Catom 猫毛梳、粘毛滚筒 by Zihang Cheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 宠物护理、玩具、用品与动物产品设计 Competition Category.

铁宠物用品· 2023

Catom 猫毛梳、粘毛滚筒

by Zihang Cheng

Client: Nanchang University

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 宠物用品 Category

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The Design

About Catom 猫毛梳、粘毛滚筒

Catom是一款多功能猫用梳具，将脱毛梳与粘毛滚筒合二为一。上半部分是梳子，可在换毛季清除浮毛；侧面的开关可转动梳齿，顶部的按钮则能释放收集的毛发。下半部分是粘毛滚筒，用于清除散落及粘附的猫毛。梳子末端的卡扣可将两部分固定在一起，闲置时便可悬挂收纳。主体采用磨砂表面的塑料材质，挂带则由尼龙制成。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Catom 猫毛梳、粘毛滚筒是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Catom 猫毛梳、粘毛滚筒将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Catom 猫毛梳、粘毛滚筒因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: "Catom" is a multifunctional cat brush that integrates a cat comb and a lint roller, designed to solve the cleaning problem of scattered cat hair for cat owners. This design combines the functions of a cat comb and a lint roller in an integrated form, providing a new design concept for pet hair removal products.
Dimensions & Packaging: 200 mm x 40 mm x 70 mm.The upper part of the product cat hair comb grip designed with a raised snap, when the combination can be fixed with the internal hair roller, and in the tail designed with a snap further fixed to achieve the combination of the upper and lower parts of the product fixed
Tags: Pet Supplies,Cat hair Comb,Cat Hair Roller,2-in-1,Removal of floating hairs
Production Technology: For the comfort of the product, the product body is made of plastic with a skin-friendly frosted surface, and the tail sling is made of nylon.
Design Challenge: The challenge started with the uncertainty of how to ensure the functionality of the product and its aesthetics at the same time. After a certain number of sketches, discussions and experiments with our project, we finally found the right choice to achieve the desired result.
Research: During the shedding season, pet cats will experience hair loss and require regular removal of loose hair. Through research on the process of pet owners cleaning their pets' loose hair, they usually use a shedding brush to remove the main loose hair, and then use a lint roller to remove any remaining cat hair on the cat's body. Therefore, cat owners often have both a cat comb and a lint roller, which are frequently used and complement each other, leading to the design of this product.
Inspiration: Catom is a multifunctional cat brush that integrates a cat comb and a lint roller, designed to solve the cleaning problem of scattered cat hair for cat owners. This design combines the functions of a cat comb and a lint roller in an integrated form, providing a new design concept for pet hair removal products.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2022 in Yifeeling Design Studio and finished in February 2023 in 425 Design Studio in Nanchang University.
Operation Flow: The top of the product is a cat hair comb, which can remove a lot of floating hair from the cat during the hair changing season, when using, you need to take it off, toggle the side switch to rotate the comb, the floating hair will remain at the bottom of the comb, then press the button at the top of the comb to remove the cat hair. The lower part of the product is a hair roller, which can remove the cat hair that is scattered and stuck. After use, the cat hair brush can be fixed on the main body of the roller with the snap at the end of the brush, so it can be hung when not in use.
Team Members: Zihang Cheng