Where It All Began

We’ve been running our space design studio for ten years now. But when we started MINI NIUNIU, we didn’t want it to feel like another commercial project. So we began small — using our free time to think, to explore how space aesthetics and furniture, especially pet furniture, could truly connect.

That mattered to us. Just like in every space we’ve designed over the years, what we care about most is the interaction — how people move, feel, and live freely in space, like water flowing without obstruction. Looking back, those ten years of design became the strongest support for what we’re doing now.

There are three of us. I’m a designer — the one who imagines. My partner is the executor — he can make everything I imagine real. And the third? A close friend, who joined after a dinner where we started talking about pets, furniture, and all the wild ideas in between.

Then my partner said, half jokingly, “How about we try?” We looked at each other for a long moment, both trying not to laugh — but deep down, we already knew the answer. Yes. Let’s try.

So we did. We searched through Pinterest, TikTok — anything inspiring. We shared what we liked with each other until one moment I said, “Wait, let me draw it.” A few lines later, we had the first sketch — of a pet house.

That’s how it began — with a simple drawing and a ridiculous amount of excitement. We thought, this could be something special. But we also soon realized… we couldn’t make it.

Designing was easy. Crafting wasn’t. It wasn’t about splitting parts or sourcing materials — it was about how to actually build it. And our aesthetic simply didn’t allow that factory-made feeling to exist in our work.

So yes — we failed our first dream. We couldn’t make the dog house. So we decided to start smaller — to make a dog bowl instead. Because that was something we could still learn, still handle, still make real.

That’s the piece you see today — the very first MINI NIUNIU bowl. We learned ceramics, resin, dust-removal techniques, and built our own 200-square-foot studio from scratch. That’s where it all began.

We’re still learning, still filming, still building this story day by day. It’s an imperfect start, but it’s ours. And we’d love for you to see where it goes next.