Designers Giorgio Gasco and Gianmaria Della Ratta have created a range of decorative stucco mouldings based on the interior decor of rented chat rooms used by cam girls.
The Digital Muses collection consists of eight plaster wall pieces featuring elements such as cherubs, dolphins and vibrators, which the designers spotted in chat rooms used by cam girls who put on live sex shows via video streaming in exchange for money.
The collection, which is based on research and interviews with cam girls, was presented at Rotterdam's Galerie Lecq and as part of this year's virtual edition of Dutch Design Week (DDW).
The E-Angel relief features a cherub sticking out its tongue
The designers, who both graduated from Design Academy Eindhoven, spoke about the collection during a Dezeen panel discussion exploring how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted intimacy. "Physical spaces have been affected a lot by the coronavirus crisis but on the contrary, the virtual space has been amplified and strengthened," Della Ratta said in the talk.
"So digital media is now part of our daily lives and especially in this situation, we cannot live or work without it. So as designers, we felt the need to investigate this universe, to understand it and to use it for design purposes."
The Rain-over rainbow stucco is made from plaster and marble powder
The number of people turning to cam girls has risen during the pandemic, with one performer reporting a 30 per cent increase in business an...