“Frankfurt Kitchen: The Race to Save the Last Original 1926 Modern Kitchens” — what this page in the network covers. A dedicated group of preservationists is racing to save the few remaining original Frankfurt Kitchens, widely considered the world's first modern built-in kitchen. Designed in 1926 by Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky for a social housing project in Frankfurt, Germany, these compact, efficient kitchens were installed in thousands of apartments but have dwindled due to renovations and demolitions. Enthusiasts have spent years salvaging cabinets and hardware, and now a new program is helping keep some of the surviving examples in their original homes.
The Frankfurt Kitchen's influence on modern kitchen design—from its standardized cabinetry to its focus on workflow—makes its preservation culturally significant. With only a handful left intact, the effort highlights the challenges of protecting 20th-century architectural heritage. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.