Exhibition tip: Kitchen Culture

From the Frankfurt kitchen to post-war modernism

The starting point is a milestone in design history: the Frankfurt kitchen by Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky from 1926 - the first fitted kitchen in series production for around 10,000 apartments. From there, the arc spans the functional kitchen concepts of post-war modernism, for example by Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand or Arne Jacobsen, to the colorful kitchen modules Eschebach K21 by VEB Küchenmöbel Radeberg from 1956.

Experiment and the present

But the exhibition also focuses on new approaches: provocative designs such as Stefan Wewerka's “Kitchen Tree” or the “Coffee Tree” by the Kunstflug group as well as current concepts such as the Erlkönig by J*Gast show how changeable the heart of the house has remained to this day. 

Exciting things from everyday kitchen life

These concepts are complemented by various household appliances - such as an impressive wall installation with 300 original GDR trays from the Ludmila and Rolf Podlasly collection. The exhibition architecture was created by the design studio OHA (Office Heinzelmann Ayadi), which used pressboard for the design - a material from which many fitted kitchens are still made today. 

What: Kitchen Culture – From the first fitted kitchen to the individually configured kitchen
When: Since November 26, 2024
Where: Pinakothek der Moderne München