About rephorm

The Berlin based designer Michael Hilgers has always devoted himself to the interfaces between urban architecture & nature as well as spatially limited living & working.

In 2005 he came up with his idea STECKLING, the first planter that combines symbiotically with architecture by being placed on a balcony railing without the need for tools.

At the time, no manufacturer was able to recognize the potential of this innovative idea. So Hilgers founded the rephorm Edition in order to be able to offer his objects in a self-published limited small series.

These plastic objects for the architecturally bound outdoor space are not mass products, but are created using rotational molding - one of the oldest, most time-consuming and most labor- intensive processes in plastic molding.

In a Brandenburg plastic factory, a maximum of only ten thick-walled, almost indestructible containers are made per day from almost completely recyclable plastic. Through manual processing (demolding, deburring, flaming...) each object becomes unique with a personal character.

As the mold slowly wears out during the manufacturing process, the number of objects produced is limited. This is not an artificial shortage, but a completed cycle.

This traditional manufacturing process deliberately sets itself apart from the industrial mass production of cheap Asian and Eastern European imitators.

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the rephorm Edition, Hilgers is now transferring the concept of the add-on object to the furniture sector:

His STECKRETÄR transforms the iconic IKEA Billy shelf into a functional, space-saving (standing) workstation within 10 seconds.

The furniture object is manufactured in a limited edition of 720 pieces. This corresponds to the number of Billys that are sold worldwide within an hour.

Manufactured in a German metal factory from 100% recyclable steel, the innovative furniture add-on sets an example for sustainability and individuality in a world of mass production...