Here at Dogster, we at all times root for the underdog, and we love seeing small mom-and-pop pet manufacturers succeed. So we have been excited to be taught that our associates Todd and Petra Jungebluth, the husband-wife group behind tiny pet life-style model Cloud 7, had scored a take care of luxurious baggage large TUMI.
Petra is a Berlin-based design maven with roots in the fashion industry (names like Tommy Hilfiger and Liz Claiborne dot her resume), and one eye on clear traces and product shapes that mix seamlessly with the trendy home. So when she and Todd visited our San Francisco HQ final 12 months and hinted {that a} collaboration with TUMI is likely to be within the works, we weren’t terribly shocked. The journey model actually couldn’t have discovered a extra complementary aesthetic. Observe:
Their final picks included a flight service for small dogs, a folding journey mattress, and a water resistant journey bowl for the highway. TUMI was good sufficient to ship the primary two objects alongside for us to play with, and Beasley (Community Manager Lori Malm‘s pup) and my very own Mr. Moxie acquired to place them to the check.
Todd and Petra had forwarded many superb product images, however we thought it will be enjoyable to stage our personal little picture shoot, as a result of our Social Media Manager Liz Acosta has a background as a professional photographer, and we prefer to make the most of all her expertise after we can. (Check out her photography site over here.)
We arrange store in Lori’s front room and let Beasley examine the carrier. Let me simply say that there’s one thing poetic about seeing a rescued, one-eyed, senior Pekingese in a $375 canine bag. She was a giant fan of the plush lining (a detachable function), and we preferred the way in which we may unzip the entrance finish of the bag to make extra room. Beasley is constructed like a small tank, and he or she match properly (with room to spare) when the piece was all zipped up.
The service has a removable shoulder strap that doubles as an emergency leash, which we thought was a neat addition. We additionally discovered it to be nicely ventilated, with 4 air vents in addition to mesh panels on the highest, entrance, and again. There’s even just a little pop-up function, in case your pup looks like sneaking in a vertical stretch.
Aesthetically, my favourite side was the roll-down shade on the entrance, held up by two leather-based straps. Petra is aware of make issues useful but fairly darn simple on the eyes.
TUMI additionally despatched its medium-size journey mattress (it additionally is available in giant) for Moxie to lounge on, and it didn’t take a lot coaxing to get him to sprawl out on its wool lining.
It’s pretty compact folded up. See?
Dogster Scorecard for Cloud 7 + Tumi’s Collection
- Quality: Above and past most issues we’ve encountered in the marketplace, and that’s saying one thing. These are items which have been designed to final.
- Style: A+, a examine in timeless style and minimalism. This is basically not a shock contemplating who designed it.
- Function: You can inform Petra put a number of thought into how helpful this stuff could be. The fantastic thing about this assortment is within the particulars, and plenty of marry type and performance seamlessly (small leather-based upgrades double as a slot for paperwork, after which there’s the removable leash possibility on the service, as talked about earlier on).
- Creativity: The assortment is artistic with out being over-designed, and that’s excessive reward within the pet market.
- Value: Definitely on the pricier aspect of the spectrum. But hey, that is TUMI, in order that’s not a shock both.
Anyway, since you’ve learn this far, right here’s an outtake from our little shoot. Don’t Lori, Beasley, Moxie, and I make one of the best faux couple and furmily?
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