100 Objects from Century of the Child

Margarete (Grete) Lihotzky. Design for a bookcase with blackboard and writing surface. 1935-36 Lihotzky approached the design of children’s furniture with the same rationalism and economy of means as she did her architecture. The furniture, geared to children’s sizes and relative dexterity, was robust and hygienically finished with washable paint, linoleum, and blackboard panels. Printed versions of the designs–with guidelines for construction from easy-to-assemble, standardized elements–were distributed throughout the Soviet Union. Learn more at MoMA.org/centuryofthechild

Margarete (Grete) Lihotzky. Design for a bookcase with blackboard and writing surface. 1935-36

Lihotzky approached the design of children’s furniture with the same rationalism and economy of means as she did her architecture. The furniture, geared to children’s sizes and relative dexterity, was robust and hygienically finished with washable paint, linoleum, and blackboard panels. Printed versions of the designs–with guidelines for construction from easy-to-assemble, standardized elements–were distributed throughout the Soviet Union.

Learn more at MoMA.org/centuryofthechild

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Get your daily dose of design from the MoMA exhibition Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000. During each of the 100 days of the exhibition we will showcase an object featured in the show.

To find out more about Century of the Child visit MoMA.org/centuryofthechild.

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