Cat Thing – a series of products made specifically for cats and their people. The Cat Thing was founded in 2016 by a young architectural couple, believing that they want to build a special house for their cats. Together with their cats, chacha and lily, they conducted a series of studies on the design of products related to cats. Their goal – to make a creative, stylish and harmonious design, which can fit into the modern living environment.
a cat thing is a series of products made especially for cats and their people
Based on Taiwan practice, the first series of projects was implemented in the concept of “a collection of rooms.”
Designers want to create a joyful place in a small building for cats in which you can play. In the “collection of rooms” they can jump, hide, rest, wade through different spaces and do everything they can think of. Inspired by prefabricated buildings and lego, their last product is made up of four modules, determined by their spatial character – a room / living room / balcony / ramp. together they can be folded, transformed and expanded.
inspired by prefab buildings and lego
This modularity allows you to get complete freedom in creating any kind of “structure” that a cat can only dream about. It is joyful for cats and their owners. Minimalist design with a simple geometric shape and graphic printing makes the stylish interior of the “room” and harmoniously blends in modern furniture and interior design of our living space.
the minimalist design with simple geometric form and graphic print makes the ‘room collection’ stylish
Designers avoided complex instructions and simplified the entire assembly process as much as possible. In addition, the modules have a very high payload, allowing kittens, as well as giant cats to run, play and jump at their own discretion.
the principles of origami are used to create connections that can hold the different modules together
All products and packages must be recycled and made of non-toxic materials. To be friendly to our planet, the cat also seeks to minimize the use of material for its product and packaging in order to preserve material and reduce the amount of waste. for example, the connections used to fix the modules are designed on the same cardboard as the box to optimize the use of the material.
all products must be recyclable and should be made of non-toxic materials
Relations with cats are mutual, so the design for the “room collection” should be adjusted to the behavior of the cat. In the future, the goal of the cat is to redefine the products that we use with our pets every day, looking forward to attracting more style, attitude, quality and resistance to our products.
Source designboom