Quirky Rumpus

Quirky Rumpus

A tug-of-war dog toy concept.

Role

Industrial Design

Client

Quirky

Year

2014

White terrier tugging a black cord attached to a red and blue pet bowl on a gray floor, in a room with lime green walls

The project

Rumpus was designed for Quirky Inc. as a suction based tug-of-war toy for dogs (based on invention idea submission by Kyle Cumings).

Dog toys

The project

Dog toys

Rumpus was designed for Quirky Inc. as a suction based tug-of-war toy for dogs (based on invention idea submission by Kyle Cumings).

Rumpus design direction slide: three tug-toy bowl concepts with a spin top, handles and a push top
Rumpus concept sketches: pencil and marker drawings of pet bowls with cords, rings and suction cups
Rumpus style direction slide: six color options for the bowl and cord, including pop, red, green, blue and neutral
Working prototype of a blue and red bowl with a blue cord and a red ring, on a metal workbench
Hands placing a red ring and black cord into the blue and red bowl, next to a chew bone
Hands holding the blue and red bowl against a table edge as a red clip is attached, with a white terrier looking up
Hand holding a red clip on a black cord next to a red and blue bowl, with a white terrier beside it
Hand reaching into a red and blue bowl with a black cord and red ring, with a white terrier lying behind it
White terrier pulling a black cord attached to a red and blue bowl across a gray floor, in a lime green room
Rumpus design direction slide: three tug-toy bowl concepts with a spin top, handles and a push top
Rumpus concept sketches: pencil and marker drawings of pet bowls with cords, rings and suction cups
Rumpus style direction slide: six color options for the bowl and cord, including pop, red, green, blue and neutral
Working prototype of a blue and red bowl with a blue cord and a red ring, on a metal workbench
Hands placing a red ring and black cord into the blue and red bowl, next to a chew bone
Hands holding the blue and red bowl against a table edge as a red clip is attached, with a white terrier looking up
Hand holding a red clip on a black cord next to a red and blue bowl, with a white terrier beside it
Hand reaching into a red and blue bowl with a black cord and red ring, with a white terrier lying behind it
White terrier pulling a black cord attached to a red and blue bowl across a gray floor, in a lime green room