The History of the Mid-Century Kitchen with Sarah Archer

Today’s episode is an interview with Sarah Archer, author of the
Mid-century Kitchen. I’m so excited to share this conversation
about the history of the mid-century kitchen we all love so much.


We are going to talk about how the mid-century kitchen came about
- the influence advertising, war time deprivations, the great
depression, freezer goods, keeping up with the Jones and our cold
war race to make Russia jealous of capitalism all contributed to
the kitchens we pretty much all live in today.  


If you don't have a copy of her book, I highly recommend you get
your hands on it! It's filled with interesting history and drool
worthy advertising from the era.

In Today’s Episode You’ll Hear:


Why the mid-century kitchen represents peak American
consumerist achievement [1:20]

An overview of how the modern kitchen evolved over time
[2:30]

How MCM kitchens went hand in hand with early planned
obsolescence with high style appliances [4:10]

Learn how MCM kitchens were supposed to “save your beauty” by
saving steps [8:10]

The logic of the labor saving kitchen … for stay at homes
moms [9:25]

When the kitchen began to open up for entertaining and
hanging out [17:00]

We all live in mid-century kitchens … even if we don’t. 
Here’s why [23:45]

How do we live today in a Mid-Century Kitchen [25:55]



Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at
www.midmod-midwest.com/502