What, pray tell, is "Love Design"? Why, an exhibit of sexy, sensual art. While some of what's on display is just straight up sex toys (we hear LELO will be exhibiting their Luxe line), others—like Traces of an Imaginary Affair by Björn Franke—are more firmly positioned on the art and design end.

Fast Company has a preview of the event, which runs at the end of the month. We are so saving up our money so we can make it out next year.

· Milan Preview: 'Love Design' Makes Sex Toys Vibrate (fastcompany.com)

· Rubbot.com: The Male Sex Toy (rubbot.com, via slashdong.org)

· Valentina la donna é mobile (ennezero.it)
· Crepax "Kadhorna" cabinet (mossonline.com; previously spotted @ laconcon.com, eternallycool.net, et al.)
· See also: Guido Crepax @ Wikipedia, cartonionline.com, and designboom.com

Previously: Il Mondo di Anastasia, The Sexy World Of Matt Artcore: Meet Cristal Pornostar, Sexy Art by Mónica, Sexy Fumetti: Dr. Barnard's Nurse Barbara, Human Furniture That You Can't Get At IKEA, Sexy Furniture by Mario Philippona

It's true that some folks get turned on by being objectified, but that doesn't always mean they enjoy literally being turned into objects. This folks in this video, however, take objectification to a whole new level—like the second story of a house entryway, where one trussed up babe is turned into a human chandelier. Unfortunately, we don't have names* or dates to go with this clip (and the sound is a little wonky, as well), but it tells the intriguing tale of a man who basically spends all his time molding furniture out of latex-ensconced women. It's an odd hobby to be sure, but no matter what you think of a dude who builds electric female shrink wrapping machines, you've got to be impressed by the old world craftsmanship involved. The tables and chairs on display here make those Chippendale guys look like a bunch of corncob whittlers.

· "Decorate your home with living dominatrix furniture" (vidmax.com, via afhakers.nl, via Unscathed Corpse)

* Steve Diet Goedde, of all people, writes in to point out that this is actually Jeff Gord of House of Gord, which we totally would have known if our brain was working properly today, which it obviously isn't. Thanks, Steve!

Previously: NakedModern: Art Nudes For Design Snobs, Meet ShinyAline (And Friends): Freaks Inside, Wild Gasmasks: Get Your (Kinky) Head On Straight, 3-D Fetish Photos By Charles Mons: You Are There, Collar Factory Custom Fetish Collars: Tie One On

Whenever we're having a bad day and thinking that the Yahoo! thought police have sapped all the joy and goodness (read: naked boobies) out of Flickr, along comes something to reaffirm our faith in the world at large and in the talent and generosity of our fellow pervs. Our latest discovery is this group that collects some truly eye-popping dirty graphic art from pixel-pushers all over the interweb. The criteria for inclusion is pretty simple—"Explicit Porno Art & Design Graphic (Better with a lot of cream!)"—which gives a lot of leeway for everything from venereal-inspired vector art to classic woodblocks and advertising imagery to the reconstructed phone sex and escort flyer collages by our current faves, Viola & Attila (pictured in thumbnail). If all those glossy cards that people tried to shove in our hands while walking down the Las Vegas Strip looked like this, we might actually be tempted to call one of them during our next trip.

· Design & Cum (Flickr)
· Thumbnail via Perv Art By Viola & Attila (flickr.com, via sexblo.gs)

Previously: Sexy Art by the Couscous Kid, Porn Design by Alaska, Art by Greg Loudon: Desolate Angels, Autodestruct: Sexy (And Strange) Pinup Art by Paul Richards, Hot Vector Babes, IdeaFixa, Ida Belogi @ Galleria Perform

Tired of just sitting back and trying to entertain yourself with all the porn that other people are making—or just want to see if you have the mad editing skillz it takes to become the next Eon McKai, Michael Ninn, or Jack The Ripper? Thanks to the twisted geniuses at Pornocombo, you won't have to quit your day job to find out. The Mixer lets you put together your own high-tech porn soundtrack and add video clips and special effects to create your own mini-porntravaganza that'll at least be as interesting as anything you'll see in a Hustler or Vivid trailer compilation. Since the navigation is a bit tricky to master, you'll want to study the step-by-step instructions (accessible via the "Help" button on the bottom) before you begin, but we promise you'll be making your own Fleshbot-worthy artsy porn creations in practically no time. (Or at least a hell of a lot less time it'll take you to pack up and move to Porn Valley to see if you have what it takes to play with the big boys.)

