In this episode, DLSP host Susan Stone brings us the story of Austrian architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, famous for inventing the Frankfurt Kitchen, which modernized one of the most important rooms in the home. Driven by her aesthetic mission and her politics, Schütte-Lihotzky designed humanitarian housing, kindergartens, schools, and more during her over 100 years of life, which included stints in the Soviet Union and a Gestapo prison.
DLS co-founder Katy Derbyshire is on hand to help with the introducing duties.
Show notes:
…and some of Grete’s designs for children’s furniture
Check out the Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky Center in Vienna here: https://www.schuette-lihotzky.at/en/home/
And you’ll probably enjoy this interactive visual exploration of countless Frankfurt Kitchens by artist Laura J. Gerlach: https://bibliothek-der-frankfurter-kuechen.de/en
If you want to find out more, Susan recommends this book:
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