Watercolour illustrations designed by Pentagram provide the new visual identity for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, now known simply as Battersea. More about Pentagram designs rebrand for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Yoh Komiyama set out to create a cat toy befitting of a modernist home when designing this multi-storey climbing toy, which features a cylinder of wooden dowels and a scratching post anchored to a marble base. More about Yoh Komiyama's climbing toy for cats doubles as a minimalist home decoration
A pouf packed with plants, a faceted flat-packed hideaway and a big ball of twine are among the shelters that Los Angeles-based architects and designers have created for the city's stray cats. More about LA architects design shelters for homeless cats
IKEA's first furniture collection designed specifically for pets includes a treehouse-like cat hideaway, and a bowl that encourages dogs to eat slowly. More about IKEA launches first range of furniture for cats and dogs
This range of accessories for style-conscious cat lovers and their pets includes a blanket that can be sculpted into different shapes, and minimal shelves that can be used for scratching or napping. More about Dote uses recycled materials to create range of minimal accessories for cats
American firm BFDO Architects has included a series of niches and pathways for shy cats to escape guests in its design for this Brooklyn home interior. More about BFDO Architects creates hiding places for cats in Brooklyn row house
This small device allows users to talk to, play with and watch their pets when apart, for the reassurance that they are happy and safe at home. More about Petcube Play lets you interact with your pet remotely from a smartphone
Any cat owner knows their pet is the true ruler of the household. That's particularly so in these six homes with feline-friendly features – including elevated walkways, stepping-stone shelving and discrete doorways. More about Six houses designed as playgrounds for cats
Taiwanese design practice ST Studio has opened up the interior of a Taipei apartment to create a flexible space for the owner and his two cats. More about Taipei apartment renovation gives owner and his cats room to play
Tokyo-based studio Do Do has designed this house and studio for a graphic designer and his wife, and created a special elevated pathway for their pet cat. More about Graphic designer's home and studio in Tokyo includes cat walkway
It's International Cat Day! To mark the occasion we've rounded up some of the best architecture and design for felines – including a series of cat houses by Los Angeles-based architects, a veterinary clinic dedicated to cats and a Seoul home where the owners' pet has its own loft. Browse all our architecture and design for cats »
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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 about LA architects create imaginative cat houses for charity auction
Feline furniture brand Meyou has launched its first collection with three designer cat beds (+ slideshow). More about Cat cocoons feature in Meyou's debut furniture collection
Seoul studio OBBA has completed a house for a pair of newlyweds, featuring a floor that doubles as a bench, a retractable staircase and a dedicated loft for a pet cat (+ slideshow). More about House in Seoul by OBBA features a retractable staircase and a loft for cats
Scenario Architecture has completed an extension to an east London residence, featuring blackened wood cladding that references Japanese architecture, and a dedicated walkway for cats (+ slideshow). More about Blackened timber extension by Scenario Architecture features a high walkway for cats
A series of cat houses designed by Los Angeles-based architects were created for Architects for Animals "Giving Shelter" fundraiser this month (+ slideshow). More about Architects design cat shelters for animal charity fundraiser
Belgian artists Studio Job have designed a collection of feline bronze pieces with lights instead of eyes for London's Carpenters Workshop Gallery (+ slideshow). More about Studio Job's Pussy Cats sculptures capture aggressive feline behaviour
Milan 2014: holes and tunnels in the top of this wooden desk by Hong Kong-based designer Hao Ruan of LYCS Architecture have been designed to provide a playground for cats (+ slideshow). More about CATable by Hao Ruan offers a shared work surface for cats and their owners
Hackney studio Gort Scott subtly added the outline of a cat's ears to the facade of this feline veterinary clinic outside Cambridge (+ slideshow). More about Cambridge Cat Clinic by Gort Scott
Movie: Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan of Studio MK27 used cinematic techniques he picked up in his early career as a movie director to film one of his latest projects through the eyes of the client's pet cat. More about Movie: Toblerone House by Studio MK27 through the eyes of a cat