· Pornocombo Mixer (mysexgames.com, via Badgirl's Hotbox)
· Pornocombo (uzik.com)

As well evidenced by all those "Furniture And Naked People" spreads we've posted about in the past, nothing quite compliments the sensuous curves of an Eames chair or the playful visual rhythms of a George Nelson marshmallow sofa than the sensuous curves and, uh, playful rhythms of a gorgeous naked model. It's an idea that's taken to its logical extreme at the beautifully designed NakedModern, a design showcase and artist portfolio site that takes its nudes as seriously as it does a shopping spree at Knoll or DWR: you'll find work from six different photographers that's at least as notable for the beauty of the models as it is for the stunning price tags of the furniture they're stretching across. But don't think it's too deadly serious; all those outtakes they've posted from the various photo shoots prove that even design snobs have a sense of humor too. (Just don't confuse any of the works of furniture art on display with anything from IKEA's inventory or the kind of seating arrangements you usually find in your typical Porn Valley production. We're pretty sure their sense of humor about these things only goes so far.)

· NakedModern: Revelaing Modernism Through Photography (nakedmodern.com - thanks KC)
· Thumbnail: Charles and Ray Eames "La Chaise" (1948) by T.H. Taylor

Previously: Furniture and Naked People by Peter Hegre, Porn Valley Dispatch: The Couches of Porn Valley, Sexy Furniture by Mario Philippona, Furniture and Naked People by Henrik Purienne, Italian Sex Chair, Furniture Porn Movie

In theory, a glossy coffee table book featuring all kinds of sex-related "product designs, graphic designs, and objects relating to sex and love, proactive ads using sex as an enticement, phallic architecture, sex toys, and lots of sexual innuendo" sounds like a must-have for any discriminating perv's home library. But according to our always astute friends at sexblo.gs, Max Rippon's recently published "Sex Design" doesn't quite live up to the promise of its title: "The introduction is so superficial and packed with banal statements that one wonders if the author is really interested in its subject. The following pages read like a blog with big images and not a lot of text which is ok ... Its style seems to be quite inspired by blogs as well. There's some willingness to be witty and humorous for example. Well... let's say that some are better at it than others. Not everyone could write for Fleshbot." Which might be the nicest thing anyone's said about us all week. (Of course, given that carpal tunnel syndrome and boob fatigue are regular aspects of our "job", would anyone want to?)

· Book: "Sex Design" (review and excerpts @ sexblo.gs)
· Order: "Sex Design" (Amazon)

The holiday season brings more than egg nog hangovers and the inevitable tide of hot babes in Santa Claus hats this year; just in time for gift giving comes word from our friends at Cool Hunting about the second edition of Grafuck, the classy international compendium of sexy art and design curated by husband and wife team Fiel Valdez and Peter Vattanatham that features work by over a hundred artists from all over the world including Fleshbot faves Lisa Alisa, Audrey Kawasaki, and Samantha Wolov. There's not much by way of preview material on the official publication site, but you can persue the dozens of links to the contributing artists' online portfolios to get an idea of what's in store; in the meantime, we've already ordered our copy for the Team Fleshbot coffee table. That first edition we have is starting to get a little sticky.

