Moderncat's Modern Finds: Cardboard Accessories

Moderncats Modern Finds: Cardboard Accessories

Cat Cocoon by Warren Lieu: $279
An ingenious transformation of simple corrugated cardboard comes in the form of the Cat Cocoon by designer Warren Lieu of One Form Design. This other-worldly form serves multiple purposes, providing a scratching surface, a secluded hideaway, and a lounging area. The peepholes perforating the cocoon's surface provide a convenient way for kitty to survey her surroundings from inside her fortress or to swat at unsuspecting passers by.

Warren Lieu, One Form Design

Cardboard scratchers from Everyday Studio: $85 - $165
Reminiscent of architect Frank Gehry's 1970s cardboard furniture, the Claw, Nap, and Pounce scratchers are the perfect combination of art and function. Layers of corrugated cardboard create surfaces ideal for scratching and lounging.

Everyday Studio

Sweet Lounge from Marmalade Pet: $160
Kitty will feel like a princess atop the Sweet Lounge. The swooping curves are perfect for perching and preening.

Marmalade Pet

Kitty Pod by Elizabeth Paige Smith: $320
Elizabeth Paige Smith is one of the first designers to tackle elegant and functional design for cats. Naturally, she makes great use of cardboard in her beautiful forms. The Kittypod line features several unique architectural cardboard shapes designed just for felines in mind. This one lets your kitty curl up and satisfy that paw itch.

Elizabeth Paige Smith

Caboodle Cat Habitat: $30
Create a cardboard kitty fort with the stackable and connectable Cabbodle cat habitats. Perfect for the curious cat, Caboodles can also be decorated anyway you like to match your décor using paint, markers, or other crafty tools.

Caboodle Cats

Cardboard Cat Tree from Everyday Studio: $90
More sculptural than a plain old cardboard scratcher, this elegant cat tree from Everyday Studio can be mounted on the wall or used on the floor.

Everyday Studio

SnoozePal Cat Hammock in a Box from CatAbove: $35
This extremely durable corrugated cardboard box houses a fleece-lined cat hammock that can hold a 20 lbs. cat. Kitty can sit comfortably and survey her surroundings through the porthole windows on both sides. The SnoozePal is easy to assemble, the hammock is removable and washable, and the cardboard is, of course, completely recyclable.

CatAbove

Kittypod Mini by Elizabeth Paige Smith: $98
The Kittypod Mini provides a sturdy structure for climbing and scratching and a fun tunnel for a kitty ambush.

Elizabeth Paige Smith

Wallflower Scratcher from Marmalade Pet: $42 scratch pad + $35 wall clips
This sleek scratcher can be used on the floor, or purchase the wall clips (sold separately) for mounting to a vertical surface. The elegant curves give the Wall Flower a sculptural form while also providing a sturdy scratching surface.


Marmalade Pet Care

Kitty's Revenge Scratcher from Uncommon Goods: $50
How would your cat feel about sinking her claws into this cardboard canine? Layers of laminated cardboard make a lovely scratching surface, but does this give kitty the wrong idea?

Uncommon Goods