David Lee Lampert (October 14, 1930 – June 24, 2021) was an American sex toy pioneer.
He studied agriculture at the University of Illinois, before becoming a dance instructor after graduation.[1]
Lampert invented the Sybian in an attempt to mitigate what he saw as an unfair shortcoming in women's sexual pleasure. He developed it in conjunction with a medical doctor, and tested it with women and their partners at swingers' groups.[1]
His company Abco Research Associates was responsible for the sale of both the Sybian, his own invention, and the Venus 2000, for which it had manufacturing rights.[2][3] He lived in Monticello, Illinois, where he manufactured the Sybian and Venus 2000 as a family business.[4][5]
In 2010, Lampert appeared on the Howard Stern Show with the actress Raven Alexis, who demonstrated the Sybian in action.[6]
Lampert received a lifetime achievement award from AVN magazine in 2016 for his work.[1][5]
Lampert died in 2021, at the age of 90.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Shaulis, Sherri L. (January 19, 2016). "Sybian Creator David Lampert Honored for Lifetime Achievement AVN". AVN. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ a b Dickson, E. J. (2021-07-09). "Dave Lampert, Inventor of the Sybian Sex Aid, Dead at 90". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ Rodkin, Dennis (1994-11-03). "Stroke of Genius". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ Manning, Allee (2017-05-24). "30 Years Of Orgasms: Why The Sybian Remains The Cadillac Of Sex Toys". Vocativ. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ a b Roland, John. "Dave Lampert, Creator of the Sybian, Passes Away AVN". AVN. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ Howard TV 6x56 "Raven Alexis & Sybian Creator Dave Lampert 04-08-10", retrieved 2022-06-24
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