One small step on the moon, one giant leap towards intimacy

July 21, 1969 – July 21, 2025: What if the exploration was only just beginning?

The night the Earth held its breath

July 20, 1969, 10:56 PM Houston time.

Ironically, the Sea of ​​Tranquility is peaceful in name only.
There, on this lunar expanse, grey, mineral, silent, a man will inscribe in the dust a step that will never be erased from collective memory.
More than 380,000 kilometers from Earth, Neil Armstrong descends the ladder of the lunar module Eagle and declares, in a crackling voice, held by the radio but vibrant with humanity:
“That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind. »
(One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.)

That night, the Moon entered homes all over the world.
It is estimated that nearly 600 million people, their eyes glued to their screens, shared this suspended moment, a silent communion on a planetary scale.

For a few hours, the entire planet held its breath, captivated by a dream come true. The world is no longer quite the same: the conquest of space with Apollo 11 has entered our living rooms , and with it, a dizzying feeling. The feeling of exploration, of possibility, of the unprecedented.

But while man was setting foot on the Moon for the first time, what was happening here on Earth?
What step, more modest, more secret, could each human being dare to take?

What if that night, somewhere, someone had crossed another threshold: that of pleasure, desire, the rediscovered body?

At 1969 , this year never leaves us. It is our starting point, our totem.
She embodies gentle audacity, sensual freedom, the art of intimate exploration .
Where NASA propelled Saturn V to the Moon, we offer another journey: more intimate, more internal.
No need for a spacesuit: just a breath, a desire, a shiver.

Today, we too are taking our first step: this blog is our moon landing.
And if you are here, it is because you too, perhaps, want to go further… towards yourself.  

The Moon, mirror of desire

The Moon has always fascinated us.
Already in From the Earth to the Moon (1865), Jules Verne dreamed of a projectile launched towards our satellite, long before NASA actually did it. But in fact, this dream is even older.
The Moon represents the shadow side, the feminine, the mystery.
The Greeks called her Selene or Artemis, the elusive huntress goddess. For Victor Hugo, she was the star of poets. For lovers, a discreet witness suspended above their nights.

 "The Moon is the nocturnal body of desire, round, changing, faithful, and distant." - 1969 The Art of Loving

And then, how can we not mention the most earthly of his metaphors?
The Moon, like buttocks, shows itself in curves, eludes us, hints at us, sometimes offers itself in a delightful chiaroscuro.
Sometimes modest, sometimes laughing, she is that roundness that we follow with our eyes, that we touch with our breath.
Full moon or first quarter, it has the shape of desire, and the sweetness of a naked secret.

Looking at the Moon is to confront the unreal, the inaccessible.
To conquer her is to dare.
To tread upon it is to cross the threshold of a mystery, a bit like one does, one evening, in a room, or in a glance.
A first step, always, towards the unknown of oneself.

Apollo 11: The Facts, The Breath

On July 16, 1969 , at 9:32 AM, the Saturn V rocket lifted off from Cape Kennedy, Florida. On board were Neil Armstrong , Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins . Four days later, on July 20 at 8:17 PM UTC , the lunar module Eagle landed on the Moon.
Michael Collins, who remained in orbit around the satellite, will never see his companions set foot on the lunar surface.

"It's a strange solitude to circle the Moon alone" - Michael Collins , Carrying the Fire , 1974

Neil Armstrong descends first, followed by Buzz Aldrin. Together, they will walk for a little over two hours on this virgin soil, plant a flag, collect some samples, leave a plaque and a laser mirror.

Buzz Aldrin describes the lunar landscape as a:

"Magnificent desolation."
(A magnificent desolation.)
- Magnificent Desolation , Buzz Aldrin, 2009.

These words resonate strangely: isn't this desolation, cold and sublime, sometimes that of our own inner universe, before we dare to explore it? Before we give ourselves permission to truly experience, feel, and touch?

1969: Sensuality as a field of exploration

1969 was not just a leap towards the stars.
It was also a year of momentum, of thresholds crossed, of silences broken.
While man walked on the Moon, other, more intimate steps were being taken elsewhere : in minds, in bodies, in bedrooms.
The world was changing texture. The air was becoming freer, skin closer.
The intimate ceased to be hidden; it became a territory to be explored.

That was the year we chose it as the name.
Not to freeze it in memory, but to make it a living manifesto of contemporary desire .
At 1969 , we believe in sensual and elegant revolutions .
to a refined, uninhibited, reinvented sexuality .

We don't launch rockets, but we offer high-end sex toys in search of new emotions.
Pleasure accessories that are as beautiful as they are effective, designed to re-enchant the couple 's intimacy , revive caresses, and awaken the skin.
An erotic, discreet, sophisticated design , dedicated to delivering thrills.

We've imagined an online sex toy shop unlike any other:
an intimate and sensory universe, at the crossroads of 70s chic and tactile modernity.
A place to explore sexuality slowly , tastefully, and boldly.
A space where one touches the ground… before taking off towards oneself, towards the other.

The 1969 blog: our first step

Today, we are launching our blog.
And like Neil Armstrong, it's a small step towards big ambitions !
Not towards virgin soil, but into a living space : that of desire, of stories, of intimacy.
This blog will be a place for words, feelings, and experiences .
An intimate logbook for those who want to explore their own Moon , whether it be skin, thrill, fantasy or fire.
You will find stories, inspirations, sensory advice, experiences to enjoy alone or as a couple.
But first and foremost, an invitation to listen to you.
Dare to try it.

And you… are you ready to take that step?

What if the greatest leap wasn't the one that took us away from Earth, but the one that brings us back to ourselves?

No space equipment is needed here.
Just a little time, a place of your own, an inhabited silence.
And perhaps, an object of discreet pleasure , slipped into the shadows like a secret.

The Moon is not that far away.
It is there, inside you.