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Posts tagged “pets - dogs, cats, snakes, etc.”

AT on Getting Your House in Order

While the daily financial news couldn't be more dramatic (is someone writing this stuff?), and here in NYC there is a palpable sense of disbelief in the air, I have no doubt that the fall out from t...

Aqua Design Amano: Aquarium Designer Takashi Amano

We received a tip from a reader to make sure we look at the aquarium designs of Takashi Amano before Pet Month ends — and we're glad we did! Using live plants and natural elements, Takashi Ama...

French 18th-Century Reproduction Dog Beds
Toulouse

Prestige Houses is a Toulouse-based company that makes historic reproduction dog (and cat) beds based on designs from the over-the-top days when Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI were running Versailles....

Good Questions: How Do You Store Pet Food?

It's pet month and I have a pet-inspired question: is there a pretty and practical way to store 6kg of chow? How about snacks and treats? I'd like to see some ideas how to have dog treats accessible b...

My Design's Dreamy!: Patricia's Climbing Pole

This is from our 2006 Pet Design Contest - All Other Entries are Here Design: The Climbing Pole Price: $40 Name: Patricia Location: Park Slope, Brooklyn Pet's Name: Cassidy and Jr. Cat Size & Type: ...

Kitty Washroom

Feline Furniture. We see a lot of Good Questions concerning cats and the art of disguising their litter boxes. While we've seen a number of solutions, including some good D.I.Y options, we're diggin...

Hot or Not?: Crazy Fish Tank Water Jug fountain

Even More Fish: Crazy fish tank water jug fountain...

September is Pet Design Month!

Gold Thread Pet Mattress for $3000 Oh yes it is. We've got only two weeks to go, blogging pet design for the home, and then we're into our 3rd Annual Fall Colors Contest (look out for our contest pa...

Best of Three: Homes with Pets

Liz's Herald Square Apartment with Go Go Cat and Koo Koo Kitty "3 cats, a turtle and a lizard - Yay pet month!" So say's Hollie in today's survey of what pets readers have at home. While Hollie defi...

AT Offline: The Pet Design Meetup 9.4.08
Dara Foster, Jed Crystal, Julia Szabo, Bill Hildendorf & Maria Rueda, Vanessa von Hessert

• What: AT Offline Design Meetup (info and signup here) • Members: 718 Last Thursday we hosted our 15th meetup and our first one solely on pet design. The crowd and the speakers were int...

Tools for Pet Living: The Cat Jet and The Roomba
Email from 9.1.08

Wow, it's September, the first day of Pet Design Month here on AT. This is the month that we dig deep to find and share those solutions to the problems that our pets bring - much as we love them - ...

September is Pet Design Month!

Creative Chihuahua grooming in Georgia and Necobaco Cat Tree from Japan Last Tuesday, 370 of you responded to our poll concerning pets at home. Over 80% of you said you had some kind of pet living wi...

Pet Photography by Amanda Jones

We first discovered photographer Amanda Jones at our neighborhood coffee shop, Grey Dog. Of course, the Grey Dog only cares for dogs, but Amanda photographs dogs cats and other animals (you should s...

Good Questions: Dog-Friendly Long Island Beaches?

Katy needs some advice: My boyfriend and I just adopted an 8 month old yellow labrador retriever from Lousiana. My boyfriend is a water baby and wants to take the pooch to the beach on the weekends to...

DIY Pet Furniture: Cardboard Cat Chaise

Eager to jump into Pet Design Month? Blogs Evil Mad Scientist and Moderncat have published do-it-yourself instructions (which include a PDF template) for a cardboard cat chaise... ...

Hot or Not? Transparent Dog House by Marco Morosini

We've shared many a glamorous dog-centric designs on Apartment Therapy, including the Gino the Dog collection from Gaia & Gino and various design from The Pet Project. This transparent house for dog...

Pet-friendly Furniture: Customizable Cat Cubes

Cat Livin, the folks behind The Climber Cat Tree have teamed up with custom furniture maker Viesso to offer durable furniture that can withstand "feline abuse"... ...

Cats in Style: Modern Pet Accessories by Marly Gommans

Made of natural materials like sisal and wool felt, the Cats in Style series of pet accessories from Dutch designer Marly Gommans marries simple, eco-conscious materials with beautiful shapes and fo...

Modern Cat Tree: The Climber from Cat Livin

We always get requests for modern and small-scaled pet accessories - especially for cats. This new door-mounted cat tree comes from a new company, Cat Livin, and is named The Climber. Minimal in desi...

Gift Fair: Pillow Pillow Pillow

Truly a "Pet Project" for the team at Hornet Inc., Pillow Pillow Pillow is a line of dog and cat pillows based on actual furry friends. Designer Aaron Stewart just released Series II which features ei...

Marmalade Pet Care: Modern Cat Cardboard Furniture

We've looked at tylish cardboard cat scratchers before, but these simple and striking designs from Marmalade Pet Care are significantly less expensive and offer a similar aesthetic and scratching va...

Pet Murphy Bed

Dog Naps. While this design isn't as modern as Hepper's Pet Beds, it made us chuckle. It's a Murphy Bed for pets. The wall cabinet (in either Mahogany or Black) folds down to form a relaxing pet m...

Hepper's Modern Pet Beds
Slinks: n. (slingks) Surreptitious web links to other good sites

Cats & Little Dogs. Why didn't we know about this? We just found these great new modern pet beds from Hepper. Designed by Jed Crystal, the prices aren't completely outrageous and there are lots of a...

IKEA's New Cat Tree
n. (slingks) Surreptitious web links to other good sites

Scratch & Climb. Have cat-lovers' prayers been answered? B�STIS BLOND is IKEA's new rattan cat tree. The wall-mounted feline playground is built for climbing, hiding, napping and scratching ��...

Precious Palaces for Dogs

Sassy dogs with sassy little houses: Check out Precious Palaces for some really over-the-top interior dog houses. What caught our eye was the custom-made ottoman design. But they only get posher fro...