In addition to developing innovative furniture concepts for the office, outdoor and kitchen sectors, the Berlin design studio of architect Michael Hilgers has been working on space-saving solutions for compact living for a decade; the award-winning flatmate secretary is considered a pioneering classic for living in a limited space.

The design methodology of 'pragmatic design' developed by Hilgers focuses on the (space) problem to be solved:

With this design principle, the trained carpenter deliberately ignores conventional comparable products that are already available and thus develops a new, individually suitable and above all practical solution on a blank sheet of paper.

The resulting product appears familiar at first glance, but offers an innovative answer to everyday living problems through its reinterpretation, hidden functions or an amazingly simple construction. 

Michael Hilgers is never interested in inventing a spectacular form; he is more interested in discovering the 'special in the everyday'.

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Besides the development of new furniture concepts for the office, outdoor and kitchen industry, the Berlin based design studio of architect Michael Hilgers has been developing space-saving solutions for the compact living for a decade now; the multi-award-winning flatmate desk is a pioneering classic for living in a limited space.

The design methodology of 'pragmatic design' developed by Hilgers focuses on the (space) problem to be solved:

With this design principle, the trained carpenter deliberately ignores conventional comparative products that are already available and thus quasi develops a new, individually fitting and above all practical solution on a white sheet of paper.

The resulting product appears familiar at first glance, but offers an innovative answer to everyday living problems through its reinterpretation, hidden functions or an amazingly simple construction.

Michael Hilgers is never interested in inventing a spectacular shape; he is much more inspired by discovering the 'special in the everyday'.