This may not be the first hollow ceramic toy we’ve laid eyes on, but it is definitely the only one commissioned by the Dutch souvenir project and initiated by the European Ceramic Work Centre. (more…)
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Even if you don’t have flowers, at least you can still have a good night thanks to CompeixalaIgua Design Studio. Si Hoy No Tengo Flores is a dual purpose ceramic vase guaranteed to make even lonely nights bearable. In the tongue-in-cheek words of the artist “…if I have flowers today, I’ll have a date and I might have a great night; but if I don’t have flowers (si hoy no tengo flores…) I’ll always have the dildo to guarantee myself the great night!” (more…)
While some might classify it as more faux-educational art piece than a sex toy, the Doppelgänger Kissing Mask is an intriguing device none-the-less. Certainly it can’t be argued that it provides far less functionality than any number of other toy designs featured on these pages. (more…)
This may be the only time inflatable vinyl sex dolls will ever be featured on Dildesign. Of course, only taken out of context and repurposed via the capable hands of artist Sanders Reijgers do they become close to tolerable. The Dutch artist has deconstructed the crude dolls (more…)
Ceramics seem to be making a definitive mark in toy design these days. Erik Scollon has been exploring this material, as well as ideas about art, objects, sex and taboos for some time. From more abstract pieces like Gang Bang Theory (top right) to more functional pieces like the collection of plugs that makes up Everyone (bottom left).
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I held off on posting this during the Valentines holiday. Now that it’s over I think it’s safe to examine the sociocultural implications of COCKGLOCK (or I’m the NRA) by WAP Sculpture without being too much of a downer. Intrigued by the bold use of weapon imagery in this one-off sculpture, I was pleased to find that the artist (Billy Pacak) fully intended to stir up notions of power and sex and what guns represent to the masculine ego and fear of inadequacy in our culture.
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Modesty like Venus, lust like Carman!
Ok, so they may need some help with their English translation of bedroom talk, but Xtassie doesn’t need any assistance designing innovative toys. The Objet, with it’s decanter like stand, is quite unlike any toy I have come across. I don’t know how you wouldn’t want to prominently display this toy in your bedroom, or even on the minibar.
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Perhaps known more for his “90’s body piercing” inspired steel and crystal jewelry (including a studded barbell), Julian Snelling should be acknowledged for his more artistic and daring pieces as well. I should have to provide no further explanation than this riding crop/plug combo. It is a masterfully perverse piece, indicative of the territory his mind treads.
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Lebanese designer Marc Dibeh has created this demure yet slyly naughty lamp to hide cultural taboos (by way of a disguised removable vibrator) in plain sight. And cheekily, the light from his Love the Bird lamp turns from yellow to red light when the vibrator is taken out. I have to say it is not just middle eastern households that shy away from their own sexuality. This lamp could find a home in many a western bedroom.
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Ted Noten may be better know for his conceptual jewelry, but his most recent piece is the extremely limited edition Pump it Up! bone china dildo. (more…)
