Edouard Michelin

ABOUT EDOUARD MICHELIN

Founder of the Michelin rubber company, with brother Andre.

He and his brother took over the family business to keep it from failing.

Artistry was my first passion, until my brother persuaded me to close up my studio and join him.

His grandfather got the family business started, setting up a rubber business in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Charles Goodyear was the American version of me, a rubber magnate who went into making tires.