Eine Eingerichtete Kleinstwohnung (A Furnished Small Apartment)
Frankfurt / Main: Englert und Schlosser, (1927). First edition. Softcover. Octavo. Unpaginated (32pp.). Original white wraps with photomontage and black lettering on cover, protected by modern mylar. From the series "Stone / Wood / Iron (Stein / Holz / Eisen)."
The booklet offers functional living solutions for studios considering the affordable housing problem in Germany. Citing the construction of 25,000 apartments built in Vienna between 1923 and 1926, three quarters of these small apartments with hallway, kitchen-living room and bedroom, the author introduces ways to optimize the living conditions in these circumstances. The booklet is illustrated with b/w photographs, floor plans and technical drawings at time on opposing pages, at others with superimposed photographs, suggesting various options to make living in these "transitional conditions" affordable and enjoyable.
Text in German. Wraps lightly rubbed with some rust traces around staples. Very good condition. Item #49023
Price: $200.00