LELO

LELO (LELOi AB) is a Swedish intimate lifestyle company that designs, develops and manufactures upmarket sex toys, BDSM accessories, and massage products. Sold in over 50 international markets, LELO is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden with other offices in Melbourne, San Jose, and Shanghai. LELO is the recipient of more than 30 adult industry awards and is the first-ever sex toy design brand to be awarded a Cannes Lions for Product Design as well the Red Dot Design Award for two consecutive years. LELO currently sells one of the most expensive vibrators in the world, a 24-karat gold plated vibrator that costs $15,000 USD.[1]

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LELOi AB
Private
IndustryConsumer Goods
FoundedStockholm, Sweden (2002)
FounderEric Kalen, Carl Magnuson, Filip Sedic
Headquarters
Stockholm, Sweden
Key people
Miroslav Slavic (CEO)
ProductsLuxury Goods
Number of employees
600+
Websitewww.lelo.com
The company office in Stockholm.

History

In 2002, industrial designers Eric Kalén and Carl Magnuson, and engineer Filip Sedic founded LELO. In September 2003, the three registered LELO LLC. Having employed just 10 people in its Stockholm headquarters in their founding year, LELO presently has over 600 employees with offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the US. It is currently a leading producer of high-quality sex toys and intimate lifestyle products, selling in over 40 international markets.[2]

The company has experienced rapid growth, more than doubling its sales volume yearly since its foundation,[3] and the company's products retail on average above $100 USD for a vibrator.[4] On June 9, 2010 LELO expanded its products to include bedroom accessories such as cuffs, ties, and blindfolds.[5] The expansion continued later that year when LELO came out with massage oils, candles and their own water-based personal moisturizer. In 2016, LELO further expanded into the sexual health market, with the launch of the HEX condom [6]. Charlie Sheen was appointed as an ambassador of the campaign; he attended the press conference at Westbury Hotel and LELO Hex launch party at Vinyl Factory in Soho, London.[7]

Continuing their expansion, on February 4, 2011 LELO launched Sussurra, their own limited edition line of silk lingerie and loungewear.[8] On November 22, 2011, the LELO group launched PicoBong, a brand that caters to younger demographics with colorful designs and a lower price point.[9]

Operations

Design and innovation

LELO has taken a non-traditional approach to the design and manufacture of sex toys, utilizing high design concepts that are non-representational of the sexual anatomy of the human body, a style that is now widely adopted across the sex toy industry. The company has been recognized for pioneering creations in the adult industry, including the first couples’ toys with motion controller functions from their SenseMotion™ line,[10] as well as the first sex toys to employ tactile sensing, the Smart Wands.

Product lines

Since the development and sale of the first LELO product in 2003, LELO has gone on to segment their sex toy selection into four distinct catalogs. The FEMME and HOMME collections are made up of sex toys catering to women and men, respectively, while the Insignia range is composed of higher-end and more design-oriented sex toys, including the SenseMotion Insignia couples’ massagers with wireless remote controls as well as the Smart Wands all-over body massagers with tactile-sensing SenseTouch™ technology.

The LUXE collection includes LELO personal massager designs cast in 24-Karat gold or stainless steel, and are among the world’s most expensive sex toys offered at retail, ranging in price from $2,590.00USD to $15,000.00USD.[11]

In summer 2016 LELO launched the HEX™ condom, the result of seven years of development that sought to re-engineer the structure of the condom and rejuvenate the reputation of safe sex. Initially launched on crowdfunding website Indiegogo, the project exceeded its goal of 10,000 pledges within the first 12 hours of launch.

Marketing and distribution

Beyond the Wave movie

As part of an exercise to challenge couples’ perceptions, and to encourage debate and discussion on the subject of communication within relationships, LELO released a video project and a supporting interactive experience entitled ‘'Beyond the Wave’' (2015).[12] The trailer received close to half a million views within 24 hours of its release.

Starring Casper Van Dien, the story revolves around a singular man’s journey through a post-apocalyptic landscape in search of a connection he once lost. Directed by Goran Gajic and produced by the LELO creative team, the trailer drew praise for its unexpected premise.[13] It was launched with a supplementary interactive experience called PlayTogether, which revealed more of the world on a dedicated website.[14]

Partners and distributors

On February 25, 2009 LELO partnered with Walgreens to make the LELO products available in all of their drugstore locations in the United States.[15] On April 29, 2009, the Wynn Las Vegas hotel’s lingerie boutique Black Satin announced that it picked up the LELO Luxe line of 24 karat gold-plated sex toys.[16] On May 22, 2010, the Swedish state-owned pharmacy chain Apoteket also announced that it would be carrying a limited range of LELO products.[17] A month later, LELO announced its collaboration with the trend-setting Ron Robinson boutique at the world-famous Fred Segal shopping center in Hollywood.[18] On May 13, 2011, Brookstone announced they would begin to feature the Alia, Gigi, Lily, and Siri personal massagers, and the Flickering Touch line of massage oils and candles in select retail locations, and in their online store; LELO and Brookstone launched the partnership at The Venetian, Las Vegas, where they also showcased the LELO Sussurra collection of intimate apparel.[19] LELO is also sold internationally in exclusive boutiques, such as Coco De Mer in London, Galeries Lafayette in Berlin, Kiki de Montparnasse in New York, Le Printemps in Paris, POM POM parlor in PUB - a well known department store in central Stockholm, and Zou Zou in Rome.[20]

