New Frankfurt
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New Frankfurt was an affordable public housing program in Frankfurt started in 1925 and completed in 1930. It was also the name of the accompanying magazine that was published from 1926 to 1931 dedica
The design of the "Rundling" was inspired by ship building
Reconstructed colour scheme in the Ernst-May-House
New Frankfurt's typography was designed by Paul Renner, showcased here on a door number. The typeface is regarded as an early version of the seminal Futura
Hellerhofsiedlung 1931
Frankfurt kitchen
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The Frankfurt kitchen is a compact, standardized, built‑in kitchen designed in 1926 by Austrian architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky for New Frankfurt, Ernst May's social housing project. It is consid
New Frankfurt
…but also set standards for urban development and design, and broke with house building tradition. All apartments and mansions were equipped with a Frankfurt kitchen. Catherine Bauer Wurster visited the buildings in 1930 and was inspired by May's work. The project was denigrated by the far right and labelled as…
The Frankfurt kitchen (view from the entrance)
The reconstruction shown at MAK Vienna
The electric stove.
As seen at the MOMA, New York (2010).