Wee Kedi Göğüs Tasması by Shihchang Hsiao

Wee Kedi Göğüs Tasması by Shihchang Hsiao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü in Evcil Hayvan Bakımı, Oyuncakları, Malzemeleri ve Ürünleri Tasarımı Competition Category.

GümüşEvcil Hayvan Bakımı· 2025

Wee Kedi Göğüs Tasması

by Shihchang Hsiao

Client: Hulumao

A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü Winner in Evcil Hayvan Bakımı Category

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The Design

About Wee Kedi Göğüs Tasması

Bu evcil hayvan göğüs tasması, kedilerin dışarıda yürüyüşe çıkmasını sağlamak üzere tasarlanmıştır. Sürekli bir naylon dokuma şerit, iki yumuşak ped, iki bağlantı elemanı ve bir üçgen halka kullanır. Dokuma şeridi çeşitli açılarda şekillendirmek ve tutmak için küçük bir fikstür tasarlandığından, neredeyse hiç yoğun işçilik gerektiren dikiş işlemine ihtiyaç duymaz ve bu da yapımı kolaylaştırır. Ortaya çıkan göğüs tasması çok hafiftir: 35g. Bu, göğüs tasmasının mümkün olduğunca hafif olmasına ihtiyaç duyan kediler için uygundur. Göğüs tasmasının bağlama sistemi, daha yaygın olan merkezi açılır toka yerine anında açılma için kaydırmalı toka kullanır.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü

Wee Kedi Göğüs Tasması, A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü kazananıdır; bu, göz alıcı, yüce ve etkileyici birinci sınıf tasarımlara verilen olağanüstü prestijli bir tanınırlıktır. Gümüş kazananlar, tasarımcılarının olağanüstü uzmanlığını, yeteneğini ve keskin zekasını gösteren son derece parlak ve çok yaratıcı eserlerdir. Wee Kedi Göğüs Tasması, harika, örnek gösterilen, dikkat çekici derecede profesyonel ve derinlemesine yenilikçi bir eser olması beklenir. A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü kazanan bu tasarım, sanat, bilim, tasarım ve teknolojinin sınırlarına fayda sağlayan ve onları ilerleten oldukça dikkat çekici, beğenilen bir buluştur. Wee Kedi Göğüs Tasması, büyük kıskançlıkla bakılan, arzuları uyandıran, olumlu duygular getiren ve şaşkınlık ve hayranlık uyandıran bir yaratımdır.

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