apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time


The Steampunk... Office?

100308_tf_steam_01.jpgYou know how when a trend gets tired you can start to pinpoint exactly where it went wrong? Well, we'd like to declare Steampunk dead right here, but we're pretty sure this won't be the end. This steampunk/victorian/submarine themed office belongs to Three RingsDesign, Inc. Their office space is filled with individually customized desks, a pool table with a wall sized ‘world domination' map, a video game room with giant squid pillows, a bar with built-in kegorator, and a secret door to the Captain’s Lounge. Wait a second, that actually sounds pretty cool. Tell us your thoughts on this unique office after the jump...

 
 

Tags

home office, vintage, victorian, retro, desk, office, space, steampunk, submarine

Related Links

Share

Comments (15)

It's great! I love the tentacled couch.

posted by olga on October 3rd 2008 at 9:37am
view olga's profile

I really hope steampunk is dead.

posted by amt230 on October 3rd 2008 at 9:54am
view amt230's profile

Ok I want to work there...

posted by ehadams on October 3rd 2008 at 9:55am
view ehadams's profile

I love it! They make some really fun games--my boyfriend likes their Puzzle Pirates game--and I would love to work there. I wouldn't decorate my home like that but it's perfect for a gaming company!

posted by Monica on October 3rd 2008 at 10:10am
view Monica's profile

I want that couch (it would go well with all my octopus/squid/underwater prints & kitsch) but I have to wonder how long it would take to get sick of all that decor. It'd be kind of like living in a cartoon, which would be fun at first (the stuff of childhood fantasy, let's face it) but I could see it seeping into my nightmares, and I'm a fan of cartoons and eclecticism.

posted by SexyAnteater on October 3rd 2008 at 11:24am
view SexyAnteater's profile

holy shit, that couch is wicked!

i don't mind the steampunk, but that's because i don't have to look at it very often. :)

posted by kdkaboom on October 3rd 2008 at 11:58am
view kdkaboom's profile

Am I hallucinating or is that squid patterend wallpaper in the first photo after the jump? I really hope it is. It amuses me.

posted by Tiamat_the_Red on October 3rd 2008 at 12:01pm
view Tiamat_the_Red's profile

@ Tiamat_the_Red:

I think it is! I missed that the first time around. It's kind of damask-like at first glance. I'm sgtarting to like this space the more I look at it!

posted by tarynevelyn on October 3rd 2008 at 1:03pm
view tarynevelyn's profile

I really don't think the steampunk is the problem-- the execution here is way too cartoony. And not in that intricate, anime-style steampunk way that I love so much and hate to see maligned! I love steampunk but I think this is wretched.

posted by matchbookhymnal on October 3rd 2008 at 6:20pm
view matchbookhymnal's profile

I never get tired of steampunk stuff.

posted by heresyoftruth on October 3rd 2008 at 7:31pm
view heresyoftruth's profile

I would go so far as to say that this is less steampunk and more a Verne tribute specifically. I realize they sort of occupy the same space in certain contexts, but this has a distinctly maritime flair to it which steampunk CAN, but it isn't a requisite. I mean, how steampunky are octopi anyway? I realize I am nitpicking but I am not too serious about it.

Anyhoo, a really cool office if you want everything you do to be influenced by such a specific theme.

Oh yeah, and I was tired of steampunk long before everyone else (First!).

posted by maximumHOTbottom on October 4th 2008 at 10:15am
view maximumHOTbottom's profile

If Steampunk is dead, MCM has post rigor mortis fatigue.

posted by hdtex on October 4th 2008 at 2:29pm
view hdtex's profile

I'm with the other two who are admiring the squid themed wallpaper. Wish I could see it closer!

posted by girlonthem00n on October 7th 2008 at 7:24pm
view girlonthem00n's profile

very cartoony, but what a fun creative space!

posted by DahliaCactus on October 8th 2008 at 12:18pm
view DahliaCactus's profile

Love the squid couch! Want!

Only thing - I wish they'd paid as much attention to the computer monitors as to the rest of the space - they do stick out...

posted by lemonadefish on October 14th 2008 at 6:43am
view lemonadefish's profile