The new designs are more low-tech than the company’s original line of petproducts, first released in 2017.

During 2018 Ikea has recalled tens of millions of products, in some casesbecause children have been hurt or killed by them. But if you have a pet, youmight remember another recall: Last summer, the Swedish furniture giantrecalled a water-dispensing pet bowl after two dogs suffocated when theirheads became trapped inside the dome-like reservoir that held the water.

That product was part of Lurvig, the Ikea-for-pets line that first launched in2017 and was developed by designer Inma Bermudéz along with Barbara Schäfer, atrained veterinarian who works with Ikea’s risk assessment team. This week,the company announced it would be adding new products to the Lurvig line,which it will begin releasing in October and continue into spring of 2020.

Bermudéz and Schäfer were also responsible for designing these new items. In astatement from Ikea, the duo says their goal was to design items from a pet’spoint of view. For instance, cats love sleeping in clean, enclosed spaces oncozy textiles, whereas dogs don’t care as much about their bedding as long asthey are close to their owners. Cats eat with their necks in a higherposition, so they created a ceramic cat bowl that is tall, while they createda flexible travel bowl for dogs who can eat in different positions.

Bermudéz and Schäfer were also responsible for designing these new items. In astatement from Ikea, the duo says their goal was to design items from a pet’spoint of view. For instance, cats love sleeping in clean, enclosed spaces oncozy textiles, whereas dogs don’t care as much about their bedding as long asthey are close to their owners. Cats eat with their necks in a higherposition, so they created a ceramic cat bowl that is tall, while they createda flexible travel bowl for dogs who can eat in different positions.

Source: Global Pets

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