Forest of Theoretical Sex Toys, featured in this month’s Wallpaper* The Handmade Issue, is the product of a collaboration between the Architectural Association Digital Prototyping Lab and Douglas Coupland, a Canadian artist and novelist. Handmade X: With Love is the tenth edition of Wallpaper* Handmade, a project that pairs creatives with makers and manufacturers.

The ‘sex toys’ were designed by Douglas Coupland in response to Wallpaper*’s theme of ‘love’ and 3D printed at the Digital Prototyping Lab at the AA. In the interview featured in this month’s Wallpaper* issue Douglas says “The theme of love made me think about things that are about the body but not necessarily about your body. In the same way that Lawren Harris painted the phylum of trees on the island, I wanted the same ‘Qu’est-ce que c’est?’ to come out of the trees we made. That same sense of familiarity wrapped up in weirdness.” 

Read the full article on the Wallpaper* website

The 3D printed collection of ‘sex toys’ will be auctioned in autumn to raise funds towards Scholarships and Bursaries for future generations of deserving students to have the opportunity to study at the AA School of Architecture. Be the first to find out about the auction by registering your interest