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Michael Moore-Jones

Michael found a home and education in a flat designed by Ernst Plischke and built by his art-collector grandparents Frank and Lyn Corner (p.126).

There’s something truly special about the flat as a retreat, despite the fact that it’s essentially in the middle of Wellington. Living there was an opportunity to engage with the history of New Zealand’s art, architecture and design. Reading in a space he designed, or Professor Leonard Bell’s recent book surrounded by examples of émigrés’ contributions to our culture, made it all so much more tangible.

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