Ocean View Lub Thawv Xibtes Miv by Shibing Yang

Ocean View Lub Thawv Xibtes Miv by Shibing Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Khoom Tu Tsiaj, Khoom Ua Si Tsiaj, Khoom Siv thiab Khoom Rau Tsiaj Competition Category.

ToojKhoom Tu Tsiaj· 2023

Ocean View Lub Thawv Xibtes Miv

by Shibing Yang

Client: Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Khoom Tu Tsiaj Category

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The Design

About Ocean View Lub Thawv Xibtes Miv

Ocean View yog ib lub thawv xibtes miv uas tsim ua duab zoo li ib lub tsev loj me niaj hnub. Lub qauv tsim los ntawm cov ntawv polypropylene raug tso mold hauv kua dej, thiab tuaj rau hauv daim tiaj wb pw, yog li tsim kho tsis xav tau cuab yeej twg. Lub qab tsev khoov yog ib daim sisal ntaus nrog ob lub magnet tuav, thiab tuaj yeem hloov tshiab thaum qub laus vim raug kaws. Ib daim ntawm hauv ntej muaj xim thiab ib qhov qhov rooj polyurethane tsim los ua kom hauv chav tsaus, uas zoo rau miv thaum siv. Ib lub thawv cog nroj tsuag nyob ib sab tuaj yeem tuav cov nroj tsuag me thiab loj nruab nrab. Tag nrho cov khoom tuaj yeem cais tawm thiab ntxuav, mam li rov muab txuas ua ke thaum qhuav lawm.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

Ocean View Lub Thawv Xibtes Miv yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Ocean View Lub Thawv Xibtes Miv xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. Ocean View Lub Thawv Xibtes Miv ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Ocean-view is a design project that aims to combine litter boxes with plants, it comes flat-packed, and can be assembled without any tools. Its appearance is an asymmetrical villa with a contemporary design, on one side the user can put the small to medium-sized plant in the specially designed box to complete the villa look, making the litter box more of eye candy in the space. It creates a nice little house within the home, its plant compatibility also creates a more natural environment.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 570mmxDepth 590mmxHeight 460 mm
Tags: Cat furniture, Litter box, Greenery, Pet friendly, home decor
Production Technology: The litter box is structured by a set of PP plastic panels made by injection molding technique, the roof is a changeable sisal mat that is magnetically connected to the box body, the cat door is a piece of polyurethane sheet cut in shape fixed onto the front panel by a plastic hinge.
Design Challenge: The first challenge is to understand cat behavior to truly design a good litter box. It is known when excreting the animal is in a vulnerable state, so they tend to find hidden places, so it has a tinted front and door to prevent light to go through. Another challenge is transport cost, we see flat pack as core criteria, we thought of using flexible material, and combined with the need for scratching from cats, we decided to make the curved roof out of sisal mat, one material that cats really love.
Research: Our study has shown that cat owners found it hard to purchase an ideal litter box from the market, the main reason is that most products neglected the fact that as a part of home furnishing the litter box has to look good. As other studies point out, symbolic meaning will help consumers appreciate products more, and we see the potential of the litter box as a focal point of space.
Inspiration: Growing up we loved to build tiny houses imagining living inside them. Inspired by such interesting activity and mindset, the Ocean-view was created to convert a litter box into something more interesting with a contemporary look that resembles to a vacation home. Referencing modern architecture, it has minimal form with a curved roof, beneath the cantilevered roof there is a planter box where customers can grow cactus or succulent plants inside, making it a scaled-down ocean-view villa for cats.
Project Duration: The project started in Shenzhen in April of 2022 and completed in Shenzhen in June of 2022.
Operation Flow: The product serves as a normal litter box in general, in addition to that the user can create their own little plant composition on the side of it.
To scoop the litter, the user will have to roll up the sisal mat roof and scoop it from the top or the side.
To clean the box, the user can take it apart and wash it separately and assemble it back when dried.
The roof is designed to be changeable with two magnets connectors, so once it is worn out from cat scratch, the user can simply change a new one.
Team Members: Designer: Shibing Yang