The Cat Ball

On Creating Modern Cat Bed Designs

Jennifer Boaro
Founder, The Cat Ball
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The Cat Ball
from Bellevue, Washington, USA
started July 2011
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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.

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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...

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