Ocean View Iṣẹ́ Pàtàkì: Àpótí Ìgbọ̀nsẹ̀ Ológbò by Shibing Yang

Ocean View Iṣẹ́ Pàtàkì: Àpótí Ìgbọ̀nsẹ̀ Ológbò by Shibing Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìtọ́jú Ẹranko, Ohun-ìṣeré àti Ohun-èlò Ẹranko Competition Category.

IdẹÌtọ́jú Ẹranko· 2023

Ocean View Iṣẹ́ Pàtàkì: Àpótí Ìgbọ̀nsẹ̀ Ológbò

by Shibing Yang

Client: Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ìtọ́jú Ẹranko Category

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The Design

About Ocean View Iṣẹ́ Pàtàkì: Àpótí Ìgbọ̀nsẹ̀ Ológbò

Ọ̀rọ̀ Ìwé: Ocean View jẹ́ àpótí ìgbọ̀nsẹ̀ ológbò tí a ṣe ní àwòrán bíi fílà kékeré ìgbàlódé. A ṣe ìgbékalẹ̀ rẹ̀ láti inú àwọn pátákò polypropylene tí a ṣe pẹ̀lú ẹ̀rọ injection-molding, tí ó sì máa ń dé ní ìdì pẹrẹsẹ, nítorí náà, ìṣàkójọpọ̀ rẹ̀ kò nílò ohun èlò kankan. Òrùlé wíwọ́ náà jẹ́ ẹní sisal tí àwọn magnet méjì di mú, tí a sì lè fi ẹní tuntun rọ́pò rẹ̀ nígbà tí ó bá ti gbó láti ọwọ́ ìha ológbò. Pátákò iwájú tí a fi àwọ̀ díẹ̀ bò àti ilẹ̀kùn polyurethane tí a ṣe ní àwòrán pàtàkì ń jẹ́ kí inú rẹ̀ ṣókùnkùn díẹ̀, èyí tí ó dára fún ológbò nígbà tí ó bá ń lò ó. Àpótí ohun ọ̀gbìn tí ó wà ní ẹ̀gbẹ́ kan lè gba àwọn ohun ọ̀gbìn kékeré títí dé alábọ̀dé. Gbogbo àwọn ẹ̀yà rẹ̀ ni a lè yà sọ́tọ̀ kí a sì fọ̀ wọ́n, kí a sì tún kó wọn jọ pọ̀ nígbà tí wọ́n bá ti gbẹ.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

Ocean View Iṣẹ́ Pàtàkì: Àpótí Ìgbọ̀nsẹ̀ Ológbò jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Ocean View Iṣẹ́ Pàtàkì: Àpótí Ìgbọ̀nsẹ̀ Ológbò yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Ocean View Iṣẹ́ Pàtàkì: Àpótí Ìgbọ̀nsẹ̀ Ológbò ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.

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