The Taiwanese agency Thinking Design recently came up with a clever new bookshelf that doubles as a playspace for indoor cats. As many pet owners know, it is important to keep animals both mentally and physically stimulated. This built-in bookshelf provides a unique way for cats to play and explore even while indoors.
The built-in bookshelf by Thinking Design is a series of wall-mounted pieces that consist of several shelves and cabinets. However, instead of running horizontally, a few of the shelves feature a diagonal shape that allows cats to transition from one level to the next. At the end of the shelf, there is also a tree-like column built for climbing. The bookshelf even features a small cat bed behind a paw-shaped cutout.
The clever bookshelf design demonstrates how homes can be adapted to suit the needs of family pets.
Feline-Friendly Bookshelves
This Bookshelf by Thinking Design is One Giant Catwalk
Trend Themes
1. Pet-friendly Furniture - The trend towards pet-friendly furniture offers opportunities for creating hybrid furniture items that cater to both pets and their owners.
2. Vertical Cat Climbing Installations - The trend towards vertical cat climbing installations offers opportunities for the design of modular climbing structures, adaptable to any room or space.
3. Innovative Indoor Pet Playground - The trend towards indoor pet playgrounds offers opportunities for the development of fun, stimulating and multipurpose indoor play spaces for pets.
Industry Implications
1. Interior Design - The interior design industry can seize the opportunity presented by the trend towards pet-friendly furniture, creating unique design solutions that cater to both pets and people.
2. Pet Product Manufacturing - The pet product manufacturing industry can leverage the trend towards vertical cat climbing installations and innovative indoor pet playgrounds to create exciting and innovative products for pets.
3. Furniture Manufacturing - The furniture manufacturing industry can capitalize on the trend towards pet-friendly furniture, designing furniture that strikes a balance between pet-friendly and aesthetically pleasing design.