Willow Road, No.2

by Alan Powers

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This fascinating house was designed by the Modernist architect Ernö Goldfinger and occupied as his family home for more than 40 years. Alongside the collection of modern art, which includes works by Henry Moore, Max Ernst and Bridget Riley, are personal possessions and furniture designed by Goldfinger himself. The attention to detail and design in this intimate house is surprising and enlightening and it still looks modern today.… (more)

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Excellent guidebook for 2 Willow Road, the house built by Erno Goldfinger and his wife Ursula. The house is an example of a 1930s house. Most of the original fittings, art works and furniture remain intact. (

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This fascinating house was designed by the Modernist architect Ernö Goldfinger and occupied as his family home for more than 40 years. Alongside the collection of modern art, which includes works by Henry Moore, Max Ernst and Bridget Riley, are personal possessions and furniture designed by Goldfinger himself. The attention to detail and design in this intimate house is surprising and enlightening and it still looks modern today.

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