There are those who claim to speak with spirits through machines; others yet who claim to have photographed the immaterial! Is it so hard to believe? We have just unlocked the power of the x-ray and the radio wave. There are those who say that invisibility, teleportation, astral projection and psychic enhancements are lurking but around the corner, awaiting the next intrepid scientist who will uncover them!

This year we take inspiration from such works as Tim Powers’s Infernal Contraptions and Christopher Priest’s The Prestige. In addition to our customary raft of delights, we will also explore the place where the known and the unknown meet with magic performances, lectures on science and the occult in the Victorian age, readings from premiere steampunk authors, and more! And returning this year will be our tantalizing collection of unique vendors, and our awe-inspiring fashion show from some of the most creative and innovative figures in alternative design!

On October 23 at the DUMBO LOFT in Brooklyn, It will be “a feast for the eyes” (New York Magazine’s fashion blog – 2010), a puzzlement of perception, a grand sally-ho! into realms of obscurity and possibility! We invite you to come with us to experience MAGIA ET MYSTERIUM!
we do not simply aim to look at what lies on the surface of the wonder that scientific arts have delivered, but to delve deeper, into the possibilities to be found in both the uncanny and the academy!

There are those who claim to speak with spirits through machines; others yet who claim to have photographed the immaterial! Is it so hard to believe? We have just unlocked the power of the x-ray and the radio wave. There are those who say that invisibility, teleportation, astral projection and psychic enhancements are lurking but around the corner, awaiting the next intrepid scientist who will uncover them!

This year we take inspiration from such works as Tim Powers’s Infernal Contraptions and Christopher Priest’s The Prestige. In addition to our customary raft of delights, we will also explore the place where the known and the unknown meet with magic performances, lectures on science and the occult in the Victorian age, readings from premiere steampunk authors, and more! And returning this year will be our tantalizing collection of unique vendors, and our awe-inspiring fashion show from some of the most creative and innovative figures in alternative design!

On October 23 at the DUMBO LOFTS in Brooklyn, a puzzlement of perception, a grand sally-ho! into realms of obscurity and possibility! We invite you to come with us to experience MAGIA ET MYSTERIUM!
~August Whansinger 2011


Photo By Tarik Carroll
Steampunk 2011 Sign Up Here

October 23rd, 2011 we are proud to announce the Fourth Annual Steampunk Day and Fashion Show to take place at DUMBO Loft from 10am to 7pm.

photo by Vid Jain

Clementine Events And Market News

Clementine Events

After four sumptuous years at Smith and Union Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn Indie Market will not reopen at this location but has evolved into an event/wedding  coordination and styling company, Clementine Events.

We will be down for a spell while we work on our spring lines, so Happy New Year!

If you love it, you might really love it! Just say yes!

Holiday Hours are:
Saturdays 11-7pm
Sundays 11-6pm
December 24th 2pm-8pm

Steampunk 2010 Recap

Images Compliments of Gabi Porter for Metromix

Fashion Show Lineup:

Lola Lola Dance Theatre Opening

Artificial Intrigue

Kristin Costa

Studio Hibernacula

Part II

KVO Designs

Blooms In The Night

Heartless Revival

Berít New York

Hats by La China Loca

August Wahnsinger, Master of Ceremonies

October 24th 11am-8pm

Steampunk 2010 Fashion Show, Shopping, and Exhibition
A Celebration of Steampunk Culture, Fashion and Craftsmanship

DUMBO, Brooklyn-October 24 marks the third annual Steampunk Day at the DUMBO Loft, presented by Brooklyn Indie Market.155 Water Street, DUMBO, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m..Steampunk Shopping and Fashion Show at 4 p.m. $20 Victorian/Steampunk portrait sitting with vintage camera by Tsirkus Fotografika $5 entry. Take the F train to York Street Station.

Travel to a re-envisioned Victorian age that features retrofuturistic fashion, brass and copper clockwork, ray guns, jetpacks, bustles and inventions that go far beyond 19th century technology. Think steam-powered mechanical wonders, brass-fitted computers, dirigibles, goggles, airships, and clockwork inspired accoutrements.

What is steampunk you say? Steampunk personality, August Wahnsinger says, “Steampunk is Victorian-era science fiction. Anything that can be envisioned as a part of a scientifically advanced ‘steam’ era can be properly described as steampunk. Steampunk finds its origins in literature, going back to the works of Mary Shelley, Jules Verne and H.G. Wells.”

The highlight of the shopping event is a Steampunk Fashion Show at 4 p.m., coordinated by Brit Frady-Williams of Berit New York and partnering with  Lola Lola Dance Theatre and featuring Steampunk fashion and commentary such as:

• Ami Nyitray Designs (www.etsy.com/shop/aminyitray), curiosities and wearable wunderkammer
• Berit New York (www.beritnewyork.com), attire with old world charm and accessories for a new generation
• Kristin Costa (www.kristincosta.com), where unique vestments and wearable art collide
• Lola Lola Dance Theatre (www.lolalola.org), collaborative, interdisciplinary, often multi-media works of dance theatre

Tor Books and Tor.com will host a Steampunk Literary Corner from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., featuring readings from esteemed literary personages such as burlesque star Nasty Canasta and authors G.D. Falksen, Felix Gilman, Leanna Renee Hieber, and N.K.  Jemison, book sales by Mobile Libris, and complimentary tea and scones. Visit www.tor.com/blogs/2010/09/steampunk-indie-mart for more info.

Sponsored by the NewNew and Better Than Jam Design Coop, 20 designers will showcase the latest in fall fashion from the independent design scene, offering you the opportunity to add the latest fashions to your wardrobe, at affordable prices. Preview the collections of up-and-coming designers under the red and white striped tent.

From tunic dresses by BShorr (www.BShorr.etsy.com) to flirty bags by LolafalkDesigns (www.LolafalkDesigns.etsy.com). “Fashion A La Mode” Fall collections preview puts you in sync with the forefront in design bringing you limited edition styles.
Some of the new collections unveiled include:
Better Than Jam (www.BetterThanJam.etsy.com), screen-printed designs with a bright color palette full of tunic dresses in soft bamboo cotton or more wintry styles with over sized collars and hoods.
Kimmchi’s (www.KimmChi.etsy.com) summer designs now in the muted tones of fall, with some new designs in the mix.
Lingua Nigra (www.LinguaNigra.etsy.com) bold, organic gold jewelry and etched sterling silver all limited edition and handmade in Brooklyn.

photo: Dallas J Logan
stylist: Sylvia Holden
hair/makeup: Erica Carr