French designer Sinan Sigic of Atelier Hapax creates one-of-a-kind objects using recycled materials. This unique cat tree is made from an old lamp base wrapped with 444 meters of sisal rope. The base and shelf were added to give the cats a place to perch. Brilliant! I’m hitting the thrift stores this weekend to see what I can find for making something similar.
I’d love to see other creative ideas you might have for re-purposing objects to make beautiful cat-friendly pieces.
Thanks to Jaime from Design-Milk for passing this one along.
January 14th, 2012 at 9:33 am
That’s a heck of a lot of rope! And wrapping! Very cool.
January 14th, 2012 at 9:42 am
this would be perfect having a lamp and something for my cat to play with:)
January 14th, 2012 at 10:06 am
This was a great idea, and the photos are superb.
This morning my cat Twix has completely convinced me that it was a cat owner who invented the breadbox. I wonder what ancient artifact was once repurposed to protect the bread from their fangs?
January 14th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
For those of us who may try to make something similar, is there any information on how was the shelf was affixed?
January 14th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Just goes to show us that creativity knows no bounds where cat lovers are concerned! Very nice.
January 14th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
I took a old chest of drawers and turned it in to a cat bed with storage in bottom drawer. Here is a link to pictures
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2108749402529.2103803.1359410714&type=3&l=83a133f44a
donated it to my local ASPCA and they just loved it
January 14th, 2012 at 4:33 pm
This is a great idea. I wish I could think of cat ideas like this.
January 14th, 2012 at 5:08 pm
Wow! I am interested in learning how long did it take to make this wonderful tree.
January 14th, 2012 at 7:27 pm
These are way cool and very creative!!
January 14th, 2012 at 11:53 pm
Yes, I agree, lots of wrapping: dedication to arts and cats needed! My crew would have not appreciated the artistic end. Most likely, they would have knocked it down in record time to create a horizontal post. A Happening?
January 15th, 2012 at 6:10 am
“No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.”
Fran Lebowitz
Our cats hold their own!
January 15th, 2012 at 7:33 am
THAT IS SOOOO COOL!! GEEZ..WHO EVER INVENTED THIS…JUST WOW!! MY 2 GIRLS WOULD LUV THAT!
January 16th, 2012 at 9:52 am
Very neat – looks like fun for the cats and people alike! My question is: where do youg get 444m of non-oily sisal rope? I can’t even find a good source for a small package, let alone a large coil. I apparently don’t have the right terms for web searches, the sisal ropes carried by the hardware stores all stink, and the local pet supply stores don’t carry any.
January 16th, 2012 at 3:45 pm
The product photoshoot looks like it was a lot of fun. Hehe. I love the last pic. “You know what Beth? I think we need to take this outside. Mraow!”
January 17th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Loving the photos on this post…..
And my cat would love this – looks great – one to bookmark
February 1st, 2012 at 9:41 am
I’d love to do this on a piece of furnture, but does anyone know of what kind of glue would be cat safe? I don’t think regular glue is good for them (they could lick their paws, etc.)