
Dmytriy & Aleksandra Bragin/ArtCreativeHands
Dmytriy and Aleksandra Bragin make everyday items – notebooks, photo albums, even bow ties – out of recycled wood, metal, plastic, and glass. Granted, there are plenty of other sellers on Etsy who do the same, but the Bragins’ items are constructed with a distinctly steampunk flair. Decorated with gears and lenses and handmade creatures and other embellishments, each item has a lot going on, but the elements are so artfully combined that the finished piece feels cohesive and not at all thrown together.
The Bragins also make gorgeous masks and helmets, but it’s really their more functional items that I’m most obsessed with. I really wish I worked in a place where I could display the desk organizer above. Maybe instead of bringing it to work, I need it for my vanity holding makeup brushes… At the very least, I have to figure out who needs one of those bow ties. Brilliant!
Check out the Bragins on Facebook and in their Etsy shop, ArtCreativeHands.
All images property of Dmytriy & Aleksandra Bragin/ArtCreativeHands, used with permission.
April 18, 2017 at 6:54 am
that skull for make-up brushes, front and center on my dresser—oh, yes!
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April 18, 2017 at 7:28 am
So hot!
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April 18, 2017 at 7:41 am
While I am not into the whole skull thing – I would put this on my makeup area!
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April 18, 2017 at 8:38 am
Isn’t it so striking? I love it.
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April 18, 2017 at 9:12 am
What do you mean, someone who needs a tie like that? Doesn’t everyone?
Maybe you should do restaurant/club design. I think you could help most places get out of the funk they are in and make things a bit more whimsical.
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April 18, 2017 at 10:05 am
Agreed! I’d certainly eat there!
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April 18, 2017 at 11:28 am
Cat mask are what truly send me. Intriguing and oh so intricate. ~~dru~~
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April 18, 2017 at 11:41 am
Interesting! I thought that one was really striking.
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April 18, 2017 at 11:33 am
Wow, intricate stuff! This would be right up my son-in-law’s alley, he’s a very dark writer a la Stephen King. Am sending him link to this! xo
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April 18, 2017 at 11:42 am
I hope he loves it! Thanks for passing it on.
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April 18, 2017 at 11:43 am
The skull for brushes. Love.
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April 18, 2017 at 12:14 pm
I spotted that, and knew I had to write about it!
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April 18, 2017 at 11:50 am
I love that Skull 💀🖤💀
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April 18, 2017 at 12:14 pm
Me, too!
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April 18, 2017 at 7:09 pm
I’m not really into the steampunk look, but these are pretty cool.
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April 18, 2017 at 8:24 pm
It’s a lot of look, for sure. Definitely not for everyone.
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April 18, 2017 at 9:38 pm
Wow! And wow again. I need to show this post to my 10 year old Steampunk nut son. He will love it. He’s really got me into the whole Steampunk aesthetic too. I don’t own anything Steampunk but I really appreciate the look of it and the skill of assembling the components. I know from his Etsy searches that there’s a lot of crappy and mediocre Steampunk stuff out there. These pieces are at the other end of the spectrum, however. Completely sublime.
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April 18, 2017 at 9:54 pm
I’m totally obsessed with the skull and the bow ties.
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April 18, 2017 at 10:02 pm
Yes! While I don’t generally covet Steampunk things beyond the odd piece of jewellery, I would definitely have that skull on my desk.
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April 18, 2017 at 10:10 pm
It’s just too cool!
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April 18, 2017 at 9:54 pm
Looking forward to hearing what your steampunklet thinks of them!
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April 18, 2017 at 10:01 pm
Steampunklet! Love it. I’ll tell him his new title in the morning.
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April 19, 2017 at 12:27 pm
really appreciable
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April 19, 2017 at 12:55 pm
Very glad you liked them!
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April 19, 2017 at 3:47 pm
Love the jewelry boxes. Can’t decide between the scorpion and the dragon.
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April 19, 2017 at 4:16 pm
Aren’t they gorgeous?
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April 20, 2017 at 10:27 am
awesome
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April 20, 2017 at 11:16 am
Truly!
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