Sex toys can be a fun form of functional art; carefully sculpted, designed, and crafted to be as pleasing to the eye as they are the body.

Below are some sex toys from the new wave. These gallery-worthy pleasure objects are shaking up old stigmas, and changing how people perceive dildos, vibrators, and other sex toys.

Njoy Pure Wand

Aqua-King by Uberrime

The Hammer LED Dildo

Most realistic squirting dildo

Semenette 'Pop!'

Crave Vesper, Vibrator Necklace

Bad Dragon Echo

Vixen Creations Galaxy

Crystal Delights Twist

BS atelier Paris

Buddha's Delight

The Hole Bunch

Casanova Gold Dildo

Fun Factory Bouncer

Sex toys as art is still a relatively new concept. In Texas, vibrators were only legalized in 2008, and in Alabama selling sex toys is still a crime.

There's also no regulations on sex toys, so some companies get away with using cheap materials that cause rashes, smell funny, increase the risk of infection, and have other negative long-term effects. The result is the artistic sex toys are hidden from view, and the cheap toxic toys are what people usually end up getting and associating with what a 'sex toy' is.

Jelly dildos, a type of TPE rubber, are suspiciously shiny and smell so strong that I choke and my eyes water. I strongly recommend avoiding this toy material!

The good news is there's a more colorful and fun side to the sex toy industry. Independently owned companies like Smitten Kitten, Vixen Creations, Njoy, Fun Factory, Nobessence, Crystal Delights, and countless Etsy shops, put safety before profit. They only sell sex toys made from medical-grade body-safe materials like silicone, stainless steel, and borosilicate glass. These toys not only feel amazing, they also look amazing, last for years, and are actually safe to use.

So back to sextoycollective.com, this is a place where we showcase the latest trends in sex toy design.

Interactive Tools

These tools let you discover the world of sex toys in a different way that isn't possible through just plain blogging or writing. We try to release a new tool every few months.

Dildo Sculptor - This tool lets you sculpt custom dildos online. You can apply FX like bumps, waves, spirals, then when you're done 3D print it or share it with your mates.

Sex Toy Discovery Tool - This tool let's you scroll through sex toys. We hand-pick every toy, so only interesting sex toys are shown. You can also sort by type, like dildos, vibrators, etc.

Boutique Sex Shops Map - After reading Vibrator Nation, I was inspired to make a map that shows all the sex positive and woman-owned shops of the world. This clickable map let's you discover cool shops in Chile, South Africa, Germany, the USA, and all over. I had tons of fun making it, and I hope it's useful, especially for incorporating some sexy stops on a vacation.

Sex Toy Voting and Match-Making Guides

These posts have voting tools that let everyone like/vote for their favorite sex toys in a certain category. The results are then sorted so we can see the winners.