# Giant Steampunk Spiders La Princesse Webs Her Way Across the Globe By Katie Cordrey | Published 2009-02-23 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/giant-steampunk-spiders-la-princesse-webs-her-way-across-the-globe References: [boston](http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/la_princesse_in_liverpool.html) & [lamachine.fr](http://www.lamachine.fr/accueil.html) Last Autumn, Liverpool was visited by a giant spider dubbed La Princesse. It was a project sponsored by the city and designed by La Machine. Photos of it have started appearing in greater numbers around the Internet and Caroline D posted on boston.com, “It’s supposed to be coming to Antwerp, Belgium this summer. If you want to follow up, check [http://www.zva.be](http://www.zva.be) (later this year though...)” This may actually be true. A similar previous project, the Sultan’s Elephant, went from Nantes and Amiens, France in the summer of 2005 to London, England in late summer 2006 to Antwerp, Belgium in the mid-season. Events for the 2009 Summer of Antwerp event are not yet published, but it would seem a natural destination for the steampunk arachnid. It *is* scheduled to visit Yokohama, Japan from April 16-19, 2009 and dates are pending for the cities of Calais and Madrid. Photographs by [Pete Carr](http://www.petecarr.net/personal/la-machine/) via boston.com. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.9/10 - Popularity: 70% | Activity: 100% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Giant Steampunk Art Installations:** Opportunities for artists and companies to create large-scale, interactive art pieces with a steampunk aesthetic. - **Global Interactive Tourism:** Businesses in various cities can attract tourists by hosting La Princesse and similar interactive art installations. - **Robotics and AI in Art:** As technology advances, there may be more opportunities to incorporate robotics and AI into large-scale artworks. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art:** Artists and companies can create, design, and produce large-scale interactive art installations with a steampunk aesthetic that attract public interest and tourism. - **Tourism and Hospitality:** Cities can use interactive art installations like La Princesse to promote tourism and stoke public interest in their urban centers. - **Technology:** As robotics and AI become more advanced, these technologies have potential to be incorporated into the design and production of large-scale art installations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Futuristic Museum Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unnatural-history-museum-of-singapore.md) - [Air-Ground Amphibious Quadruped Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airground-amphibious-quadruped-robots.md) - [Gas Rig Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/striking-art-installation.md) - [Spiky Inflatable Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inflatable-sculptures1.md) - [Interactive Kinetic Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-kinetic-sculptures.md) - [Statement Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1.md) - [Globalized Spooky Destinations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spooky-adventures.md) - [Colorfully Inflatable Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blowup-art-the-hague.md) - [Arctic Portal Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arctic-portal.md)