Wee የድመት ማሰሪያ by Shihchang Hsiao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award የብር ሽልማት in የቤት እንስሳ እንክብካቤ፣ መጫወቻ፣ አቅርቦት እና ለእንስሳት ምርቶች ዲዛይን Competition Category.

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Wee የድመት ማሰሪያ

by Shihchang Hsiao

Client: Hulumao

A' Design Award የብር ሽልማት Winner in የቤት እንስሳ እንክብካቤ Category

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The Design

About Wee የድመት ማሰሪያ

ይህ የቤት እንስሳት ማሰሪያ ለድመቶች የተነደፈ ሲሆን በውጭ ለእግር ጉዞ እንዲሄዱ ያስችላቸዋል። ቀጣይነት ያለው የናይሎን ጨርቅ፣ ሁለት ለስላሳ ፓዶች፣ ሁለት ማያያዣዎች እና አንድ ሶስት ማዕዘን ቀለበት ይጠቀማል። ጨርቁን በተለያዩ ማዕዘኖች ለመቅረጽ እና ለመያዝ አንድ ትንሽ መሳሪያ የተነደፈ በመሆኑ ግንባታውን ለማቅለል ስለሚረዳ ብዙ ጉልበት የሚጠይቅ ስፌት ማድረግ አያስፈልግም። የተገኘው ማሰሪያ በጣም ቀላል ክብደት አለው፡ 35 ግራም። ይህ ለድመቶች ተገቢ ነው፣ ምክንያቱም ማሰሪያው በተቻለ መጠን ቀላል መሆን ስለሚገባው። የማሰሪያው መቆልፊያ ስርዓት ከበለጠ የተለመደው የመሃል መልቀቂያ መቆልፊያ ይልቅ ለፈጣን መልቀቅ የመንሸራተቻ መቆልፊያ ይጠቀማል።

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award የብር ሽልማት

Wee የድመት ማሰሪያ የA' Design Award የብር ሽልማት አሸናፊ ነው፤ ይህም ለምርጥ ደረጃ፣ ውብ እና አስደናቂ ዲዛይኖች የሚሰጥ ያልተለመደ ከፍተኛ ክብር ያለው እውቅና ነው። የብር አሸናፊዎች የዲዛይነሮቻቸውን የላቀ ልምድ፣ ተሰጥኦ እና ጥልቅ ማስተዋል የሚያሳዩ እጅግ ብሩህ እና እጅግ ፈጠራ የተሞላባቸው ሥራዎች ናቸው። Wee የድመት ማሰሪያ እጅግ ሙያዊና ጥልቅ ፈጠራ የተሞላበት አስደናቂ ማሳያ ሥራ እንደሚሆን ይጠበቃል። ይህ የA' Design Award የብር ሽልማትን ያሸነፈ ዲዛይን የኪነ ጥበብ፣ የሳይንስ፣ የዲዛይን እና የቴክኖሎጂ ድንበሮችን የሚጠቅምና የሚያስፋፋ ትኩረት የሚስብ፣ የሚደነቅ ፈጠራ ነው። Wee የድመት ማሰሪያ ፍላጎትን የሚቀሰቅስ፣ በጎ ስሜት የሚያመጣ እና መደነቅንና መገረምን የሚያቀጣጥል በብዙዎች የሚቀኑበት ፈጠራ ነው።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: It mainly uses a continuous strip of nylon webbing and a few accessories to form this cat hardness and also provides one-size-fits-all approach. It requires almost no labor-intensive sewing. The resulting harness is very light weight: 35g or 1.2 oz. This is appropriate for cats, who need the harness to be as light as possible. The harness fastening system uses a slide buckle for instant release instead of the more common center release buckle.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length: 11cm
Weight: 35g
Tags: cat, cat harness, pet, dog, cat leash, hulumao, cat carrier, cat backpack, outdoor, traveling
Production Technology: Production of the harness is quite simple. The fasteners and webbing are sourced from available components on the market. The soft pads are custom-made using a computerized sewing machine. The webbing is threaded through pre-cut slots on the pads. Next, the fasteners are fixed onto the webbing. Finally, the harness is assembled with a little sewing.
Design Challenge: The biggest design challenge was how to utilize a continuous strip of webbing to construct a sturdy harness frame while avoiding laborious sewing. Eventually, the designer found that the webbing can be folded in different angles and shifted in other directions like the pipes inside of a building. Therefore, a small fixture was designed to form and hold the webbing at various angles to facilitate construction.
Research: Most pet harnesses on the market are designed with dogs in mind. Many involve complex construction and heavy duty sewing and are too heavy for cats to use. The webbing on some cheap harnesses is too thin and cannot prevent the cats from escaping. There are also a few holster- or vest-style harnesses available. These are better at preventing the cat from slipping out, but few cats are willing to have their bodies covered in so much material. Cats are sensitive animals. Therefore, the design emphasis of this harness is to be as light as possible, while being easy to put on and take off and preventing the cat from slipping out.
Inspiration: In urban areas, it is common to see dogs on a leash running outside to release their energy. By contrast, house cats usually sit by a window and look outside, seemingly in a daze. Although cats can be skittish, they might also enjoy being outside to satisfy their curiosity. Unfortunately, many pet harnesses on the market are designed only with dogs in mind. Cat owners have limited choices and often must settle for the smallest pet harness available for their cats.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2024 in Taipei and finished in July 2024 in Taipei.
Operation Flow: For initial use, one snap button on the front and one slide buckle on rear webbing loops are unfastened so there is enough space to slide the cat’s head through. After the harness is on, the fasteners are re-secured. Next, the webbing is adjusted to fit the cat’s neck and body. This adjustment only needs to be made once. Finally, the webbing on the cat’s chest is tightened by pulling on the strap. The harness is now ready to use
Team Members: Yuluen Huang
Image Credits: Image #1-5: photographer Shihchang Hsiao, 2024