Sextech startups abandon the "intimidating" penis-shaped vibrator
Vibrators used to look like penises, but now brands are having more success with minimal sex toys shaped like eggs and flying saucers. More
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"Shocking that high-profile tech organisations are still making gendered blunders"
Awarding then banning a robotic sex toy at this year's Consumer Electronics Show proves the technology industry's oblivious attitude towards women's wants and needs, says tech writer Holly Brockwell. More
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Lora DiCarlo's robotic sex toy Osé sparks gender bias claims at CES
Female-led sex toy startup Lora DiCarlo is accusing the Consumer Electronics Show of sexism, after organisers revoked an innovation award from its hands-free robotic massager, then banned the product for being "immoral". More
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Dame's compact Fin vibrator slots between two fingers
This small sex toy has grooves on either side of its silicone bulb, for fingers to grip onto while providing clitoral stimulation. More
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Maude offers alternative to "outdated and gendered" sex products
Start-up company Maude has created a range of gender-neutral sex products with a minimalist design, offering an alternative to those currently on the market. More
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10 of the most forward-thinking designs created for women
As part of International Womens Day, Dezeen has pulled together products that have been designed specifically for women – dealing with everything from periods, to child rearing and sex. More
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Visual X kit allows users to live out sexual fantasies through virtual reality
Central Saint Martins graduate Marta Dunjó has developed a sex toy-cum-virtual reality kit that she believes could help rehabilitate those with "extreme sexual fantasies". More
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For Play is a sex design exhibition without any dildos
More than 30 alternative visions for sex toys feature in the For Play exhibition, which questions expectations of what design for sexuality looks like. More
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Buck Off is the world's first sex toy for transgender men
Trans activist and entrepreneur Buck Angel has created a sex toy designed specifically for gender-transitioning men (+ slideshow). More
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Wan Tseng's Wisp wearables are an alternative to "intense" sex toys
Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Wan Tseng has designed erotic devices that provide a subtle, sensation-focused alternative to traditional sex toys (+ slideshow). More
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Inme stackable sex toy offers customisable sensations
Belarussian designer Constantin Bolimond has created a modular sex gadget made up of elements that differ in shape, texture and colour, and provide a variety of vibration, rotation and temperature settings (+ slideshow). More
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Erotic toys are "an incredible opportunity for new designers"
Adult sex toys are in the midst of a design revolution, says Rita Catinella Orrell, who has written a book on the subject called Objects of Desire. More
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Dezeen's top 10 designer sex toys for Valentine's Day
Whether you're spending Valentine's Day alone or with company, take a peep at a selection of designer sex toys from the Dezeen archives to put you in the mood. More
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Richard Yasmine's Glory Holes table has brass dildos for legs
Beirut product designer Richard Yasmine has created a marble and brass side table with removable phallic legs for "kinky-minded people". More
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Today we like: sex toys
A bright pink sex toy-cum-furniture piece that can be mounted like a vaulting horse is among this week's most-read stories on Dezeen. Other popular pleasure devices in our archives include a blown-glass clockwork vibrator, a dildo with a compartment for storing the ashes of a deceased partner and a device that doubles as a pendant necklace. Explore more design for sex »
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Bastiaan Buijs' Satyr sex toy for men is a fleshlight-cum-furniture piece
Dutch Design Week 2015: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Bastiaan Buijs has designed a sex toy with a bright pink torso that can be mounted like a vaulting horse. More
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Bastiaan Buijs creates wind-up sex toy using hand-blown glass
Dutch Design Week 2015: this "aesthetically pleasing" glass vibrator by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Bastiaan Buijs is powered by clockwork. More
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Lucy Sparrow tackles "prudery" with stitched sex shop in London's Soho
British artist Lucy Sparrow is filling an adults-only shop in London's Soho district with sex toys, porn magazines and bondage gear all made of felt. More
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Pillow Play modular sex toys are designed for personalised pleasure
Graduate shows 2015: University of Brighton graduate Amber Defroand has designed a vibrator with interchangeable shafts to "enable women to personalise their sexual experiences". More
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Czech designer aims to tackle sex-toy stereotypes with range of eggs and a vibrator
Czech designer Anna Maresova's Whoop.de.doo sex toys for women are designed to avoid being "blatantly vulgar or weird". More
