![]() Unbound caters to a lot of different needs. “I want everyone in America to own a vibrator” – Polly Rodriguez So we really try to make things that, if someone were to leave them out on their bedside table, they wouldn’t be mortified if someone walked in. I think (sex toys) are unnecessarily in the shape of a penis a lot of the time, especially when women need clitoral stimulation, which is vibration or suction. We focus on really minimalist designs, and not making products really phallic. I think that goes back to a puritanical inability for us to talk about sex and sexuality in a healthy way. Then there’s the other side of me that says we haven’t been given the proper education and access to information. There’s one really dark, cynical side of me that feels that it’s a mechanism to keep women down. ![]() Most often it’s because of men who have told women what sexuality should look like and should feel like. Why do you think women still feel stigmatised for seeking self-pleasure? After going through that, I shopped (for a vibrator), but I realised, ‘Why is no one making beautiful products that make women feel good when they shop in this category?’ It wasn’t until years later that I realised there weren’t any real women leading this industry. It would have been one of the first things to be addressed. The doctors never talked to me about what it meant for my sexuality, and I realised how, if I had been a man, that conversation probably would have gone much differently. How did your experience with cancer inspire Unbound? We spoke to Rodriguez about how women are taking over the sexual wellness industry, and in the process, getting rid of the cultural stigma around getting off. She wanted Unbound to be a safe place for women and femme-identifying people to explore their sexuality – but more importantly, she wanted to offer an antidote to society’s misogynist framework of self-pleasure. She tried buying her very first vibrator in an effort to reclaim her sexuality, but the experience made her realise how inaccessible and antiquated shopping for sex toys can be. Polly Rodriguez, one of the founders of the Women of Sex Tech organisation, created Unbound after cancer radiation treatment left her menopausal at 21. The brand’s Bean vibrator could easily be mistaken as a Comme Des Garçons fragrance, which is definitely an upgrade from the obscenely realistic dildos of the past. Looking more like something you’d find at The Conran Shop rather than something you’d use to get off, everything from the packaging down to the design of the actual toys is Insta-worthy. With its sex-positive ethos and distinctly minimalist aesthetic (think Glossier, but for vibrators) Unbound is a subscription box service that aims to take the embarrassment and shame out of buying sex toys.
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