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PET-TECTURE
A book crammed with architectural designs for pets who fit in the palm of your hand to pets who practically need their own house.
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PET-TECTURE
Our pets may live in our homes, but that does not mean they were built for them. Where’re the hidey-holes? The nooks and crannies to squeeze their snouts in? The cosy cave to curl up in? Well, they are here in Phaidon’s Pet-tecture, a book crammed with architectural designs for pets who fit in the palm of your hand to pets who practically need their own house.
Style-buffs will be thrilled to find works from Nendo, Kenya Hara, Sou Fujimoto, MAD Architects and Kengo Kuma inside, whilst pet owners everywhere can get inspired by some thought-provoking ideas. Beds and sanctuaries can be found in the form of a birdhouse built into a rooftile, a wooden coffee table with undulations for cats to slink through and sleep, and a dog bed made of a simple wooden frame and your own t-shirt. You may spot some familiar faces too from certain brands we’ve featured before, such as Hellopets with their felt grey teepee.
Pet-tecture is a study about how we incorporate dogs into our lives but also how dogs inspire us to think outside of the box, to not cater for ourselves but for them. From small cat boxes, to stables larger than a small house, there is no limit to what we will do for our pets. Beautifully designed with a minimalist key and popping colours, this book is sure to inspire and entertain.
CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS
A heartfelt thank you to all the photographers, artists, illustrators, and writers who trusted us, dived in, and brought us delight, grace, excitement, courage, wilderness, and wonder over the last five years. Their work not only reflects the bonds we share with our animal companions, it also celebrates their spirit.
None of this would be possible without our four-legged counterparts who sprinkle magic dust time and time again, and our readers, who embraced this kooky idea, rallied around us, and made this world theirs too. With friends like these, who needs nine lives?
February 5, 2019
LETTERING AT PLAY
Illustrator Cielle Graham forms the alphabet through the twists and turns of dogs chasing a ball.
March 28, 2020
GLAMOUR DOGS
Fashion illustrator Bridget Davies’ inks stylish women on their evening stroll.
March 11, 2020
SILENCE, PLEASE
Martin Usborne explores the frailty of the human condition in The Silence of Dogs in Cars, now updated and published by Hoxton Mini Press.
February 28, 2020
TOUGH LOVE
Wild One’s toy kit satisfies the chewers, tuggers and runners with playthings for every recreational whim.
February 19, 2020
STREET LIFE
Animal activist Robert Altermoser shows the sweeter side of displaced dogs in Everydaystray.
February 11, 2020
SPOT THE DOG
Illustrator AguWu cleverly doodles her Dachshund into brand logos, textiles, prints and more.
December 22, 2019
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