Steampunk Tree House

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Xeni visits the Steampunk Tree House, a 40+-foot-tall interactive sculpture created by a group of artists in Oakland, CA, and assembled for the first time at Burning Man. More than 60 people helped to create it, and in today's episode, you'll hear from project participants Alan Rorie, Nathaniel Taylor, and David Shulman.

(Special thanks to Steampunk Tree House creator, project manager and creative director Sean Orlando. Thanks also to the team at Kinetic Steam Works. Still image shown here by Neil K of burningcam.com, thanks to VA for air travel, and Wayneco for accommodations).

Update: Scott Beale has been following this project for a while over at Laughing Squid blog: Link.

[#1 posted by hombrelobo , January 24, 2008 2:46 AM]

Xeni, you might be interested in this video of cables in Hanoi, Vietnam ... :D

http://hombrelobo.com/viajes/hombrelobotv-hanoi-cables-y-trafico/

[#2 posted by ctp , January 24, 2008 9:16 AM]

YAY steampunk treehouse!!!

one of the greatest projects I ever worked on.

Way more pix here: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=steampunk+treehouse&z=t&ss=2&s=int

enjoy!!!

[#3 posted by meowdip , January 24, 2008 9:33 AM]

This was by far my favorite thing on the playa this past year. Thanks to everyone who made it happen.

[#4 posted by CanCar , January 24, 2008 9:38 AM]

It is the house of the tree of the future in where the branches are iron tentacles. Our children will already let play in those traditional wood houses and will play in these of iron and steel.

[#5 posted by gyoman , January 24, 2008 11:33 AM]

Check out our website: www.steamtreehouse.com

The Steampunk Tree House will be making an appearance at the 2008 Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals. Come check us out...

[#6 posted by License Farm , January 24, 2008 12:21 PM]

This is another of my favorites of the BBTV crop. That this work of art is more than an inert sculpture, engaging in both a physically participatory way AND a narrative, is really quite inspiring. I hope the SteamTreeHouse team considers bringing it east at some point, or that I hie myself to an event westernly at which they exhibiting.

[#7 posted by Bonnie , January 24, 2008 4:03 PM]

I love that tree house -- the only think it's missing is a steampunk Ewok! But seriously, that tree would have been the only thing that could ever lure me to Burning Man.

[#8 posted by mayoclinic , January 24, 2008 7:41 PM]

That steam whistle guy is dreamy.

Come to think of it, they're all dreamy.

Steam punks are dreamy.

[#9 posted by cszostek , January 24, 2008 10:24 PM]

Hey kids. I'm in the northwest burbs of Chicago. Is there a steampunk collective in the area? If not, we should start one. I'm starting to learn how to weld. If you are interested, email me at "szostek777 at yahoo.com."

so, thats what I have to say.

-C-

[#10 posted by sqone , January 28, 2008 8:34 AM]

Maybe this house would look good in this collection ...http://freshome.com/2008/01/08/top-8-most-amazing-tree-houses/

[#11 posted by anthropomorphictoast , February 3, 2008 5:28 PM]

My god....it's like something out of MYST. O_O

Dammit, now I want a steampunk treehouse. :(