K-OODI Magazine March 2016, Issue 4 | Page 160

themselves and your thoughts behind them? It's all about the design and shape. The shape is smooth, silky and aerodynamic. You can have one or more and pile them up on a table to make it an art piece. Did you do a lot of research on the history of sex toys, considering wood has been used for similar purposes (though much differently) in the distant past? Or was the process more organic? I did a lot of research on the history of sex toys. My first idea was to do a Ferrari of sex toys which would have been the same banana shape, but in pure gold with a vibrator. However I didn't have enough money for the production and testing so I ended up experimenting with wood and found out that it was actually perfect material in many ways. How has it been so far? What would you consider the best thing about designing luxurious adult toys, and what has been the worst? Like in everything in life there are pros and cons. For me it is clearly easier to do business outside of Finland. It's more natural. In Finland it seems no one really takes you seriously before you'll make it outside of the country, or work with the gaming or computer/IT industry. interested investor so I am very happy of what I have achieved in a short period of time. You have a background in fashion design, can you tell us more about it? I have a Master of Arts in Fashion. The past 7 years I worked as an Art Director for two Finnish companies. I organized photoshoots, campaigns, designed web pages and graphics and I still have clients in Finland to whom I design all kinds of visuals through my other company (Tea Latvala Design.) What do you find is the most challenging thing when it com \