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Valentine Amartey

Valentine Amartey is a Brooklyn based designer, performer, rope artist and educator. He began making costumes for various downtown performance artist back in the ’90s. In one occasion, he designed the costumes for a performance that called for rope looks for an underground burlesque troupe. He says that is when he discovered the art of…
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Bondage Picnic Around the World: Celebrating Diversity and Trust

The Bondage Picnic Around the World is a unique international event that brings together enthusiasts of rope bondage and Shibari. This non-profit celebration occurs simultaneously in various cities worldwide, aiming to normalize perceptions and share the passion for this art form in open-air spaces. Let’s explore the origins, purpose, and impact of this global gathering…
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Las Vegas Bondage Classes

Las Vegas Bondage Classes is a personalized bondage and Shibari experience in Las Vegas for couples, singles and groups. It was born with the dream of connecting individuals with Shibari and Bondage experts in Las Vegas. Its focus is to teach how to enjoy Shibari in the bedroom. The goal is to educate people in…
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Place des Cordes

Founded in 2013, La Place des Cordes started as a simple monthly jam in Paris. After a year, it became a place devoted full-time to the practice of ropes. La Place des Cordes imparts workshops, classes and performance evenings with the best rope practitioners in the world. It is a place to practice rope and…
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Bomma

Founded in 2012, Bomma is a company that brings the traditional Czech glassmaking craft to new and dynamic levels. It is a group with top-level talented artists with a top of the line skillset that set today’s highest standards of glassmaking. Bomma emphasizes contemporary designs, outstanding glass quality and detail. This has brought the company…
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Tessa Kuragi

Tessa Kuragi is a London based artist and model of British, Asian and Jamaican heritage. Tessa loves to explore themes of eroticism and surrealism, usually tending through the uncomfortable part of art. At age of 19th, her career began, and she began working with famous photographers and participated in amazing collaborations. Tessa Kuragi expresses her…
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Bones and Rope

Fred Hatt and Anna are two London based Shiabri artists. Together, they founded Bones and Rope, which is one of the most important Shibari studios in the UK. Bones and Ropes is a webpage where you find everything about rope. Fred and Anna do Shibari for fashion shoots, music videos, and creative projects. Likewise, they…
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Rope Topia

Rope Topia is a site about shibari and Kinbaku. In Rope Topia you won’t find the bondage people talk about lately. Actually, it is about the traditional Japanese bondage, Shibari or Kinbaku. Rope Topia was founded by a rope lover. His aims is to share his knowledge and passion with rope practitioners and lovers. In…
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Shakti Tantra

Shakti Tantra is a School of Sexuality and Tantra that was founded by 4 women in 2001. This unique school offers programs for women, men, couples, and private consultation. The idea is to provide experiences and teachings that can help find contentment, inner joy, and aliveness. Ideally, this will improve the flow of their sexuality,…
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Nawasabi

Nawasabi is a professional rope artist, performer and teacher in the art of Shibari. He believes Shibari is the most beautiful way to lose yourself in your partner. Actually, for hi, every Shibari session is like a first kiss. Nawasabi also believes that passing on knowledge is the clue of his artistic conception. However, each…
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