WORDS Tracy Greenwood
Architecture for pets is becoming serious business as design heavyweights turn their hand to pet furniture and products.
Phaidon has released a book entitled Pet-Tecture: Designs for Pets, which includes designs by the likes of Sou Fujimoto, Kengo Kuma and MAD Architects, is an irresistible read for design-conscious pet lovers.
Suite, Chiavari for FORMA Italia. Picture credit: Joe Kesrouani (page 62)
Pet House Series, Natural Slow (page 40)
Flip through it and you’ll find trees for cats, concrete dog homes, luxury fish tanks, chicken coops and even a dog-shaped cat scratcher. Birds, rabbits, horses, mice and guinea pigs are catered for, too.
Pet-Tecture: Designs for Pets retails for approximately R400.
