Ocean View Kotak Pasir Kucing by Shibing Yang

Ocean View Kotak Pasir Kucing by Shibing Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Perunggu in Perawatan Sasatoan Competition Category.

PerungguPerawatan Sasatoan· 2023

Ocean View Kotak Pasir Kucing

by Shibing Yang

Client: Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Perawatan Sasatoan Category

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The Design

About Ocean View Kotak Pasir Kucing

Ocean View nyaéta kotak pasir kucing anu wangunna siga vila leutik gaya kontemporér. Strukturna dijieun tina panel polipropiléna hasil cetakan injeksi sarta dikirimkeun dina wangun rata (flat-packed), ku kituna prosés ngarakitna teu merlukeun parabot naon-naon. Hateup anu ngalengkung ngagunakeun tikar sisal anu dicekelan ku dua magnét, sarta tikar ieu bisa diganti mun geus rusak balukar kagaruk ku kucing. Panel hareup anu diwarnaan sareng panto polyurethane anu dirarancang husus nyieun bagian jero jadi rada poék, cocog pisan pikeun kanyamanan kucing nalika dianggo. Kotak tutuwuhan (planter box) di salah sahiji sisina bisa dipaké pikeun neundeun tutuwuhan ukuran leutik nepi ka sedeng. Sadaya bagianana bisa dipisahkeun sarta dikumbah, tuluy dirakit deui saatos garing.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Ocean View Kotak Pasir Kucing mangrupa juara A' Design Award Perunggu, pangakuan anu pohara bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain unggul anu dicirikeun ku kréativitas, kacerdikan jeung kawaspadaan. Para juara Perunggu téh artéfak anu lobaan kaahlian jeung kréatif pisan anu ngabuktikeun pangalaman anu lega, imajinasi jeung kacerdasan para désainerna. Ocean View Kotak Pasir Kucing diharepkeun jadi objék anu dihargaan, dikagumi jeung dipikanyaah anu profésional jeung inovatif. Desain juara A' Design Award Perunggu ieu ngalebetkeun prakték pangalusna dina seni, élmu, desain jeung téknologi, sarta unggul dina perhatian kana détail. Ocean View Kotak Pasir Kucing minuhan kabutuhan kalayan éndah, nyentuh kahayang, nyenangkeun rasa, jeung narik rasa panasaran.

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