Most often the best solutions come from the perspective of personal problem solving. But strangely, though many designers are pet owners, pet related offerings for the home are limited at ICFF despite a dire need for us who want aesthetic options. So we were pleased when we stopped by Akemi Tanaka's booth and saw her freshly minted prototype design for a nap time spot for felines born out of her own search for a way to pamper her furry friend...
ICFF 2008: Curve Cat Bed
Akemi told us the impetus for this design was very simple: she couldn't find any cat beds for her own cat to rest near the window. With a little time, thought, and a bit of bent plywood, Akemi brought this prototype to showcase at ICFF. No word yet on pricing and availability, but we'll be bugging her about it as we want one for our cats. It's a fairly simple design, but remains one of our personal favourite design solutions of the show for its sheer usability and appeal to us crazy cat folks.
Check out more of Akemi Tanaka's work here.
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love it! and the detachable pad is a great touch. love that fabric, too.
view closertotheocean's profile
Really wonderful.
[begin crab] But I sure do get tired of seeing all the stuff I can't have because it's just a concept as of yet. Why not put it all in one post? [end crab]
view kimg924's profile
Now just get 4-5 of these as a set and arrange them on the wall in a vertical zig-zag...
Voila: A Groovy Cat Tree!
view bepsf's profile
Very stylish! I don't know what she means about not being able to find a bed for her cat to rest in by the window -- "window seats" for cats are all over the pet retail market. I have two of them. This one is much prettier though!
view Lucy (SF Bay Area)'s profile
Love it, love the pad, don't like the brackets.
view Cally's profile
She means not being able to find one that doesn't look like it belongs in the Cat Lady's house.
view NathanSE's profile
Haha. First thing I thought when I saw that was... wall mounted changing table!
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