I feel much worse about it when car companies or furniture makers try to make one material look like another. Faux wood, faux leather, ect. I consider the steam

I feel much worse about it when car companies or furniture makers try to make one material look like another. Faux wood, faux leather, ect. I consider the steam punk aesthetic to be purely ornamental. That the ornaments may appear at first glance to have some practical purpose doesn't detract from the overall aesthetic for me.