Paper Pot Press - Burstenhaus Redecker

Description

A beechwood tool for making biodegradable seed pots from newspaper, by Burstenhaus Redecker. 5” high (13cm), 2.5” diameter (6.5cm).

Why it’s here

Some objects don’t need improving. The rolling pin, the flour sifter, the mortar and pestle — these are forms that have been refined over centuries of daily use and arrived, long ago, at something close to perfect. Redecker understands this. Their kitchen and household tools are made from natural materials, designed without fuss, and built to reveal their character with use in a way that plastic never can. The kind of things you leave out on the counter rather than hide in a drawer.

We grew up with Redecker in English and Swedish kitchens, where the instinct has always been to reach for something well made and natural rather than something disposable and soulless. When we started Homestedt, carrying them was never really a question.

Burstenhaus Redecker have been making natural household tools in the Teutoburg Forest region of Germany since 1935. A family workshop, now in its third generation, that has spent nearly a century making things the right way. The designs haven’t changed much. They didn’t need to. Everything is made from natural biodegradable materials, ships plastic-free, and when a piece finally wears out, it goes back to the earth rather than a landfill.

What you’re getting

A simple beechwood tool for turning old newspaper into biodegradable seed pots. No plastic trays, no bought propagators, no waste. Just newspaper, the press, and a few minutes.

Cut a double page of newspaper into strips roughly 3” wide and 20” long (8 x 52cm). Wrap a strip around the stamp, leaving a little overhang at the top and more at the bottom. Fold the bottom overhang over to form the base, then press it firmly onto the forming tray to seal. The pot holds its shape, goes straight into the soil when the seedling is ready to plant, and biodegrades naturally. One of those ideas that is so straightforward you wonder why it took so long to think of. The beechwood press itself will last indefinitely.

Specifications

Material: untreated beechwood. Size: 5” high (13cm), 2.5” diameter (6.5cm).

Care

Wipe clean after use and dry immediately. Never soak or put in the dishwasher.