Steampunk

Old Empire Motorcycles, a custom builder from Norfolk, UK, spared no time or expense on this piece. Starting life as a Ducati 900SS, the Typhoon is a rolling monument to British craftsmanship, with a distinct retro-futuristic steampunk twist.

​JC Sheitan Tenet is a southpaw tattoo artist, not because he's left-handed but because he lost his right one 22 years ago so has no choice. Until now. A collaboration with visual artist JL Gonzal has resulted in a custom-designed "biomechanical prosthesis" that has a built-in rotary inker.

Steampunk aficionados and those looking to try something different can now enjoy a tipple at what's billed as the world's first kinetic steampunk bar. The Enigma Cafe is an impressively intricate work of interior design chock full of moving clocks, cogs, and whirring machinery.

The recently-completed Steampunk Adventure Home, by Ogden, Utah-based Maximus Extreme Living Solutions, is a tough towable home that highlights the impressive versatility of the small living movement.

On face value, the Bienville Legacy is a weird, vastly overpowered and visually shocking motorbike with a completely unique suspension system. But to the team that created it and the eccentric entrepreneur that bankrolled it, it's not just a motorcycle – it's the start of a movement.

For the geek-at-heart, there's likely no more loved artist than Yasuhito Udagawa (AKA Shovelhead). Here's a look at his latest creations from the floor of the 2013 International Robotics Expo.

Rob Flickenger has created a fully functional, battery-operated Tesla Gun of the kind used by Nikola Tesla himself in a graphic novel about the pioneers of power.

Japanese techno-artist Yasuhito Udagawa (AKA Shovelhead) put on an extensive exhibition of his mesmerising techno creations on display at the International Robotics Exhibitionin Tokyo recently. Awesome images.

The Steampunk Plasma Speaker uses high-frequency electrical discharges to play back music.

The Rotary Mechanical Smartphone is a conceptual device that has all the features of a smartphone, but it resembles a vintage rotary dial telephone.

Richard "Datamancer" Nagy, creator of the one-off Steampunk Laptop, will now be building the Victorian-era-inspired devices for paying customers.

Kirk DuQuette designs, hand-builds and sells a growing number of antique-looking computer peripherals and iDevice docking stations.