I have edited together two visions from the mid 50s of what the future would bring. I think they show a lot about 50s ideologies surrounding domestic space.
Selections from two industrial films from the 50s. First, the Frigidaire kitchen from General Motors' "Design for Dreaming," a promotional film for the 1956 Motorama. Second, a section from film coverage of the Monsanto "House of the Future," located in Tomorrowland in Disneyland. Just one word: "plastics."
I should have titled this post "cooking in heels," since there are tons of images of 50s women cooking in nice frocks and high heeled pumps.
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