The Instrumentarium
The Library preserves knowledge. The Archive develops and interprets it. The Gallery preserves culture. The Instrumentarium preserves the material culture of the Lifestyle — the implements, devices and objects through which practice is enacted. Every item is described for meaning, context and safety, never as instruction.
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Suspension Equipment· 2
Sling
Suspension Equipment · Gay Leather, Leather, Old Guard, Contemporary BDSM, FemDom, MaleDom, M/s, Professional Domination
A Sling is a suspended support system consisting of a flexible seat or body support suspended from structural anchor points. Recognised as one of the defining architectural elements of modern Leather culture, it represents the development of purpose-built environments designed specifically for consensual authority traditions.
Swing
Suspension Equipment · Contemporary BDSM, Leather, FemDom, MaleDom, M/s, Professional Domination, Educational BDSM
A Swing is a suspended support system composed primarily of adjustable straps, harnesses and supporting hardware designed to suspend and support the body from structural anchor points. Distinguished from the traditional Leather Sling by its modular construction, the Swing has become one of the most widely recognised forms of contemporary suspension equipment.