Press Release
A' Design Award in Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design Goes to Catom Mutifuctional Cat Hair Comb by Zihang Cheng
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Zihang Cheng for pet care, toys, supplies and products for animals design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ Catom Mutifuctional Cat Hair Comb by Zihang Cheng, designed for Nanchang University, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About Catom Mutifuctional Cat Hair Comb
Catom is a multifunctional cat brush that combines a shedding comb and a lint roller in one body. The upper part is a comb that removes loose hair during the shedding season. A side switch rotates the comb, and a button at the top releases the collected hair. The lower part is a lint roller that removes scattered and stuck cat hair. A clasp at the end of the comb fixes both parts together, so the brush can be hung when not in use. The body is made of plastic with a frosted surface, and the strap is made of nylon.
About Zihang Cheng
Cheng Zihang,Born in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, China in 2001. Now he is studying in Nanchang University, pursuing a bachelor's degree in industrial design, has won more than 30 national awards at the provincial level, and is now a core member of Studio 425, participating in the Yifeeling Studio design, loves to find small problems in life and solve them, motto "small design also has big energy".
Award Record
With this recognition, Zihang Cheng is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design Award
The A' Pet Care Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good pet supplies, toys and product designs by designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to pet care designers, animal toy designers, pet supply manufacturers and pet care brands from all countries. Entries typically include pet food, pet apparel, pet beds, feeding bowls, litter boxes and pet carriers. Awarded pet supply designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/pet-care
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/147330
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/147330
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!147330
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/334648
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Catom Mutifuctional Cat Hair Comb
- Function
- Mutifuctional Cat Hair Comb
- Category
- Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design
- Discipline
- Product Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail and Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Silver, Dark Gray, Dark Sea Green, Gainsboro and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Nanchang University
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Zihang Cheng
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #147330
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- "Catom" is a multifunctional cat brush that integrates a cat comb and a lint roller, designed to solve the cleaning problem of scattered cat hair for cat owners. This design combines the functions of a cat comb and a lint roller in an integrated form, providing a new design concept for pet hair removal products.
- Inspiration
- Catom is a multifunctional cat brush that integrates a cat comb and a lint roller, designed to solve the cleaning problem of scattered cat hair for cat owners. This design combines the functions of a cat comb and a lint roller in an integrated form, providing a new design concept for pet hair removal products.
- Research
- During the shedding season, pet cats will experience hair loss and require regular removal of loose hair. Through research on the process of pet owners cleaning their pets' loose hair, they usually use a shedding brush to remove the main loose hair, and then use a lint roller to remove any remaining cat hair on the cat's body. Therefore, cat owners often have both a cat comb and a lint roller, which are frequently used and complement each other, leading to the design of this product.
- Challenge
- The challenge started with the uncertainty of how to ensure the functionality of the product and its aesthetics at the same time. After a certain number of sketches, discussions and experiments with our project, we finally found the right choice to achieve the desired result.
- Realization and Technology
- For the comfort of the product, the product body is made of plastic with a skin-friendly frosted surface, and the tail sling is made of nylon.
- Operation and Interaction
- The top of the product is a cat hair comb, which can remove a lot of floating hair from the cat during the hair changing season, when using, you need to take it off, toggle the side switch to rotate the comb, the floating hair will remain at the bottom of the comb, then press the button at the top of the comb to remove the cat hair. The lower part of the product is a hair roller, which can remove the cat hair that is scattered and stuck. After use, the cat hair brush can be fixed on the main body of the roller with the snap at the end of the brush, so it can be hung when not in use.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in July 2022 in Yifeeling Design Studio and finished in February 2023 in 425 Design Studio in Nanchang University.
- Specifications
- 200 mm x 40 mm x 70 mm.The upper part of the product cat hair comb grip designed with a raised snap, when the combination can be fixed with the internal hair roller, and in the tail designed with a snap further fixed to achieve the combination of the upper and lower parts of the product fixed
- Keywords
- Pet Supplies,Cat hair Comb,Cat Hair Roller,2-in-1,Removal of floating hairs
