..nesto
Jun 2nd, 2011
Beyd
Ajay, of course they’re real! Well, as far as what they do, anyway. Most of the gears and pipes are just for aesthetic value, but they’ll perform just how you’d expect their every day counterparts.
The laptop is just a regular laptop with the outer housing taken off, and replaced with the beautiful one we see. All the parts inside are the same, and it’s relatively easy to do as well! The hardest part is finding or making a case for it.
Jun 13th, 2011
Bippedy
I dislike Steampunk. It’s craft folk celebrating the machine esthetic by destroying actual machines and failing to even understand or relate the principles or the times that made them.
Like, a brass pipe randomly connecting to a 5AUR4 rectification tube. (on the Xbox) Or a pefectly good balance bridge and wheel from a wrist watch randomly glued on to a USB fob. It’s just forgiving your own illiteracy by saying it’s OK because gears are pretty.
Sep 6th, 2011
Paul
@Bippedy
I really like the Steampunk aesthetic, but something’s always bothered me about it though I couldn’t put my finger on it. You nailed it. Thanks for your insight.
Sep 17th, 2011
phil
Bippedy, lighten up! Its just for fun like a hobby.
don’t take it so seriously. “Illiteracy?” I bet you hate any form of the motion picture industry because its not real. get an imagination!
and learn to ease up and have a little fun in life. Even if its not steampunk.
Sep 26th, 2011
peter griffen
Looks mighty fine to me load of time making things like these look better by sheer knowledge,and a fntastic hobbie or interest that someone has devoted to this smart looking idea . I personally would patent it before someone else does as it all looks so good and all the best in the world,just so sorry i have landed on this now in ”Stumble” BIG LIKE : )
Apr 18th, 2012
Ance
Had a dream about this once, what would the world be like if we never moved on from the steam age lol.
Jul 5th, 2012
Lee
If they re-made Mad max, this stuff would be in it!
Aug 20th, 2012