She was first recognized in the design world as the pioneer of one of the first colored kitchen appliances: a shiny red stove.
This show combined design and media commitments in order to inform the public on current news and advice.
In this time period, she was called “New York’s most photogenic decorator,” it was also said that “she had a sophisticated design flair and was exceptionally good with the details of a room,” by Wynn Hershey of Mike Bell Antiques.
[3] Melanie Kahane came into the spotlight in 1946 when she designed one of the first colored kitchen appliances: a shiny red stove.
Houses she designed include Billy Rose’s William G. Loew mansion on East Ninety-Third Street, and one for producer Joseph E. Levine, Amon Carter, W. T. Grant and Anne Tandy.
Other notable projects include the design of Shubert theaters in Boston, Chicago, and New York, beauty salons throughout the United States for Charles of the Ritz and the headquarters for the First National Bank of Fort Worth.