It seems that the South Koreans are not only talented in capturing our attention via cool aesthetics and design of chic technology and electronic products, because this new sofa will make any cat lover/owner smile immediately. We all know how much our sofas belong already to our cats (and dogs), and this new design captures that idea quite perfectly!
This new "cat tunnel sofa" was designed by a dog owner (!) called Seungi Mun from Seoul, where basically half of South Korea's 50 million inhabitants reside; South Korea is estimated to have almost 20 million homes with pets, many in an urban jungle centered around Seoul, with maximizing space being a key element in home furnishing and design.
This truly fun sofa has a hollow tube into which a cat can enter from the floor and ascend up to the back of the sofa where a port allows it to pop out and nibble on its owner's ears, and then proceed on to an armrest lookout post from where it can dive down onto a hairy rat or a furry brother or sister. Surprise aerial attacks will be totally possible!
Without even having to see it, I know with 100% certainty that my cat, who already thinks that every comfy seat in my loft was bought just for him, would dive into this with wild abandon and would never look back. He would go nuts and I am sure that is quite typical of what all the other felines in the world would do: they would all see this as one huge new toy, hiding place and sleep pod combined!
Yes, it is not as aesthetically pleasing as a regular sofa given the clearly altered design, and those big holes, but given the passion with which people love their pets, I doubt that it will be an issue for many. Giving one's cat a separate place on the sofa in which to play and rest definitely integrates yet separates the two species utilizing this piece of furniture. The 22-year-old designer intends to market the product in 2013, he said recently.
But if one is reading a good book or watching a movie, there might be a lot of noise going on behind one's head, as the cats lunge at each other in the darkness of the tube in a territorial cat fight! It's my experience also that as it is, part of the huge attraction of the sofa or favorite armchair or our bed for our cats, is that they are our spaces.
They want to interact and communicate with us, even if that also includes moving in on our seat on the sofa to curl up and snore on, while we went out to make tea! So ultimately, this new design might mean handing over 100% of the sofa territory to the felines in the family, as they get to play on its inside, and sleep on your spot on its outside. As long as we still use the outside, they will always end up there with or without us!
But for those with the space to have a second large seating item in the main living area, this could be the ultimate in cat beds. Extending that, for those with both a dog and a cat, it might just be the source of hours of entertainment as the dog wonders where the cat is, and it pops out from a hole to wave a paw in its face. Ready to host the pet sofa wars, right in the comfort of your living room?! Kevin Mc
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