We live in a world that loves its personal devices ... in some cases, very personal.

Sales of sex toys are booming, with an estimated 1 million items bought by Australians every year, and the number is only forecast to grow. But quality is not keeping pace with quantity, leaving a massive gap in the market for well-designed, high-value products.

A Goldfrau Ceramic Sextoy designed by Dr Judith Glover.

RMIT lecturer, Judith Glover, believes she has at least part of the solution – one that might even position Australia at the forefront of a surging industry.

The former boilermaker recently ran the world's first university course on sex-toys, teaching Melbourne students how to apply industrial design principles to intimate appliances.