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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Kyle Chayka](https://time.com/author/kyle-chayka/) ## Kyle Chayka Apr 22, 2014 3:46 PM UTC  LYCS Architecture by [Kyle Chayka](https://time.com/author/kyle-chayka/) ## Kyle Chayka Apr 22, 2014 3:46 PM UTC If your cat keeps distracting you from work by sitting on your laptop keyboard or batting at your hands, the [CATable](http://www.treehugger.com/eco-friendly-furniture/multifunction-and-multi-user-desk-shared-people-and-cats.html), designed by Ruan Hao of Hong Kong’s LYCS Architecture, is the perfect solution. The desk features a smooth workspace on top with a warren of cubby holes just big enough for a kitten to crawl through below. Cats’ characteristic curiosity is “greatly satisfied through repetitively exploring the unknown path behind the hole,” the [designer writes](http://lycs-arc.com/archives/3759). “It is a table for us, and a paradise for cats.” It’s the ultimate blogger desk: play with your cat and get some writing done at the same time. 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