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Moderncat August Giveaway: Eco-friendly Handcrafted Cat Tree from Mountain Cat Trees
Tree-hugging moderncats rejoice! This month we’ve got a great giveaway just for you! The wonderful folks over at Mountain Cat Trees are offering one of their beautiful, eco-friendly, handcrafted cat trees for the monthly giveaway. I first wrote about Mountain Cat Trees last year, and showed you all of their wonderful scratchers and cat trees [...]
Continue reading...Singapore Flat Has Cats Living in Style
26. July 2010
When Charlene and her husband moved into a 5th floor apartment in Singapore, they were worried that their three cats Tyger, Neem Neem, and Xiaomao would have trouble adjusting to a smaller space, so they incorporated all sorts of cat-friendly features into the renovation. Inspired by The Cats’ House, and also by the cat-friendly Japanese [...]
Continue reading...Create Your Own Cardboard Climber with Catty Stacks BONUS GIVEAWAY
4. July 2010
Here’s a fun new product that lets you create a customized climbing structure for your cats. It’s the Catty Stacks, designer cat house system. These super strong corrugated cardboard boxes can be connected in three dimensions to create all sorts of configurations for climbing, perching, playing, napping, and hiding. The nice folks at Catty Stacks [...]
Continue reading...Little Lotus Cat Tree from The Refined Feline, Moderncat Approved!
18. June 2010
I have coveted the Little Lotus cat tree from The Refined Feline for a while now and we finally had a chance to test one out in the Moderncat household. I can tell you, it immediately became one of the most treasured items in the house. As you can see, Ando, my lead tester, absolutely [...]
Continue reading...Mid-century Modern Style for Your Modernist Cat
16. June 2010
Introducing a brand new company that should be a big hit with all the mid-century modern loving cat owners out there. Coming to us from Seattle, Washington Modernist Cat offers a new line of handcrafted cat furniture that combines form and function with a mid-century modern aesthetic. From end tables, to bookshelves, to chairs, this [...]
Continue reading...Introducing The Cat’s Trapeze, For Kitties Who Climb PLUS BONUS GIVEAWAY
4. June 2010
If you’ve got very active cats who need to take their energy out on something other than your curtains, then this may be the product for you. It’s The Cat’s Trapeze from The Netherlands and I’ve never seen anything like it. They sent us one to test out and as you can see, Ando thinks [...]
Continue reading...Enter to Win a $50 Gift Card From AllModernPet.com! Two Winners!
28. May 2010
To celebrate Memorial Day weekend we’ve got a great giveaway from AllModernPet.com! Two readers are each going to receive a $50 gift card to go shopping at this fabulous one-stop, online modern pet shopping headquarters! AllModernPet.com offers a huge variety of the coolest modern pet supplies from the top brands, including WetNoz, Holden Designs, Kittypod, [...]
Continue reading...More Korean Kitty Design
22. May 2010
Earlier this month I showed you some beautiful climbing furniture from Korean company Trillo. Here is another company from Korea, Nabinamu, offering a whimsical line of cat furniture including climbing towers, litter box hiders, raised feeders, and shelf perches. Very fun and colorful and it looks like everything is made of solid natural wood.
Continue reading...May Moderncat Giveaway: Eco-friendly Perch from Purr Post
1. May 2010
This month we have another great giveaway from our new eco-conscious friends at Purr Post! For the May monthly giveaway, one lucky reader will receive a Purr Post deluxe Perch. At 24″ inches tall, the Purr Post Perch gives kitty plenty of room to stretch and scratch on the supporting column and a nice high [...]
Continue reading...Moderncat Finds from Korea: Introducing Trillo
1. May 2010
Just found these gorgeous modern cat towers from Korea. It’s hard to get a lot of information from the website, which is all in Korean, but Trillo appears to be a line of beautifully constructed designer cat furniture made using natural materials. I hope to find out more about these products. Thanks to Heeyoung for [...]
Continue reading...Uber-eco Moderncat Find: Helical Cardboard Cat Tower
16. April 2010
I had to post this in anticipation of Earth Day! This serious piece of cat climbing furniture comes from the eco-friendly folks at The Sustainability Workshop in Ithaca, NY. “Part sculpture, part cat gym, part contribution to a green and sustainable future,” this unique cat tower is made from re-purposed cardboard (originally used to ship [...]
Continue reading...Urban Pet Haus Curve Perches Now Available
6. January 2010
They’re here! The first shipment of Curve perches form Urban Pet Haus is now available! We have some Curve perches that UPH gave us to test out, and let me tell you, they are some of the most well-used cat furniture in the house. Here is Simba enjoying herself on the smaller perch. And this [...]
