Organic Armor

Here's an interview with the curator of that steampunk exhibit in Oxford.
I like this quote:
Steampunk is "a tightly focused art movement whose practitioners faithfully borrow design elements from the grand schools of architecture, science and design and employ a strict philosophy where the physical form must be as equ...ally impressive as the function. It is, therefore, thoroughly contemporary. Steampunk seeks to re-define the aesthetics and usage of modern technology and in doing so, creates a romantic new standard for decorative and industrial arts."Read More