Repawpose Ihe Ndina Anụmanụ by Shibing Yang

Repawpose Ihe Ndina Anụmanụ by Shibing Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Nlekọta Anụ Ụlọ, Ihe Egwuregwu, Ngwá na Ngwaahịa maka Anụmanụ Competition Category.

IgweNlekọta Anụ Ụlọ· 2024

Repawpose Ihe Ndina Anụmanụ

by Shibing Yang

Client: Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Nlekọta Anụ Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Repawpose Ihe Ndina Anụmanụ

Repawpose bụ ihe ndina anụmanụ e chere atụmatụ ya iji nye uwe ejirila eme ihe ndụ ogologo. Ihe ndina a bụ naanị mkpuchi na-enweghị ihe ejupụtara ya. Onye ọrụ na-emeghe zip dị n'akụkụ ya, tinye uwe ochie n'ime ya, mechie zip ahụ ma kpịaa mkpuchi ahụ ka ọ dị ka nnukwu ọkwá nwere ogwe aka mmakọ, nke bọtịnụ abụọ na-ejide ya. Akwa felt nke sara mm milimita atọ, e ji akwa dụnye n'ala ya, na-enye ike ahụike mgbe a kpịara ihe ndina ahụ. A na-enye ajị ọ dịghị eziokwu (faux fur) maka mpaghara oyi na akwa agwakọtara T/C maka mpaghara okpomọkụ, na ọtụtụ nhọrọ agba dị iche iche. Ísì dị n'uwe ndị ahụ na-enyere anụmanụ aka ịhụ nchekwa na izuike n'ụdị dị mma.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Repawpose Ihe Ndina Anụmanụ meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Repawpose Ihe Ndina Anụmanụ ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Repawpose Ihe Ndina Anụmanụ maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Inspired by paper-folding which transforms 2D shapes into 3D objects, the bed is a cover without fillers, the user can put their old clothes in it and fold it into a bowl-shaped bed with cuddling arms.
The bed comes with different textiles for seasons and regions, it also has multiple color choices for various interior styles and personal tastes.
The old clothes inside it could help our pets get familiar with the product quickly, and over time the covers can be washed but still has the remaining scent or pheromone on the clothes.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions:
650 mm x 520 mm x 220 mm
Material:
T/C Blend Fabric / Faux Fur / Felt
Tags: Pet bed, Sustainable, Upcycling, Cat, Dog
Production Technology: Repawpose pet bed has three styles each designed to adapt to different temperatures from regions and seasons. For colder regions, it provides a style covered with faux fur. For warmer regions, the T/C blended fabric is used on the outside.
For the inside of the bed, a piece of 3mm thick felt is stitched on the bottom to provide enough structural strength when the bed is folded into the 3D shape.
Design Challenge: One of the hardest parts is to find a product that recycles clothes while giving enough incentives for users to do so. And by observation and research the hidden factor was discovered: the scent, which could help to make our pet to get more comfortable in a pet bed.
Research: In the research, I looked into design practices that use clothes as part of the product, and I found the most essential value is its material: fabric, it is soft, stretchable, and deformable. Such high moldability gave the clothes upcycling many possibilities, but in my daily life I noticed my cats are always lying on my clothes, so I looked into the reason behind that, and it is the scent I left on my clothes and the pheromone they produce made them love it so much. So the idea of RePawpose was born, utilizing the softness of the fabric and the scent on it, to make a sustainable and loveable pet bed.
Inspiration: RePawpose is a design practice focused on used clothing upcycle design, and its final form is inspired by the fact that our pets love to lie on our clothes, the reason being that the scent makes them feel safe and comfortable.
By using old clothes in the ped bed, we hope it can give the old clothes a longer lifespan, and provide our pets a more comfortable place to rest.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2023 and finished in October 2023
Operation Flow: To use the product, the users have to unzip the cover on the outer rim of the cover, then place their clothes in it, once finished zip up the cover, place the "cuffs" on the edge of the "bottom hem " and use the two buttons on the "lower hem" to secure the cuffs.
Team Members: Shibing Yang