The topic of living has been closely linked to the development of New Building from the very beginning. Programmatic publications in the tradition of the Werkbund and Bauhaus, including "How Do I Furnish My Apartment?" by Wilhelm Lotz and "Good Living" by Hans Eckstein, helped to gain acceptance for modernist interiors featuring chrome-plated tubular furniture even in bourgeois homes. The book examines the evolution of New Living through 19 contributions, focusing on furniture design, living culture, and furniture production from the 1920s to the 1950s, and explores the associated debates with examples from Europe and the USA.