Michelin House is an example of late Modern Style (British Art Nouveau) and early Art Deco. It was designed and built at the end of the Art-Nouveau period.
Designed by François Espinasse, the building has three large stained-glass windows based on Michelin advertisements of the time. At the front of the original building there are decorative tiles showing famous racing cars of the time that used Michelin tyres.
In April 1969 the front section of the Michelin Building was Grade II listed.
Michelin moved out of the building in 1985 and it was purchased by restaurateur/retailer Sir Terence Conran and publisher Paul Hamlyn. They embarked on a major redevelopment and restoration project and in 1987 the building reopened as mixed-use – with stores, a restaurant, bar and office space.
