Queer Self Made Sex Tech

Queer Self Made Sex Tech
Name	Queer Self Made Sex Tech
Location	H&D Studio
Date	2026/07/15
Time	14:30-17:00
PeopleOrganisations	Merel Noorlander
Type	HDSC2026
Web	Yes
Print	No

This event was only for participants of the Summer Camp 2026 and not open to the public. For public events you could check: HDSC2026 Clouds to Commons Public Program

In this hands-on session, we built a compact 3V mini vibration tool designed for DIY tech pleasure making. Participants assembled a mini vibrating disk motor powered by a 2×AA battery holder with switch, using simple wiring (red/black hookup wires) and basic insulation (ideally shrink tubing).

The activity focused on a quick, prototype-friendly workflow; connecting electronics, and securing the components into a small build. We casted & molded participants’ objects with the vibrating motor; it’s a very simple and fun DIY vibrator (for the whole body), and there are many ways to build it, but this is the one we used : )

Participants were invited to bring:

• a small compact object (~2.5 × 2.5 cm, minimal protrusions*), we’ll use it for an optional silicone cast/mold to create your pleasure object.
• Toys (or objects) with big open holes, hook-like shapes, or lots of moving parts usually won’t release cleanly from a mold. For this build, we’ll stick to the basics; shapes that cast well and are easy to pour.

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Bio

Merel Noorlander is a non-binary maker-researcher, curator, and clown-burlesque-drag performer creating playful pleasure tools from everyday objects; like turning a shoe polisher into a flogger. They build open, community-led programs, workshops and courses that center care and collective power, co-creating around DIY intimate technologies, video, and multisensory installations with queer, immigrant makers and collaborators -working with grassroots organizations and educational institutions on social-practice sextech-cultivating a platform of self-made queer sex toys through knowledge exchange, skill sharing, stories, and tools.

IG: @merelnoorlander_studio (website in the re-make)