Awards and recognition
  • 2009 – Outstanding Pleasure Product (BO cock ring), AVN ‘O’ Awards
  • 2010 – Outstanding Product Packaging, AVN ‘O’ Awards
  • 2010 – Best New Toy (SIRI clitoral vibrator), East Coast News Industry Awards
  • 2011 – Best New Exhibitor (Sussurra Lingerie), Fashion Exposed
  • 2011 – Best Large Sex Toy Company, AVN ‘O’ Awards
  • 2011 – Best Products in Australia, Eros Shine Awards[21]
  • 2011 – Best Selling Products, Eros Shine Awards[21]
  • 2011 – Most Innovative Product (Soraya Rabbit Vibrator), X’Show
  • 2011 – Best Product Packaging, XBIZ Awards[22]
  • 2012 – Best Product Packaging, Erotic Trade Only Awards
  • 2012 – Best Products in Australia, Eros Shine Awards[21]
  • 2012 – Outstanding Product Design (Tiani Couples’ Massager), Red Dot Design Awards
  • 2013 – Best Products in Australia, Eros Shine Awards[21]
  • 2013 – Outstanding Product Design (Smart Wands Body Massager), Red Dot Design Awards
  • 2013 – Awards - Best Product Line for Women (Insignia), AVN Awards[23]
  • 2014 – Luxury Toy/Line of the Year (Tara), XBIZ Awards[24]
  • 2014 – Platinum A’Design Award Adult Toys[25]
  • 2014 – Product Design Lions - Cannes Lions 2014 Festival [26]
  • 2015 – Pleasure Products Company of the Year, XBIZ Awards[27]
  • 2015 – Luxury Toy/Line of the Year – ORA 2, XBIZ Awards[27]
  • 2015 – Sex Toy of the Year–Powered — Hula Beads, XBIZ Awards[27]
  • 2015 – SHE Awards - Best Luxury Sex Toy (PINO)
  • 2016 – AVN Award - Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Medium LELO
  • 2016 – Meilleure campagne de relations presse (HEX), Trophee de la Communication Award
  • 2016 – ETO Awards - Best Luxury Brand & Best Trade Marketing Award
  • 2016 – StorErotica - Marketing Campaign of the Year - Lelo “Beyond the Wave”
  • 2016 – 23rd International Grand PRIX Relational Strategies award
  • 2017 – Design Quality & Innovation (HEX), A’Design Awards
  • 2017 – Healthcare (HEX), PRWEEK Global Awards
  • 2017 – Medicine/ Health / Care (HEX), iF Design Awards
  • 2018 – Product Packaging of the Year, StorErotica’s 12th Annual SE Awards
  • 2019 – Luxury Brand of the Year, XBIZ Awards
  • 2019 – Best Luxury Toy Range, Adultex Awards
  • 2019 – Product Design (SONA), iF DESIGN AWARD
  • 2019 – Best Sex Toy for Vulvas (SONA), Cosmopolitan Stamp of Sexcellence
  • 2019 – Golden A’ Design Award (SONA), International Design Academy
  • 2019 – QUIETEST IN SHOW (LILY), Cosmopolitan Stamp of Sexcellence
  • 2019 - Luxury Pleasure Product/Line of the Year, XBIZ Awards
  • 2019 - Innovative Sex Toy of the Year (F1s) – Technology, XBIZ Awards
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References
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  2. "Company Profile 21306". SB Wire.
  3. A Guide to the New Luxury Sex Toys, Times Online
  4. Sex Toy Sales are Booming, The New York Times
  5. LELO Launches Adventurous Accessories Line for Light, Luxurious Sensual Teasing, Marketwire, 06/09/2010
  6. LELO Launches Luxurious New Massage Line with Personal Lubricant, PR.com, 10/15/2010
  7. "Charlie Sheen Lelo Hex Ambassador". Ikon London Magazine. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  8. LELO Launches Sussurra Collection of Silk Lingerie and Loungewear, Lingerie Journal, 02/04/2011
  9. PicoBong to Launch E-Shop, Business.AVN.com
  10. These Designs Are Really Sexy: The Best Sex Tech in Vegas, Switched.com
  11. https://www.lelo.com/earl
  12. Gajic, Goran (Director) (2015). Beyond the Wave (Movie). LELO.
  13. "This Week In Trailers: Beyond the Wave". Slashfilm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  14. "Beyond the Wave move website". beyondthewavemovie.com. LELO.
  15. Walgreens to Carry Sensual Wellness Products by LELO, Bloomberg.com
  16. LELO at The Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, PR Web, 04/29/2009
  17. LELO Products to be Sold in Swedish State-Owned Pharmacy, Apoteket, PR Newswire, 05/22/2008
  18. Ron Robinson at Fred Segal Boutique Now Offers LELO Intimate Products, Reuters, 06/24/2010
  19. "Prestigious Surroundings Offer Perfect Showcase for New SenseMotion Insignia Lyla". Yahoo! News.
  20. LELO LUXE to Walk the Red Carpet in Cannes, PR Web
  22. XBIZ Award
  23. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-05-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  24. XBIZ Award Winners 2014, XBIZ, January, 2014
  27. XBIZ Award Winners, XBIZ, January, 2015
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