I grew up in Frankfurt/Main's Hellerhofsiedlung - and in the 1980s, a (smaller) variant of this was still the standard kitchen in those apartments. We moved out

I grew up in Frankfurt/Main's Hellerhofsiedlung - and in the 1980s, a (smaller) variant of this was still the standard kitchen in those apartments. We moved out in the mid-1980s, when I was still a kid ... but the photo alone brings back memories (though ours had some 1970s-style 'Prilblumen'-chique[1]. Turns out "form over function" did not appeal to the audience... No architectural or industrial design act – but stickers! Popular subversion. A people’s décor.) What this article does not go into depth in about is how related furniture was to kitchen appliances - e.g. the furniture had a built-in bread-cutter (think 'saw blade with a hand-jank'). [1] Tried to find an article in English, but basically a dishwasher detergent company added flower-style stickers to their product - and that became a bit of a cultural movement in the 1970s/1980s. Related ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYpK0A6k5oQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYpK0A6k5oQ