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Making Intimate Technologies Together
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Human Centered Technology, Media Technology and Interaction Design, MID.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7673-0822
Mafalda Gamboa Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7777-3349
Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Human Centered Technology, Media Technology and Interaction Design, MID.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0767-6973
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2025 (English)In: Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2025, p. 2818-2832Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Feminist research highlights the urgent need to challenge the oppressive design of commercial intimate technologies, particularly how the FemTech industry restricts access to intimate bodily knowledge through paywalls and proprietary systems. Yet, for decades, women and marginalized communities have turned to Do-It-Yourself (DIY) or ‘hacking’ practices to reclaim control over their own gynecology and intimate health, addressing gaps often ignored by medical research and healthcare. Inspired by visual themes from these movements, this pictorial critically explores how designers and HCI researchers might advance DIY approaches to intimate technologies. We exemplify this with reflections from a series of workshops on handmade intimate sensors, and draw out the joyful potential of collaborative making—building alliances, destigmatizing intimate health, and using craft to subvert gender stereotypes. We discuss matters of safety when making together and contribute to ongoing work on building feminist makerspaces. 

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2025. p. 2818-2832
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Human Computer Interaction
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-367848DOI: 10.1145/3715336.3735412ISI: 001555741000168Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105020670946OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-367848DiVA, id: diva2:1986410
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2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2025, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, July 5-9, 2025
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Available from: 2025-07-31 Created: 2025-07-31 Last updated: 2025-11-19Bibliographically approved

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