· Let's GRAFUCK! (grafuck.com, via Cool Hunting)

Previously: Spartan Dog #12: Women, Box: The Fetish Issue, Uberbelle, Grafuck, A Magazine, Pretty Porn, New @ Phamous 69, (The New) Pornocha, Vellum: Volume 4

Feel like a nice helping of intensely libido-wilting politics and moralizing with your sex today? The Italian QUANTO Project has just put up the results of their poster design contest, in which artists were asked to "explore the meaning of the word 'prostitution' both from a moral and a sexual standpoint"—which apparently means trying to incorporate the tried and true barcodes-as-pubic hair motif into as many designs as possible. The majority of the winners selected seem to have concentrated on the evils of sex tourism and nonconsensual exploitation; while there's still a handful of slick, sex-positive designs, the images are overwhelmingly harrowing in an ultra creepy negative-reinforcement kind of way. But wow, is the design ever good.-AR

· The QUANTO Project: Winners (quantoproject.com)

Previously: "Pink Box: Inside Japan's Sex Clubs", Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work, The Aphrodite Project, Sex Work Matters, Naked Ambition, Photos (and Films) by Mia Donovan, Virtual Sex Tourist, Rentboy Cruise

You may already have seen the advertisement for the new sex toy by classy British "sex life accessories brand" Myla that's been making the interweb rounds over the last week or so (including right here on Fleshbot), but have you wondered exactly what you're supposed to do with it? Unfortunately, after watching the advertisement over and over again and reading the information on Myla's product website, we're not exactly sure either: the instructions say that it's "ideal for all-over body massages as well as more intimate use", so we assume it's intended to be rubbed on something instead of stuffed into something—which is pretty much the same thing you can do with, say, an orange or a golf ball, though neither will come with two AA batteries and an embossed botanical pattern which designer Rachel WIngfield claims "extract(s) a feminine essence from nature and distill(s) it into this tactile and beautiful design." We're also told over and over again that The Sphere, which will set you back a mere £59, is somehow "organic"; last we checked, a whole pound of organic oranges will set you back about two bucks. They won't vibrate, but at least you'll be able to squeeze some juice out of them afterwards in case you work up a thirst from all that rolling.

· The Sphere: Pleasure Like No Other (pleasurelikenoother.com)

Previously: Marital Aid Test Kitchen Archive, Designer Dildos by Shiri Zinn, Sex Toys @ Kiki de Montparnasse, Precious Metal Vibrators by Jimmyjane, Nobra's Silicone Dreams, Sex Toys by Lelo, Mi-Su: Sexual Aesthetics, Sex Toys by Myla

Surely anyone who's ever contemplated purchasing an over-lifesize photographic closeup of a hot pair of boobs to liven up a dull living room wall has asked themselves, "But is this going to clash with my slate grey industrial carpeting and knockoff Scandanavian modernist design furniture?" Thanks to the digital technology at Sexy Canvas, you'll be able to preview how any of the hundreds of erotic artworks on display will fit in one of a dozen or so preset interiors. Of course, it'd be a lot more helpful if we were able to upload a picture of our own living space to see what this stuff might look if we ever decided to shell out a couple of hundred bucks on a gicleé print of a pert, rosy ass*—but then again, we think all those battered centerfolds we tore out of old issues of "Hustler" compliment our milk crates and beer can pyramids just fine.

· Sexy Canvas (virtual gallery @ sexycanvas.com)

*Update The folks at Sex Canvas wrote in to remind us that you can indeed upload a picture of your own living, family, or rumpus room using the "My room" button on the homepage. Guess we were too blinded by all thise fine art boobie to notice.

If you prefer any conflation of art and smut to be in perfect focus, we commend your attention to the new Sex In Art blog, which features a regularly updated selection of images and websites featuring ... er, sex and art. Aussie founders Justin and Carrie tell us they've been inspired by Fleshbot to create their own site featuring a heady mix of sexy fine art, illustration, graphic design, fashion, and advertising (as well as the occasional suitably tasteful artsy cheesecake shot by Hegre and Beauty Is Divine): "What we are doing here isn't new, it's not groundbreaking, and we know the topic has been explored before. We have created Sex in Art because we dig art and we dig sex. We hope you find our site stimulating, both in the creative and physical sense." Count us stimulated on both counts.

