Be still my heart! Bilbao-based cat product design company Nekozen just released some new items that are truly spectacular and I want them all! First, feast your eyes on this gorgeous modern cat climbing tree that serves as a sturdy wall-mounted cat climber and a sculptural wall decoration. As with all Nekozen products, the new cat tree is made with premium materials — solid beech wood for the trunk and branches and birch plywood for the platforms and scratching post. The natural sisal scratching surface is replaceable. It looks like the tree comes in three finishes, white, espresso and black. This is a great solution for small spaces since it doesn’t require a lot of floor space.
Also brand new from Nekozen are two elegant and eco-friendly bamboo scratchers. Made from machined natural bamboo poles wrapped in natural sisal and securely mounted to a birch plywood base, these pieces look more like modern art than cat scratchers. Visit nekozen.net for more info.
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My eyes say Yes! Yes!, but my ability to reason says No! No! It’s difficult for me to grasp that folks are going to look at this and say “$810.00 for a modern cat scratcher – let’s snap up 3 of them while they are on sale!”
The designs are lovely but the prices are outrageous, especially since the materials consist largely of sisal, plywood and bamboo. I’m feeling inspired and motivated to create DIY look-alikes.
Amen! The prices are outrageous! I sure like the wall mounted “cat tree climber”, as I have limited space available, but would never spend that much considering what they are made of.
$810.00 PLUS shipping. Ummm… no.
I mean, look at the thing! It’s made of, it looks like, maybe, a 1×4, some 1x2s, a teensy sheet of plywood, some paint and a couple carpet swatches. What here, exactly, costs $800???
And you just KNOW it’s a “some assembly required” deal.
You could take a wood-working class at the local community college and build 15 of these and not spend half of the $810. In fact, you could sell the other 14 for a fraction of what they cost through the website and probably make up the cost of the class and materials and make a little profit, too! Granted, come up with a somewhat original, but similarly easy, design so you avoid copyright or trademark issues…
Fine art for felines. LOVE these. Thank you for sharing them with us!
Hi,
Thank you for the feedback.
Let me add some key information about our products and what makes them unique and valuable:
– We were present at several pet business fairs and we saw -and were told – that the robustness and quality of materials have no match.
– The main material used is FSC certified solid beech; only the bases and platforms are made of birch (not pine) plywood
– There are lots of different sisal qualities. The one we use is the best available on the market (1-1,5m long fibers) manufactured for its structural strength: it is not a decorative sisal rope. We have been using it with Maine coons and it is guaranteed to last for years, not weeks as some of the ones our cats tried in the past.
– The bamboo we are using is also the best available bamboo in the world. It is used for construction and is guaranteed to last for 20 years outside. And most importantly it does not split, which makes it safe for your cats.
– To summarize, our products are built to last, with easily replaceable wearing parts that can be purchased separately.
– All our products have been approved by a cat ethologist and all prototypes were tested by cats and improved consequently before being launched to the market.
– All our products are manufactured in Europe, using committed local producers to help social and environmental sustainability (not Made in China)
– The designs are original registered designs that guarantee their uniqueness
We hope this helps. We remain at your disposal on info@nekozen.net for further information.
Thank you for sharing this.
Amazing design! I will get one for Christmas!!
Yep… lots of it’s a bit price-y.
w/ a scrap of 2×4 and $2.00 of rope I made a “$25.00” scratching post in less than 5 minutes.
(…only… don’t let the state know… they’ll want the Sales Tax i cheated them out of…)
Well can make one for forty dollars or less. Why are they so costly