On Creating Modern Cat Bed Designs
Hello! Who are you and what are you working on?
I’m Jennifer Boaro and I started my cat bed business a bit by accident. What I really wanted to do is work in costume design, and I had a job I was enjoying. One of the challenging projects that came my way was a request to make soccer ball mascot costumes for a sports team. I wasn’t exactly sure how to make them but I had some ideas, so I started by making a miniature version of the ball costume to test the pattern I developed, the materials I hoped to use, and the sewing process. The miniature version laid around my design studio for a while and then I got kittens and I realized that they might use this six-paneled spheroid as a cat bed. I did some finishing work to the foam prototype and presented it to the cats: they loved it and our first photoshoot was a great success.
My cats immediately understood the potential and got right inside. They spent the evening exploring, frolicking and we got great photos. Let’s jump ahead now and look at...
