2 Willow Road
This house was designed and built by Ernö Goldfinger in 1939 for he and his family. It was a big problem to buid such a modern house in a neighbourhood full of cottages.
I know that if you look at it now, probably, it looks from the 60s. But try to think you are in the late 30s. This house was so ahead of its time!
I love the idea of a house with lots of natural light, lots of big windows. A house with flexible rooms, because, the walls can be remove in order to achieve bigger spaces. The furniture was designed by Ernö, and you can also find some furniture designed by his daughter. And, of course, everything can look a little like Ikea, but, realise! this was the base for the modern design we buy nowadays.
I like that everything was tought for his family, for his wife (an artist), for the life style. They love to throw parties for their friends, mainly artists. And you can also find a lot of art in this house.
I really enjoyed it. No photos, copyright issues, but I bought the book.
If you come to visit, take the guided tour.
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| Joint ticket for 2 Willow Road and Fenton House |
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| 2 Willow Road |
Flask Walk
It´s a little street full of curious shops. Like a toy store dedicated to girls, a beatiful garden store, a second hand and antique book store...
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| Flask Walk |
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| Pub detail |
Perrin´s Court
This stret is not as famous as the Flask Walk, but I like it more. With great coffeshops, romantic restaurants, and fantastic shops (art galleries, quilt store...). My favorite: the Oak Studio. I bought some brouches and earrings for my collection. But the stationary is beatiful also.
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| Perrin´s Court |
I had to make an stop in Louis Bakery, a Hungarian bakery, really famous here in Hampstead, and bought myself a sweet pretzel.
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| Hungarian bakery |
Fenton House
This is a 1686 towhouse with a lovely garden. And if you get the joint ticket for 9 pounds you can visit 2 Willow Road as well.
Here, my favorites:
*Porcelain room: it was a small smoking room, now has two vitrines full of porcelain figures.
*The needlework you can find in everyroom. As looks impossible to make for me, looks amazing.
*Oriental room: this was the library. I love the porcelain and the small bottles collection.
*Green room: my favorite! with enamel colletion (little boxes) that I envy.
*The views of the garden you can get from different rooms.
*Rockingham room: the cabinet with porcelain cottages that were used as pastilles burners.
*Drawing room: in a painted in a bright yellow with some great porcelain figures.
* The view from the balcony!!!, you can see all Central London from there.
*THE GARDEN, now, it´s full of daffodils and topiaries, but in the summer I think it must be a little paradise.
I love gardens and parks, so, I´m not very impartial about them. I just love them. And this garden is great.
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| Fenton House gate |
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| Little oriental bottles |
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| the view from the balcony |
I love Hampstead. It´s a beatiful place, a great neighborhood. I love its little streets, the cottages with their color-painted doors, its original shops...
I´m gonna miss so much!!!!!!
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