81 Fulham Road (“Michelin House”), London, UK, 2024.
All the pixels, none of the dining or lodging ratings, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54196628571
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@mattblaze@federate.social Bibendum!
Captured with the Rodenstock 40mm/4.0 HR Digaron-W lens (@ f/5.6), Phase One IQ4-150 digital back (@ ISO 50), Cambo 1200 camera (shifted vertically -8mm).
Opened as the London headquarters for the Michelin Tyre Co in 1911, and now a mixed commercial building, the Art Nouveau Michelin House features whimsical tire-themed ornaments and stained glass windows with the original Michelin Man “Bibendum” character in various, generally terrifying, poses.
I wish I had had more time to photograph this delightfully weird building, but I only had an hour or so before I had to leave for the airport that day. The hard morning light only illuminated this one angle reasonably acceptably.
@mattblaze@federate.social Beautiful building. The Michelin museum (l’Aventure Michelin) at their home in Clermont-Ferrand is a much less interesting structure but with a visit for the history.
