Editor’s note: This article was first published in July 2014. This is a news item from that month, and the auction prices of up to 1,000 euros it cites are from that time.
Can a lion, a tiger or a bear design clothes? The answer is yes. In fact, their designs are unique works of art that people are willing to pay a bit more for. This business idea started in Japan as a charity project to raise money for the zoo where these “artists” live.
What the Zoo Jeans brand does is wrap the favourite toys of bears, tigers and lions in the fabric that will later become the jeans. That way, the fabric gets chewed, bitten and torn by these very dangerous animals.
On the one hand, the animals keep their teeth strong, and on the other, this random creativity produces good designs. The zoo has sold some of these designs at auction for prices of up to €1,000, given that each one is unique and can never be repeated. No two bites are the same.
Watch: video showing how the jeans are made
If you have pets at home, maybe you could start a business and make money with your own designs created by your pet.
See also: 7 business ideas for making money with pets
Featured image: Photo by Tambako the Jaguar via Free For Commercial Use, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