Continue reading...Another Amazing Cat-friendly House Design from Japan
29. November 2009
I definitely need to live in Japan. Perhaps you remember the unbelievable cat-friendly house from Japan that I posted last year. Well, here is another one that may be even more incredible. The Cats’ House designed by Japanese architecture firm Fauna +DeSIGN was built for the owners 16 cats (and 5 canines). It has every [...]
Continue reading...BRAND NEW! Introducing ZcaT Design
5. November 2009
When California-based architect and woodworker Franz Goebel was commissioned by a client to design a cat tree that worked well with modern furniture, he obviously had some inspiration. That inspiration came from his own four Bengals. Goebel’s new ZcaT modern cat tree is the result and it’s a perfect fit for the Moderncat aesthetic. This [...]
Continue reading...Lucky German Moderncats!
21. October 2009
Check out these products from Fressnapf, a German store chain that seems to be offering some great designer pet products. These images are from their latest catalog, which you can view here. Thanks to Moderncat reader Andrea for helping international moderncats find some stylish options!
Continue reading...Introducing Distance Design: Danish Style for Moderncats
6. October 2009
Check out this sleek new product line from Danish pet product design company Distance Design. The line includes these gorgeous brushed stainless steel cat trees, which you can customize by choosing your post style and size, then combining it with the sisal scratchers or pillow-topped perches. The posts have a large steel base for stability. [...]
Continue reading...Dave & Alison’s DIY Cat Tower
26. September 2009
Dave is an architect and a photographer and, boy, does it show in these gorgeous photos of the cat tower that he and his girlfriend Alison made for their two new arrivals Milo and Lyra (there are only two, although the photo above shows one Milo and six Lyras!) The best part is that this [...]
Continue reading...New Cat Furniture Line from Whisker Studio, Plus BONUS GIVEAWAY!
16. September 2009
I first introduced Whisker Studio back in May when they released their first product, the Sky Climber. Well, they just launched a complete line of high-quality wood cat furniture to match with fluid organic lines designed to fit beautifully into a contemporary or traditional home. The new line includes the Catnapper, Cat Cave, Kitty Cot, [...]
Continue reading...July Moderncat Giveaway Winner Plus Discount Coupon
12. August 2009
Congratulations to Blake from Austin, Texas, winner of the July giveaway. Blake’s moderncats will be climbing to heaven on a new CatVantage modular cat tree! DISCOUNT COUPON CODE For those of you who still want your own CatVantage, you can take 10% off you order on the CatVantage cat tree and all accessories now through [...]
Continue reading...Introducing CatS Stylish Cat Furniture from Shanghai
25. July 2009
Introducing a new line of stylish cat furniture from Shanghai-based CatS. The line includes a climbing tower, several different styles of litter hiders, shelves, scratchers and beds. The products are currently only available in China, but the company is looking into shipping overseas. View all the CatS products at www.catsweet.com.
Continue reading...Eva’s DIY Cat Shelves with Cushions and Sisal Scratcher
9. July 2009
Moderncat reader Eva sent in these photos of the cat shelves and sisal scratcher that she made for her two beautiful Ragdolls, Ezra and Aurum. I love the cushions she used and how she added Velcro to hold them in place. Below, Eva describes how she made everything. I always thought most scratching and climbing [...]
Continue reading...July Moderncat Giveaway: CatVantage Modular Climbing Tree
1. July 2009
This month’s giveaway is for a product that I’ve been a fan of for quite some time — the CatVantage modular cat climbing tree. I first wrote about CatVantage back in March 2008 after seeing it at the Global Pet Expo, where it won second place in the New Product Showcase for its category. CatVantage [...]
Continue reading...For the Treehugging Moderncat
18. June 2009
Simple, natural materials make the best cat trees, and that’s exactly what the folks at Mountain Cat Trees use to create their products. Made from real trees with the bark removed and natural sisal rope, these are some of the most eco-friendly cat trees and scratchers I’ve ever seen. All products are handmade in the [...]
Continue reading...Introducing the Hollywood Franklin Modern & Modular Designer Cat Tower
15. June 2009
When a German architect and industrial designer who lives and works in Los Angeles decides he needs a cat tree to accommodate his three cats and fit into his ultra modern home, the carpeted monstrosities are absolutely out of the question. So what does he do? Well, in this case Peter Sehorsch went to IKEA [...]
Continue reading...June Moderncat Giveaway: Platform C Cat Tower from DKcat
1. June 2009
We’ve got a fabulous giveaway this month from DKcat! One lucky winner will receive a handmade, eco-friendly Platform C cat tower! The winner will get to choose either the Platform C or the new Platform C2 with a larger rectangular top perch in a choice of chocolate wood with tan carpet, blonde wood with grey [...]
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