Design News: Ikea launches pet furniture, events to check out at Archifest 2020
The Swedish furniture giant’s new Lurvig range of pet furniture is created by pet-loving designers and trained veterinarians who did research on the animals’ natural needs and behaviour.
Dr Barbara Schafer, who does product risk assessment at Ikea and is also a trained veterinarian, says: “When it comes to sleeping, cats love clean and enclosed spaces and to lie on furry and cosy textiles. Dogs, on the other hand, don’t care so much, as long as they have a space close to their owners.”
The Lurvig collection offers a wide range of cat and dog furniture and accessories in colours, patterns and textures to suit pets’ different personalities and needs.
The cat house, for instance, goes perfectly with Ikea classics such as the Kallax shelving unit.
Eating behaviour plays an important part as well, says Dr Schafer. A tall ceramic bowl is ideal for cats as they tend to eat with their necks in a higher position, while the flexible travel bowl suits dogs as they enjoy frequent snacking.
Source: The Straitstimes