The Midcentury Kitchen: America's Favorite Room, from Workspace to Dreamscape, 1940s-1970s
Sarah Archer
(Author)
Description
Nearly everyone alive today has experienced cozy, welcoming kitchens packed with conveniences that we now take for granted. Sarah Archer, in this delightful romp through a simpler time, shows us how the prosperity of the 1950s kicked off the technological and design ideals of today's kitchen. In fact, while contemporary appliances might look a little different and work a little better than those of the 1950s, the midcentury kitchen has yet to be improved upon. During the optimistic consumerism of midcentury America when families were ready to put their newfound prosperity on display, companies from General Electric to Pyrex to Betty Crocker were there to usher them into a new era. Counter heights were standardized, appliances were designed in fashionable colors, and convenience foods took over families' plates.
With archival photographs, advertisements, magazine pages, and movie stills, The Midcentury Kitchen captures the spirit of an era--and a room--where anything seemed possible.
Product Details
Price
$24.95
$23.20
Publisher
Countryman Press
Publish Date
May 07, 2019
Pages
224
Dimensions
8.3 X 8.3 X 0.9 inches | 1.9 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781682682289
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About the Author
Sarah Archer's debut novel, The Plus One, was published by Putnam in the US and received a starred review from Booklist. It has also been published in the UK, Germany, and Japan, and is currently in development for television.As a screenwriter, Sarah has developed material for MTV Entertainment, Snapchat, and Comedy Central. She is a Black List Screenwriting Lab fellow who has placed in competitions including the Motion Picture Academy's Nicholl Fellowship and the Tracking Board's Launch Pad.Learn more at saraharcherwrites.com.
Reviews
If you want to understand your kitchen, this is the book for you. Packed with fabulous period images and memorable detail, this is the story of how the center of the American home came to look the way it does today--and what that can tell us about gender, capitalism, and social norms.--Nicola Twilley, writer and co-host of the Gastropod podcast
Modern kitchens are the midcentury era in miniature: an embrace of the new, equal parts invention and consumption. Sarah Archer tells this story with warmth and wit, accompanied by beautifully chosen images throughout.--Glenn Adamson, author of Fewer Better Things: The Hidden Wisdom of Objects
A refreshing retro-kitchen history--Florence Fabricant, The New York Times
Modern kitchens are the midcentury era in miniature: an embrace of the new, equal parts invention and consumption. Sarah Archer tells this story with warmth and wit, accompanied by beautifully chosen images throughout.--Glenn Adamson, author of Fewer Better Things: The Hidden Wisdom of Objects
A refreshing retro-kitchen history--Florence Fabricant, The New York Times
