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Sources for The Kitchen That Counted Every Step

Published Aug 19, 2026

Sources Used

  1. Grete Lihotzky. Frankfurt Kitchen from the Ginnheim-Höhenblick Housing Estate, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 1926–1927

    The Museum of Modern Art / Collection record; 2019 publication excerpt / Primary; museum collection record

    Housing-crisis context, authorship, approximate production total, time-motion research, interviews, design purpose, dimensions, equipment, materials and Schütte-Lihotzky’s anti-Nazi resistance imprisonment.

    Accessed 2026-08-19

  2. The Frankfurt Kitchen

    Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt / 2017; page undated / Primary; museum and restored-object record

    New Frankfurt context, more than 10,000 installations, approximately 30 variations, six-to-seven-square-meter area, separation of kitchen and living room, integrated workflow and resident use.

    Accessed 2026-08-19

  3. MAK on Tour: Die Frankfurter Küche wird 100

    MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna / 2026-03-26 / Primary; museum centenary program

    The 2026 centenary, the March 26, 1926 radio lecture, the March 31 municipal motion and the broader range of Schütte-Lihotzky’s work.

    Accessed 2026-08-19

  4. The Modern Kitchen (Again)

    Mason Currey / 2010-09-01 / Secondary; design criticism

    The Wohnküche context, Taylorist workflow, one-person isolation, resident resistance to fixed fittings, gender critique and the fitted kitchen’s later influence.

    Accessed 2026-08-19

  5. Frankfurt Kitchen

    Minneapolis Institute of Art / 1926–1930 / Primary; museum collection record

    Object identity, date, integrated units, continuous work surfaces, worktable placement, storage bins, adjustable light, movable stool and institutional provenance.

    Accessed 2026-08-19

  6. ‘That damned kitchen!’ How the inventor of the fitted kitchen came to see it as a curse

    Kaja Šeruga / 2024-11-12 / Secondary; reported profile

    Schütte-Lihotzky’s frustration with the kitchen overshadowing her wider career and the design’s continuing cultural legacy.

    Accessed 2026-08-19

  7. SchutteLihotzky FrankfurtKitchen MIA 2004195 001.jpg

    Visual Resources Department, Minneapolis Institute of Art / 2006-06-15 / Image source

    Image identity, creator, object date, collection, dimensions, direct-file location and CC0 rights status.

    Accessed 2026-08-19

Image Sources

  1. Museum installation of Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s Frankfurt Kitchen, an object dated 1926–1930.

    Visual Resources Department, Minneapolis Institute of Art / Photographed June 15, 2006; object dated 1926–1930 / CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

    Permission contact: No permission required under CC0; image metadata lists permissions@artsmia.org for questions.

    Original file: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/SchutteLihotzky_FrankfurtKitchen_MIA_2004195_001.jpg