Habitat & Joseph's First Home

This is where the first Habitat store opened in 1964.
Location: 77 Fulham Road, Chelsea, SW3 6RE
Description: Fashion legend Terence Conran and his wife Caroline opened the first ever Habitat store here on 11th May 1964, starting a revolution in British Homewares.
In 1963 Conran opened a factory in Thetford, Norfolk, making flat-pack furniture but it didn't take off. Conran told Retail Week in 2008 that The staff looked so bored. They were flicking bits of blotting paper at each other. So he opened his own store here on the King's Road. Ironically, Ikea bought Habitat later in the 1990's, much to Conran's chagrin.
In 1988 Joseph Ettedgui opened his flagship new store Joseph here offering incomparable style inspired by covetable new styles from across the globe.
Joseph started as a hairdresser on the King's Road on eve of the Seventies. He wanted to offer his customers more than just haircuts - he wanted to offer them a lifestyle. creative director Louise Trotter told Vogue in 2013.


This is where the first Habitat store opened in 1964. |
Ranking This Month: 1973/3075
Pages Hit This Month: 26
Your Comments:
Other places nearby:
Seven Sisters Market», 7.4km
Oldest Shopfront in London», 4.2km
Richard Branson Lived here», 1.8km
Trinkets, Gems and Tourists», 2.3km
Tip-Top Umbrellas», 2.4km
Virgin Born Here», 0.4km
The Camden Markets», 3.4km
Westfield Stratford City East», 7.7km
The Westfield London», 2.4km
Liberty», 1.8km
Location Pinpointed:
Open Street Maps», Google Maps»