Catvas
Catvas is a new pet product that reshapes scratching from a destructive behavior into a creative process. It gives both people and cats the chance to co-create their living spaces together. The designed double layered fabric will be gradually presenting a unique painting like effect during cats’ scratching behavior. The replaced fabric scratching panel are no longer just discarded as wastes but acts like a memorial to record and preserve the cat's traces of its life in a more artistic way.
Catvas cat scratching board by Zhenyang Yan was featured as an innovative example of product design by the A' Design Awards. Catvas cat scratching board was awarded the Iron A' Design Award in Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design in 2024. The A' Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design Award is a juried, academic and highly prestigious design competition which honors exceptional design of pet food, pet apparel, pet beds, feeding bowls, litter boxes, pet carriers, grooming tools, toys and more.
