Dog-stretching device by Hyerim Shin questions the "dark side of cuteness"
Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Hyerim Shin's Cuteness Tool for Dachshunds is a conceptual device that lengthens the bodies of sausage dogs. More
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Jaime Hayón installs Tiovivo animal-shaped play equipment at Atlanta museum
Children can crawl into the rear end of a wooden pig when visiting this playground installation by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. More
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LA architects create imaginative cat houses for charity auction
A sinuous enclosure that doubles as seating and a shelter inspired by the yin-yang symbol are among the cat houses by Los Angeles architects that were created to benefit an animal welfare organisation (+ slideshow). More
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Klaus Pichler goes behind the scenes of Vienna's Natural History Museum
Photo essay: a shark in a corridor and a toad seated on a filing cabinet are among the scenes found by Austrian photographer Klaus Pichler when he went backstage at the Natural History Museum Vienna (+ slideshow). More
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Nendo's Cubic pet accessories designed to complement minimal interiors
Japanese studio Nendo has launched a collection of accessories for dogs that are designed to look good inside minimally furnished homes (+ slideshow). More
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Illustrated animal-skin costumes created for Le Bestiaire exhibition in New York
Giant illustrated boards depicting parrots, bears and leopards are among the oversized animal costumes that children can try on at a New York exhibition. More
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Llowarch Llowarch Architects completes raven enclosure for the Tower of London
The Tower of London's famous resident ravens have a new home in a set of oak and mesh-encased aviaries designed by local firm Llowarch Llowarch Architects (+ slideshow). More
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Porky Hefer's Fiona Blackfish is a killer-whale-shaped hanging chair
Design Miami 2015: South African designer Porky Hefer is showing a killer-whale-shaped chair from his Monstera Deliciosa collection of animal-themed "nests" at Design Miami. More
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Slaughtered bird flu-infected chickens transformed into furniture by Emilie van Spronsen
Dutch Design Week 2015: Dutch designer Emilie van Spronsen harvested feathers and bones from the corpses of bird flu-infected chickens to create this stool and urn. More
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Jaime Hayón designs monkey-faced Miko watch for Orolog
Spanish designer Jaime Hayón is launching a limited-edition chronograph with a chimp-like face for his watch company Orolog. More
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Virtual reality helmets present a forest from an animal's perspective
Visitors to an English forest were able to explore the woods through the eyes of different animals as part of a virtual reality experience by London design studio Marshmallow Laser Feast (+ movie). More
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NEXT Architects completes bat-friendly bridge in the Netherlands
NEXT Architects has completed its Batbridge in South Holland, which integrates spaces for bats to roost in during different seasons (+ slideshow). More
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Cat cocoons feature in Meyou's debut furniture collection
Feline furniture brand Meyou has launched its first collection with three designer cat beds (+ slideshow). More
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Kresings Architektur adds larch animal enclosures to petting zoo in Germany
The animals of this petting zoo in Germany now have new lodgings – a trio of larch-ribbed structures by Kresings Architektur that overlook a pond (+ slideshow). More
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Ma Yansong designs meat-patterned rugs for dogs
MAD architects founder Ma Yansong has created a series of carpets shaped like juicy steaks for labradors (+ movie). More
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Pets to receive spa treatments at Gensler-designed JFK animal airport terminal
Gensler has designed a terminal for animals that will contain a "pet resort" offering lodging and spa services at New York's JFK airport (+ slideshow). More
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Bow-wow House by Design Band YOAP is a guesthouse for dog lovers in rural South Korea
This dog-friendly guesthouse and residence in the South Korean province of Chungcheongnam features doors decorated with canine illustrations and a sloping playground overlooking the rural landscape (+ slideshow). More
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Zurich Elephant House boasts a domed wooden roof and swimming pools for animals
Swiss firm Markus Schietsch Architekten has completed a new elephant house for a zoo in Zurich featuring an elaborate wooden gridshell roof and a glass-sided swimming pool (+ slideshow). More
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Tiny crab faces giant obstacles in Anton Tammi's glitching music video for Bruce Smear
Music: Finnish director Anton Tammi warped imagery of a crab battling metallic fluids and a huge scorpion to create this music video for Bruce Smear's track Pick & Roll. More
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Bloodflow of beefed-up bovines harnessed for energy in The Cow of Tomorrow project
Graduate shows 2015: tiny turbines installed in the arteries of genetically modified cows provide a solution to future energy production in this fictional scenario by RCA graduate Paul Gong. More
