Bespoke OOAKs

Below are some of our bespoke one-of-a-kind cat furniture pieces that we've made some of which have become part of our product catalogue - we hand make our products in our London studio so please get in touch if you have something special in mind

Cat's Cradle R&D

These were prototype pieces that our cats tested for a product development study - the idea was to come up with a platform that could be retro-fitted to our Polecat unit to give some perching & sleeping options.

The units were made of a stainless steel frames that held a contoured piece of thick leather hide - we now produce a version of the Cat’s Cradle that’s available for purchase online.

Cat’s Cradle Production

In addition to the standard versions of our Black Felt Soft Seat & Black Painted MDF Hard Seat Cats’ Cradles we have also fabricated versions using different coloured felts & paint, PVC & acrylic - White Painted Hard Seat Cat’s Cradles have been produced to compliment White Wall Fixing Kits & Clear Acrylic used for Hard Seat Cat’s Cradles, which have been specified when Polecat units are finished in AVM Wool.

Cat Rig

This piece started as a simple project to use up Coir cuts, which were too small to re-use on our units or DIY Polecat units but ended up as a very complicated & what’s best described as an inside out Hicat® cat tree - the unit was made up of 4 supports that suspended 3 platforms that could accommodate 9 interchangeable Soft Seat, Peep & Worm Hole inserts.

Please see our Cat Rig Design Study Blog for additional phots & information.

Fatcat Bird Nest

The unit is finished in Natural Coir with a Black Twist Pile Worm Hole - it comes with a Fat Pad cushion & can be used either way up to give various depth sleeping, perching & hideaway options.

Cat Nap Bed™

This was a development of the Fatcat Bird Nest but with a shelf & produced as stock items in various wool finishes - like the Bird Nest it has 4 different depth perching & sleeping options with an addition of a Fatcat Pad & has been finished in various luxurious wool finishes from Crucial Trading carpet including Fabulous, Audrey & Mississippi Wool.

Cat Nap Ring™

This fluffy little number was a variation on the Cat Nap Bed & can be placed on a sofa, bed, lap or just the floor to create an extremely cosy nest.

Stool Scratcher

These stools have a clean aesthetic & can be made with various top shapes, finishes & colours to give your cat a special piece of furniture to do its thing on plus a comfortable platform to sit & sleep on.

The stool is normally made at around 350-450mm high with a 470mm wide top to accommodate the 120mm diameter legs.

The tops can be finished in different materials but we've found that twist pile carpet works best with square or rectangular tops & paint finish for circular or curved shaped tops - painted tops can also have cut-outs & edge profiles whereas carpeted tops are restricted in terms of edge & contour details.

The units have 3 or 4 legs depending on the top shape & they are normally wrapped in 6mm sisal rope but can be covered in larger diameter sisal rope, carpet or other materials.

We now produce a Scraaatch™ version of this stool that can be ordered online.

Pipe Scratcher

A minimal design that provides great form for scratching - this floor-standing pipe is extra long to let your cat have a very satisfying scraatch. 

They can be made to length but 800mm is a good size to cover your cat's longest reach - the pipe diameter at 120mm also works well but this can be increased to 180mm.

The tube can be wrapped in sisal rope or covered in carpet - MDF end caps finish off the unit & these can be clear lacquered over the MDF or painted to a colour.

The pipe needs to be filled with sand as this makes it very stable & means that it won't topple or move while your cat's doing its thing.

We now produce a Scraaatch™ version of this Pipe that can be ordered online. 

Tall Bobcat Storage

This was a one-of-a-kind 700mm Bobcat that was fabricated to specifically test a new ribbed wool fabric that we wanted to use on our floor-to-ceiling units.

The internal finish was a Black Twist Pile & because the unit was made for our cats we also took the opportunity to build in a concealed compartment to store their toys.

Shorty Storage Bobcat

This was a one-of-a-kind Christmas stock item fabricated in Crucial Tradings Mississippi Wool - the Bobcat was 420mm tall with a 270mm deep storage compartment accessed through the lid, which was finished off with a specially made Sand coloured Fat Pad Cushion.

The internal walls were also lined with the same external Mississippi Wool finish with unpainted MDF lid, shelf & base.

Sisal Rope Polecat

This was the first version of a Hicat® that we built - it was covered in 10mm diameter sisal rope & had acrylic end caps but can be made using 6mm, 8mm or 10mm diameter jute or sisal rope & finished with just a wound rope end detail.

Polecat Wall Shelf

This was the first incarnation of a shelf for our Polecat unit made from a waterfall edged shelf - the shelf could be integrated into a floor-to-ceiling unit or used in conjunction with the original Polecat Fixing Kit or even used on as an oversized top cap for a Wall Mounted Polecat.

The shelf measures 360mm deep, 460mm & 40mm thick & is usually finished in a white paint finish but can be sprayed with a colour then lacquered - this bespoke design was the inspiration for a our Cat’s Cradle, which is now offered as an alternative to this fixed shelf.

Deck

We've made various versions of this minimal but very practical scratching deck design - the deck normally fabricated at 480mm square & is mounted on 4 35mm metal feet that have rubber caps on them & this stops the deck from moving but also allows toys to be coaxed under the deck to encourage play & scratching.

They have been made in various finishes including sisal, coir, sisal-coir mixes & sisal rope.

Podium Steps

Used as stepping stones these were specifically made to help an older cat access our units - the podiums were sized as our Tomcat units i.e. 340mm diameter at 200mm & 400mm height & had flat tops covered in coir.

Wall Shelf

These simple clean-looking shelves are generally made between 400-800mm long, 250mm deep & 50mm thick.

They can be covered in most types carpet & are secured using a concealed fixing to give a modern contemporary look but because of loadings these shelves need to be installed onto masonry walls - we can also fabricate these shelves with fixings points to centre on joist layouts in plasterboard walls, which are typically 450mm apart.

Cat Cabana

This was an R&D piece that used a Tomcat off cut to create a bed come interactive play thing that sat on blocks to stop it from rolling when unsupervised - we’ve now made a few different versions of this piece in AVM Wool & Natural Coir.