Archisutra manual teaches architecture and design-inspired sex positions
"Truss Me", "Eames it in" and "Get an Eiffel" are just some of the sexual positions listed in a new architecture- and design-themed take on the Kama Sutra, the ancient Indian Hindu guide to love and sex.
Called the Archisutra, the tongue-in-cheek sex manual compiled by London-based architect Miguel Bolivar uses witty descriptions and annotated scale drawings to demonstrate various sexual positions.
The positions detailed in the book are all inspired by iconic buildings and often incorporate the use of designer furniture.
Bolivar, who works at an architectural practice in London and has been working on the book as a side project over the last two years, says that The Archisutra raises the question: how should we design for sex"
"The idea to produce the book came about after overhearing a colleague's consultation with a client about the design of his house," Miguel Bolivar told Dezeen.
"To my surprise, she blushed at the client's request to fit a lock on the bedroom door and the thought of people having sex in a building which she had designed. Her awkwardness made me think about how often sex is considered when an architect designs a building and inspired me to write a tongue in cheek book highlighting this."
Bolivar says that the book's precise annotated drawings were inspired by the work of Leonardo da Vinci and Le Corbusier.
In particular, da Vinci's Vitruvian Man ? a diagram showing the proportions of the perfec...
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