Design Gizmo

Design Gizmo

Design Gizmo featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Fenced Traveler

Fenced Traveler is a design concept redefining the pet outing bag, increasing the interaction, and changing the experience of people and small pets in outdoor entertainment. When you need to take your pets outdoors for entertainment, just put your pets into Fenced Traveler. After you reach the lawn, put down the bag and form a closed outdoor space through the built-in structure, and then release the pets for entertainment interaction. While feeling the natural environment, Fenced Traveler can liberate pet owners, protect the safety of pets, and allow each other to play more freely.

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Buddy

The Buddy menagerie was created as an indoor place for a cat, later turned into a dwelling for smaller dogs. The intention was to create a new furniture element that will bring pet owners an aesthetic experience and improve their interior. The solid wood solution is a conservative form of furniture for animals, which is usually playful, informal and does not correspond to other equipment. Buddy is furniture focused on the intimate space of pets and at the same time an adult solution for home furnishings.

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Puro

The designer’s objective was to solve problems in dog raising 1-person households. Canine animals’ anxiety disorders and physiological problems are rooted from prolonged period of caretakers' abscense. Due to their small living spaces, caretakers shared living environment with companion animals, causing sanitary problems. Inspired from the pain points, the designer came up with a care robot that 1. plays and interacts with companion animals by tossing treats, 2. cleans up dusts and crumbs after indoor activities, and 3. takes in odors and hair when companion animals take rest.

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Accordio

Accordio is a design study about portable pet houses. The silicone pet house is light-weighted and collapsible as an accordion-like structure. It is easy to clean and carry during outdoor activities and travels. This silicone house can be compressed in a 1/6 size by pushing both sides. A fabric cushion can be conveniently fit into the collapsed form for portability. Each magnetic frame (a total of 8) is reinforced for structural stability. Once collapsed, these frames adhere each other and keep it compact and portable.

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Yep

Many cat owners have the problems of slow-sifting speed and uncomfortable grip or unstable-feeling grip when scooping the waste from the litter box. The litter scoop features the continuous arrangement of ridgeline holes; this provides cat owners with such a quick, clean, and easy way to scoop the waste that they don’t even need to shake the litter scoop at all! The structural design of the U-shaped scoop allows the shovel to be easily used at various angles, and strengthens the structural integrity of the plastic.

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The Natural Fountain

The Natural Fountain adopts a timeless, non-artificial design language, showing the modern people's attitude of pursuing a cozy lifestyle. The soft top surface creates a puddle and conveys the pure concept of minimalism. The process of pets drinking from the puddle reminds people of a natural way of life. The product embodies the primitive connection between humans, pets and nature. Meanwhile, it is equipped with UV sterilization and water circulation filter system. Therefore, it provides a healthy way for pets to drink water.

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Design interview of the day

Read the latest interviews and conversations on design, creativity and innovation between design journalist and world-famous designers, artists and architects. See latest design projects and award-winning designs by famous designers, artists, architects and innovators. Discover new insights on creativity, innovation, arts, design and architecture. Learn about design processes of great designers.

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