Toy Guide
Spot by Myla
The Design | Small and discreet, but very very powerful. |
The Inspiration | Spot is shaped to be an extension of your hand and designed to suit the natural curves of your body. It is a delicate and sensual object, not only pleasing to the eye with its delightful dots, but also irresistibly pleasant to the touch. |
The Vibe | Small, almost silent, but ever so strong. |
The Buzz | Think of a swarm of powerful, but extremely quiet bumble bees. |
What’s the Point? | Spot is proof that you don't always need to be big to be strong - it has two buttons to control its speed, ranging from a gentle vibration to a very intense one. |
Size Matters | 7.5cm long by 3.6cm wide by 2.5cm high |
Features | Variable speed vibrating toy |
Dinner Party Titbits | With it's divine black surface and ivory dots motif, Spot is the perfect matching accessory to our gorgeous Spring/Summer 07 range Spot Silk. |
Sphere by Rachel Wingfield
The Design | Sphere is inspired by nature - efficient, effective and beautiful . |
The Designer | Rachel is based in London and set-up Loop.ph with Mathias Gmachl to create and develop new reactive surfaces and structures. Her work has been exhibited internationally with British Council and she recently exhibited in the Design Museum and the V & A Museum in London. |
The Inspiration | For Rachel, design is the ability to learn from efficient systems in nature to improve living. "I try to capture the dynamic, rich display of botanical life into everyday surfaces and have been inspired by the flowering and growth of plants. |
The Vibe | Smooth and strong. |
The Buzz | Think two bumble bees, talking, and occasionally getting quite excited ... |
What’s the Point? | Because of it's circular shape, Sphere emits the same strength vibrations over all of its surface, so every which way, you can be sure of good vibrations. |
Size Matters | 7cm high by 7cm wide |
Features | Battery Operated |
Dinner Party Titbits | Sphere is the star of it's very own online advert - Pleasure Like No Other. Filmed in and around the iconic streets of Notting Hill, set to the beautiful tunes of Bev Lee Harling, Sphere is featured bouncing it's way past well-known local sights, Myla Boutiques and finally into privacy of a young woman's boudoir. Full length feature coming soon. |
C-Shell by Scott Henderson
The Design | Its organic form is designed to be beautiful & functional |
The Designer | Scott Henderson is Principal of Scott Henderson Inc in New York City, where he designs objects for some of the world’s leading corporations. He is also Co-Founder of the design collective, MINT. Listed as the inventor on over 50 patents in the US and Europe, his work has been recognized in exhibitions, award programs and in the press world-wide. |
The Inspiration | Scott’s philosophy is “if something makes you smile it becomes easier to use”. His work has always centred on bringing happiness to people through the smaller things in life. |
The Vibe | Buzz your hand off |
The Buzz | Think two very busy bumble bees! |
What’s the Point? | C-Shell has multiple vibrating surfaces that contact the body in several places simultaneously |
Size Matters | 14cm by 12cm |
Features | Battery Operated |
Dinner Party Tidbits | An early name under consideration for C-Shell was the “Turbo Quiver”…don’t ask…. |
Bone by Tom Dixon
The Design | Bone’s so sleek it purrs |
The Designer | Tom’s the Creative Director of Habitat, the home style retailer, & also runs his own design company, Tom Dixon. In 2000, he received an OBE for his service to design and innovation. He’s one of the most acclaimed names in today’s design world |
The Inspiration | With Bone, Tom set out to create the finest vibrator ever made. The ergonomic shape of bone was inspired by ancient fertility symbols |
The Vibe | Bone’s shape creates different intensities & patterns of vibration from different areas of its surface. |
The Buzz | Think two bumblebees! |
What’s the Point? | Bone is our best-selling toy and is loved by its owners for its varied contours, and deep vibration |
Size Matters (measured at the widest points) | Bone is 22cm long, 6cm wide and 5cm high (that’s 8½” long, 2½” wide and 2” high) |
Features | Variable speed vibrating toy Rechargeable with charger (UK, European, US or Japanese) Made in the UK, in hygienic, hand-cast resin |
Dinner Party Tidbits | We can only make 30 Bones a week, so there’s often a waiting list Bone is hand-finished so each piece is unique Bone was the star of a short-film shown in Selfridges’ Christmas window in 2003 |
Pebble by Mari-Ruth Oda
The Design | Looks & feels like a, erm, pebble |
The Designer | Mari-Ruth is a Japanese sculptural ceramicist who lives & works in Britain. Her work is inspired by the calm and serene environment of the traditional Japanese architecture and gardens; a quality she also strives to apply to her sculptures. |
The Inspiration | "I am interested in how the body becomes a negative space when moulding itself to the positive space of a human form. This interest encouraged me to make an object of beauty that would be tempting to hold and to explore, or explore with" |
The Vibe | Intense vibration at the tip, gentler at the sides |
The Buzz | Think three bumblebees |
What’s the Point? | Easy to use and hits the spot. It's highly recommended by many of our first time toy buyers. |
Size Matters (measured at the widest points) | 9cm long, 7cm wide and 5cm high (or 3½” long, 2¾” wide and 1¾” high) |
Features | Rechargeable with charger (UK, European, US or Japan) Available in Slate or Ivory Variable speed vibrating toy Made in the UK, in hygienic, hand-cast resin |
Dinner Party Tidbits | Mari-Ruth’s sculptures appear in the garden of the Big Brother House Pebble’s the toy women like to buy for themselves |
Mojo by Marc Newson
The Design | Reminiscent of a funky orange juicer…Mojo is gentle & space aged |
The Designer | Australian born, Marc is one of the most accomplished & influential designers of his generation. He has worked across a wide range of design disciplines to create designs for clients such as Alessi, Cappellini, Flos, Shiseido & Apple Computers. Marc has his own design company, Marc Newson, based in Paris |
The Inspiration | “Diversity makes me happy. I see nothing strange in designing everything from a private jet to a sex toy, there are obvious technical differences but the main difference is one of scale. My best ideas always happen at strange moments . . .” |
The Vibe | Good if you are very sensitive as it’s made of soft silicon and has less intense vibrations than the other toys |
The Buzz | Very quiet, as the silicone outer stifles the sound of the motor |
What’s the Point? | The perfect toy for massage fun as well as more intimate & amusing use |
Size Matters (measured at the widest points) | 10cm wide by 6.5cm high (that’s 4” wide by 2¾” high) |
Features | Variable speed vibrating toy Battery Operated – Requires two AAA batteries Made in the UK, in FDA approved silicon |
Dinner Party Tidbits | The outer silicon of Mojo can be removed and cleaned in a dishwasher. We constantly have one in the wash to test its endurance! |