Design Gizmo

Design Gizmo

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

 

Paw Bowl

A hand-designed, bowl that attempts to slow an animal's eating pace by altering the height of the interior of the paw print. Made from materials that produce a look, that is safe for food and can be placed into the dishwasher. The bowl can be personalized with different paw colors. The design is made with a material that helps prevent a cat or dog from pushing the bowl around but is still easy to lift.

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Diamond Bed

Diamond Bed is specialized designed for the cats to rest, play and feel secured. The ideal of it was from the observing cat’s behavior towards playing with recycled cardboard box. The bowl shape like a nest is to provide comfortable space for the cats. The scratcher is for the cats to exercise their paws. The challenge is to design the stable structure from a plain cardboard transforming into the physical 3D form. At the result, the 3D software is used to achieve the challenge. Diamond cat bed comes with a flattened package design and ready to use in a few minutes by assembling.

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Lounge Chair

Lounge Chair is specialized designed for the cats to rest, play and feel secured. The ideal of it was from the observing cat’s behavior towards playing with recycled cardboard box. The form like a cave is to provide hiding space for the cats. The scratcher is for the cats to exercise their paws. The challenge is to design the stable structure from a plain cardboard transforming into the physical 3D form. At a result, the 3D software is used to achieve the challenge. Lounge Chair comes with a flattened package design and ready to use in a few minutes by assembling.

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Blue

This is not only a Dog Collar, it's a Dog Collar with a detachable necklace. Frida is using quality leather with solid brass. When designing this piece she had to consider a simple secure way of attaching the necklace while the dog is wearing the collar. The collar also had to have a luxurious feel without the necklace. With this design, a detachable necklace, the owner can adorn their dog when they wish.

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Domik Ptashki

Due to the monotonous lifestyle and lack of sustainable interaction with Nature, a person lives in a state of constant breakdown and internal dissatisfaction, which does not allow him to enjoy life to the fullest. It can be fixed by expanding borders of perception and gaining new experience of Human-Nature interaction. Why birds? Their singing positively affects human mental health, also birds protect environment from insect pests. The project Domik Ptashki is an opportunity to create helpful neighborhood and to try on the ornithologist role by observing and taking care of birds.

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Polkota

If you have a cat, you've probably had at least two out of these three problems while choosing a home for her: lack of aesthetics, sustainability, and comfort. But this pendant module solves these problems by combining three factors: 1) Minimalism design: simplicity of form and variability of color design; 2) Eco-friendly: wood waste (sawdust, shavings) is safe for the cat's and her owner’s health; 3) Universality: the modules are combined with each other, allowing you to create a separate cat apartment inside your home.

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