1926: Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky Designs the Frankfurt Kitchen

The “Frankfurt kitchen” is a small, functional working kitchen and the prototype of today’s typical fitted kitchen. It was designed in 1926 by the Viennese architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky for the New Frankfurt Urban Development and Public Housing Program. The goal was to enable efficient housekeeping through optimised procedures oriented toward industrial production so that housewives could spend less time in the kitchen. For the first time, standardised modules were installed, which allowed for the massive industrial manufacturing of kitchens and efficient use of living space.