Here are three unique cat product design concepts from Spanish designer Laia Fusté. The collection explores relationships with local craftsmen, including a basket maker, a potter, and a wood turner.
The first piece is a nighstand/cat hideaway made of wicker with a beautiful turned wood top that’s removable. There’s a soft pillow inside, making it the perfect spot for a nap. I love items like this that are multi-functional.
Next we have a wall-hanging string toy, which has a lovely aesthetic, but I wouldn’t recommend leaving cats alone with a toy like this because the string could be a choking hazard. Nice idea, but not necessarily safe.
And finally, here’s something that is quite unusual. It’s a clay pot that is designed for feeding table scraps to your cats. I see what the designer is going for here, and it’s an interesting concept. You place the scraps in the top opening so they fall to the bottom, preventing them from going on the floor and making it easier to clean-up. The cats have to forage inside the pot to get their prize, which caters to their hunting instincts. However, feeding table scraps to cats isn’t a good idea, except maybe for a little plain cooked chicken or other meat, which I’m sure they would appreciate!
They certainly are all gorgeous pieces of design. More info, including how to order, at cargocollective.com.
Love love love the basket. And I do need a new chair side table. Hmmm
The rattan bed is gorgeous! However the clay “feeding pot” is a harbinger for bacterial growth. Especially down the neck of it. Would be better as just a little plate that could be easily washed if it really troubles you to put food on your wood floor.
If it was BIGGER, it would make a great ceramic cat bed, which is what I originally thought it was. Kind of like a Chiminea… Imagine how cool that would be in the house in the summer…. the cats would love to sleep in it. There are ceramic makers on Etsy who DO make ceramic cat beds. If your cat loves to sleep in the sink….he’d love a ceramic cat bed.
One more comment. Although I love love love the wicker bed/end table shown here….imagine paying a mint for that, and then having your cat claw it all up. The Refined Canine makes some gorgeous “fake” wicker beds made out of non-toxic poly wicker that they claim can’t be broken by claws. Hauspanther has spotlighted the poly beds before. I just know that my cats would completely tear up real wicker. But the fact is, this design featured here is amazingly beautiful.
I don’t condone de-clawing, but if you adopted a cat that was already declawed…then this bed/end table would be a definite choice.
Gorgeous designs! but I agree with you re: the string toy, and with Cindy on the food scrap thingie. Make it larger and make it a bed.
Looks like a knock off Igloo Cat bed from The Refined Feline to me. I hear more are coming in a month. http://www.therefinedfeline.com