81 Fulham Road ("Michelin House"), London, UK, 2024.

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An ornate, 2 story Art Nouveau building, heavily ornamented with tire-themed features and stained glass windows featuring the "Michelin Man" character in different poses.

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[–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @mattblaze@federate.social For a while where was a good restaurant inside called Bibendum

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