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The 1957 RCA Whirlpool Miracle Kitchen of the Future: Living Tomorrow


The exhibition was a collaborative effort between the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and the Whirlpool Corporation and was designed to showcase the latest advances in American consumer technology and American lifestyle.

“In this kitchen, you can make a cake in three minutes. And in this kitchen, utensils are washed and dried electronically. He even distanced himself.

Even the floors are cleaned electronically. So welcome to this new wonderful world of pushbutton cooking, cleaning and home making. - From the RCA Whirlpool Miracle Kitchen promotional film used during the fair.


It was a highly automated and futuristic kitchen for its time, with appliances and gadgets that promised to make daily life easier and more efficient.

One of the Miracle Kitchen's most famous features was the "Dishwasher of the Future", a fully automatic dishwasher that could wash and dry dishes with minimal human intervention.

This was considered groundbreaking at the time, as it represented a significant leap forward in home automation.


Its purpose was to showcase American innovation and contrast it with the more traditional and collectivistic lifestyle of the Soviet Union.

The exhibition was visited by many Soviet citizens, including then-Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev, and garnered much attention and debate during the Cold War era.

It served as a symbol of the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union in various fields, including technology, consumer goods, and cultural influence.


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