· Sex In Art (sexinart.net)
· Thumbnail by Laura Satana (laurasatana.com, via Sex In Art)

Previously: Erotic Art Show @ Shooting Gallery SF, Traveling Erotic Art Show, Serial Cut: Sexy Graphic Design, Porn Design by Alaska, All Your Prey: Chapter Two, Telmolindo

· Most parents hope their children follow in their footsteps, but rarely do mothers choose the same career as their daughters—especially when that daughter is a porn star. We assume Jewel De'Nyle is proud of her mom, De'Bella, but deep down the thought of her parents having sex still has to creep her out just a bit. (xbix.com)

· Halle Berry says that she likes to use her rubber "X-Men" costume to spice things up in the bedroom. We now have a few new Storm fantasies of our own. (Hint: She keeps the cape on.) (sky.com)

· A 70-year-old actor was charged with assault after throwing a fellow 21-year-old thespian across his knee and giving her a "light spanking". But we have to admit his defense was pretty solid: "All pretty little girls deserve to be spanked once a day," he says. Just get permission next time. (theherald.co.uk)

· Designer Philippe Starck believes that the most creative moments come right after the orgasm, so two of his students used that inspiration to design the "Juicy Phallus" to help folks, well ... get the juices flowing, so to speak. The thoughts you receive may not be that original, but these will definitely give you some ideas. (coroflot.com, via sexblo.gs)

· Tried of those embarrassing charges on your bill when checking out of hotels? Well, these coin-operated porn machines in (where else?) Japan don't leave a paper trail, but you might have to break open that piggy bank to keep it running. (hotelchatter.com)

· Batwoman is back, but don't expect any late-night cave hi-jinks with the Dark Knight; while she may fly across Gotham's rooftops, she doesn't swing that way, if you catch our drift. (cnn.com)

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Previously: Morning Wood Archives/Wet Spots Archives

· "Sex, Paper and Imagination: Three years representing sex without being explicit" (serialcut.com, via sexblo.gs)

Previously: Porn Design by Alaska, All Your Prey: Chapter Two, Telmolindo

It's been a while since our friends at The Modernist have bought us a new installment of their "Furniture and Naked People" feature, but it's back with a bang as master erotic photographer Peter Hegre puts a gorgeous brunette model in a vintage Eero Aarnio bubble chair (likely the same one that credled his wife and muse Luba in one of her most popular photosets ever) and lets his camera record all the captivatingly curvy results. Since we still can't afford these kind of furnishings to grace our offices here at Fleshbot Central—to say nothing of these kinds of models—we're grateful to The Modernist for giving us something to dream about: maybe someday we'll be able surround ourselves with such beautiful things as well. Somehow, putting a model on one of our Ikea loungers and snapping a couple of Polaroids just isn't the same thing.

· Furniture and Naked People #6: Peter Hegre (themodernist.com)
· See also: Luba: Bubble Chair (dailyhotties.net)

Previously: Furniture and Naked People by Henrik Purienne, Italian Sex Chair, Furniture Porn Movie

After two and a half years of bringing you the newest porn on the web via the oldest layout in the Gawker Media stable, our media overlords finally consented to a head to toe (or should we say T to A?) redesign of Fleshbot, the results of which you're looking at now; we're told it's the first site amongst our brethren and sistren to feature the new extra-strength Gawker Widescreen™ goodness which will become standard on all our sites, though don't expect Defamer or Gizmodo or Wonkette to start featuring full size pics from the world's best erotic artists or exclusive photos of your favorite pornstars anytime soon. (Though who knows? Sometimes things change around here faster than we realize.)

Sloppy wet kisses (with tongue) to Pretty and Taylor for making it happen. And to all of you who were too polite to say anything about our wardrobe being out of date for so long.

· Fleshbot 2.0 (you're soaking in it!)