Every so often, someone comes along and creates something all of us never knew we so desperately needed. These people are geniuses, and deserve the utmost praise and respect. Yan Law is one of these people. Yan Law is the creator of a magical thing called Dim Dim, or a transparent bubble chair for your pet cat. It’s basically an acrylic bowl with three sturdy wires attached, designed to serve as a bed, chair, swing, or perching spot for your cat. Which is wonderful in itself, because all cats deserve their very own bowl to curl up in – especially one that gently sways in the breeze and rocks them to sleep like the fur babies they are. But what makes this invention extra brilliant is the fact that it’s transparent, so while your cat’s curled up inside you can see the cuteness of their little folded paws and cosy bellies. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that The metal wires can be adjusted to three settings.
In one the bowl hangs from the cieling as a slanted chair, in the second it hangs as a swing, and the third – with the wires removed – it’s just an easily scoopable bowl you can place on your lap or bed. Basically it’s amazing, every cat placed inside a Dim Dim is adorable, and we desperately want one. It’s currently still in the Kickstarter stages, so if you want to make bubble bowls for all cats a reality, you’ll need to back it. MORE: There’s now a book dedicated to London’s best pub cats MORE: Experts say we should be feeding our cats five times a day MORE: Glorious book celebrates cats hanging out in New York shops The Bubble chair was designed by Eero Aarnio in 1968 in Finland. It is made of acrylic on steel frame and leather or polyurethane fabric cushions. It is distributed by Adelta. The chair is suspended from above leading to a floating or bubble-like sensation. It is considered an industrial design classic and advanced the usage of plastics in furniture design.
The chair is considered modernist or spaceage and is often used to symbolise the 1960s period.In 1968, after he conceived the Ball Chair, Eero Aarnio, a pioneer in using plastics in industrial design, created the Bubble Chair as a reduction of its predicessor. He wanted the chair to be light-filled, and since, as Aarnio maintained, "There is no nice way to make a clear pedestal," it had to hang from the ceiling. Iconic in shape, the space-age design is as fresh today as it was 45 years ago. Original Eero Aarnio Bubble Chairs are still to be had. To find a retailer near you, visit Eero Aarnio. (An original clocks in at around $4,700 whereas a knock off will set you back around $900.) Okay, that was the 'good for you' educational part of this post. Now, let's get to the dessert, shall we? The photo pictured above looks to be straight out of 1968, white boots and all. Less downtown girl, the suburban-like interior (pictured below) from Twenty First Century Retro is warm and inviting.
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