Akemi Tanaka

AKEMI TANAKA

Secretary: Akemi Tanaka, IDSA

Photo courtesy of Akemi Tanaka

"The cats love it. There are often multiple cats playing in the tree at once. The type of tree used maintains flexibility, so it moves and acts like a real tree, and it creates audible stimulation," he added.

Designer Cat Furniture Akemi Tanaka, a New York-based industrial/furniture designer, turned her talents to cat furniture when she couldn't find a product that met her design aesthetic.

"I wanted something cool for my cats that blended with my furniture designs and environment," Tanaka said. She designed Curve, an elegant, wall-mounted pet bed with a slim design, partially concealed brackets, fine wood finishes and sophisticated fabrics. In her own apartment, she has four Curves on a wall so her cats can jump from one to the next.

Photo courtesy of The Refined Feline

Tanaka showed the Curve prototype with her collection at a major furniture show and got excellent feedback. The recently launched product is available on design and pet websites so far.

"The public is so much more educated on design," Tanaka said.
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Tanaka said one of the key benefits of Curve is that it requires no floor space.

Akemi Tanaka - Industrial Designer

Akemi Tanaka : Secretary

Akemi Tanaka is a Brooklyn-based industrial designer. She works to improve the lives of others while having minimal impact on the environment, with a design aesthetic rooted in simplicity and utility, through sketch ideation, models, computer renderings and full-scale products, she creates thoughtful and well-crafted pieces.

Akemi Tanaka

Akemi Tanaka