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Press & Media

In the Press

Fourteen years on the record. Every link below works — live articles link direct; pieces whose original sites have gone dark link to their Internet Archive copies.

Features & profiles

  • VICE — “The 3D-Printed Sex Toy Industry Is Growing Bigger” (2013), featuring founder Chelsea Downs · Read the article
  • HuffPost — “This Queer Collective Is Revolutionizing Sex” (2014), the founder profile · Read the article
  • The Advocate — “14 Sex Toys That Show Your LGBTQ+ Pride” (2020), featuring the Trans Masc Pump · Read the article
  • Original Plumbing — “Shilo’s a Dick” (2013) · Archived copy
  • Vocativ — 3D-printed penises video feature · Watch

The 3DEA wave (2012–2013)

  • The New York Times — “Dinner Is Printed” by A.J. Jacobs · Read the article
  • TIME — “3D Printing Reaches Consumers” · Read the article
  • HuffPost — “3D Penis Print-Outs From 3DEA Are the Future of Dildos” · Read the article
  • Cosmopolitan — “The Future of Sex Toys?” · Read the article
  • Jezebel — “It’s Thursday: Why Not Make a Custom Dildo of Your Dong?” · Archived copy
  • New York Post — “Junk in a Box” · Read the article
  • PCMag — “X-Rated Valentine’s Day Tech Toys for Adults” · Read the article
  • Dezeen — “Cheap 3D printers fuel home-printed sex toy ‘phenomenon’” · Read the article
  • InsideHook — “Yes We Scan” · Read the article
  • Animal New York — “Justin Bieber, Hello Kitty, and other 3D-printed dildos” · Read the article
  • Fleshbot — “Everything You Need to Know About 3D Printing Your Dick’s Doppelganger” · Read the article
  • Openhouse — “Print Your Penis!” · Archived copy
  • GuySpeed — “Give the Gift of Girth” · Read the article
  • 3ders.org — “3DEA offering personalized 3D sex toy” · Read the article

Community & collaborations

  • Autostraddle — Shilo pack-and-play review · Read the review
  • Kelvin Sparks — Shilo review (2020) · Read the review
  • Sugarbutch — Love Bump review (2013) · Read the review
  • The Palimpsex — Shilo review (2016) · Read the review
  • CrashPadSeries — “The Dream Scene” queer porn scriptwriting contest, co-hosted with NYTC

Press inquiries: interviews, samples, and the press kit — get in touch.