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SET DESIGN: MATTHEW MORRIS WRITERS: EMMA MOORE, ELLIE STATHAKI

COOL FOR CATS

Stylish feline accessories are giving us paws for thought

The comfort of cats – climbing furniture, scratching

posts, beds, litter trays and the like – is not an area

generally addressed by the design literate. But this

much-neglected category has been receiving some

attention lately. French furniture designer Julie

Gaillard, in collaboration with Meyou (who make

some of the most stylish feline accessories around),

has addressed the mountaineering pursuits of cats

with ‘Hoop’. Meanwhile, Yihao Xiao, a student at

Lund University, has tackled the litter tray, turning

a cat’s latrine into a discreet furnishing, and Sfera

has improved mealtimes for our furry friends with its

superstylish cherry wood feeding bowl.

CASE IN POINT

AMERICAN BLACK WALNUT

LINES THE DISPLAY CASES

WHERE CONTENT, SUCH AS MUSIC

SCORES, PHOTOGRAPHS AND

COSTUMES, FROM THE ROH’S

RICH ARCHIVES, WILL BE SHOWN

‘DONUT’ FOOD BOWL, €140,

BY SHIGEO MASHIRO, FOR

DONG, FROM SFERA. ‘HOOP’,

€239, BY JULIE GAILLARD, FOR

MEYOU PARIS. CAT TOILET,

PROTOTYPE, BY YIHAO XIAO

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