• ‘That damned kitchen!’ How the inventor of the fitted kitchen eventually saw it as a curse

    ‘That damned kitchen!’ How the inventor of the fitted kitchen eventually saw it as a curse
    Her splashbacked, single-surfaced, cubbyholed, foldaway paradise revolutionised kitchen design. But Austrian architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky grew to regret her world-conquering creationOn the sixth floor of a quiet residential street in central Vienna, a tiny kitchen offers a masterclass in stylish functionalism. Every inch has been designed for efficiency, yet the first impression is one of warmth and comfort. The kitchen’s deep orange splashback and the dark green cabinets with

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