Wolfgang & Hite models sex toys on Foster, Heatherwick and Diller, Scofidio + Renfro buildings
Skyscraper-shaped dildos and a sculptural butt plug are among the silicone erotic toys created by design studio Wolfgang & Hite to critique New York's high-end real estate projects.
Dubbed XXX-HY, the series includes pink silicone versions of numerous buildings in the Hudson Yards development including Thomas Heatherwick's Vessel and The Shed, a cultural building by Diller, Scofidio + Renfro.
Wolfgang & Hite, a studio that specialises in architecture, exhibition design and art production, created the toys to use "humour as a way of critiquing the city and fusing high design with pop culture".
The designers focused on New York's Hudson Yards development on Manhattan's far West Side, which is described as the largest private real estate development in the US. The 28-acre (11-hectare) site contains glazed towers and a public plaza.
"There's a lot to love in NYC's recent building boom, but the city and developers have been jerking each other off for decades, so naturally we wanted to join in the fun," said Wolfgang & Hite.
"Masturbation is a great metaphor for the latest wave of development in New York City."
Each toy's height corresponds to the height of the building it represents. The team used a scale of one inch to 100 feet (2.5 centimetres = 30.4 metres).
Highlights of the collection include a butt plug that resembles the Vessel ? a giant, honeycomb-like sculpture by Heatherwick Studio.
There also is a clitoral stimulator t...
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