Toy Stories

Designing Intimacy at Kunsthal Rotterdam highlights the revolutionary development of sex toy design in the 21st century. Featuring innovative designs – including TikTok sensation 'Snail Vibe' and products that embrace inclusivity, sexual well-being and technology – the exhibition shows how these objects reflect our current society and how our view of sexuality and pleasure has changed.

Through various themes – health, aesthetics, experience, inclusion and material – Toy Stories. Designing Intimacy offers a multifaceted look at the evolution of sex toy design. Sketches, prototypes, molds and material samples show the process behind the design of sex toys. Recent insights into anatomy and technology have led to a new era in which aesthetics, functionality and accessibility are central. Female-led organizations like The Oh Collective and female designers are playing a key role in this and changing the industry from within.