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That kitchen looks lovely in the still image, but is it functional? Its jars look hard to reach and dust-prone (unless the idea is to keep a smaller quantity of
by bch 8y ago
That kitchen looks lovely in the still image, but is it functional? Its jars look hard to reach and dust-prone (unless the idea is to keep a smaller quantity of coffee in-reach and restock that every few days?) and the pull-out drawers look to serve a (negative) dual role of being suboptimal themselves (can only tall people look in them?) and make the over-cupboards slightly more inaccessible.
- telesilla 8y agoProbably in comparison to what there was before: standalone cabinets with less shelf space, stoves with legs, furniture that could move and didn't match, more to clean around and under hence more dust, and not being efficient with limited space. Given it's version 1.0 it seems pretty good considering what came before!
- bch 8y agoGood points. If it is a “v1.0”, this might be an example of the moment of paradigm shift but not “polished” or tweaked to completely contemporary expectations. I’m so used to seeing Bauhaus (esp knock-on or secondary influences a la Dieter Rams) that are so awesome that finding apparent flaws is jarring to me. Perhaps the article could have done better than a work in progress prototype (if that’s indeed what’s being observed), or I can get cool with Bauhaus not introducing designs fully formed and perfect as like The Birth of Venus.
- stronglikedan 8y agoJudging from the height of the door handle and the faucet(?) controls, it looks like everything is shorter than it appears in the picture. In my estimation, for an average height of between 5-6 feet, the jars are at head level and the drawers are at abdomen level, which would be ideal.
- mrweasel 8y agoThat seems rather low, if it is to be functional. The funny thing is that it a "fitted kitchen" yet there's a large gap between the sink and the rest of the kitchen. It seems like it could fit better.
- barbecue_sauce 8y agoThe Frankfurt Kitchen is a later evolution of this Bauhaus style. Definitely more organized, and I believe the jars are no longer an issue thanks to utilizing bins/drawers for loose ingredients. Saw this in person at MoMA, and seemed like a pretty good kitchen. https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-frankfurt-kitchen-small-sp-113421 https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-frankfurt-kitchen-small...