Desk for people who work at home with a cat (soranews24.com)

Article summary

A Japanese company, Bibilab, has designed a desk called the Neko House Desk, which features built-in spaces for cats to lounge and play, aiming to help people work from home with their feline companions. The desk includes a two-tier cat space, a cat lounging area under the desk surface, and a 'Surprise Cat Hole' for cats to poke their heads through. The design aims to promote harmonious sharing of space between humans and cats. The desk is priced at 24,800 yen (US$160) and is available through Amazon Japan.

Main themes

• cat-friendly desk design
• work-from-home challenges
• cat behavior and preferences
• human-cat interaction
• cat toys and stimulation
• feline attention-seeking tactics

What commenters say

• Cats often prefer to occupy spaces that are not designated for them, such as keyboards or laptops, rather than using specially designed cat areas.
• Providing cats with a variety of toys and objects to play with can help keep them entertained and distracted from work areas.
• Cats are highly attuned to their owners' attention and will often seek to interact with them or claim their attention by sitting on keyboards or other work-related items.
• Some people find that using cardboard boxes or other makeshift cat beds can be an effective way to keep cats occupied and off work surfaces.
• Cats can be very demanding and will not hesitate to wake their owners up if they are not fed or attended to promptly.
• The type of material or object that cats prefer to play with or sleep on can be highly individualized and unpredictable.
• Using heated areas or other forms of stimulation can be an effective way to distract cats from work areas and keep them occupied.
• Cats are highly skilled at detecting and claiming their owners' attention, and will often use various tactics to get what they want.