1. Roche Bobois 100% Design
Milan Furniture Fair – Tuesday 12th to Sunday 17th April 2011
Hall 6 Stand B37
Roche Bobois, international leader in top end furniture design and distribution,
presents its latest exclusive collections at the Milan furniture Fair.
The collections represent the eclectism and breadth of range of the brand ; rigorous
structure sits happily alongside more freeflowing forms, acid brights alongside pitch
black.
A game of opposites and similarities, organic rounded shapes for an ultra chic urban
environment : the Roche Bobois universe thrives on the unexpected, on the suprises
that lift the spirits and bring a sense of joy to the quotidien.
Bold yet timeless offerings that, at the heart of the design event of the year, continue a
50-year old tradition of creativity and quality.
//// THE AESTHETICS OF COMFORT P/2
- NEW
SYNTONE sofa
EGOS sofa and armchair
CALISSON bed
AVA chair, award-winner at the Roche Bobois Design Competition
//// LOW TABLES, HIGH ON STYLE P/5
- NEW
DERVISH (a swirling table)
BOCA
OFFSET
//// ROCHE BOBOIS VALUES / KEY BUSINESS FACTS AND FIGURES
//// PRESS CONTACT P/8

2. //// THE AESTHETICS OF COMFORT
During the 1970s, Roche Bobois - with the creative complicity of designer Hans Hopfer –
invented a new type of seating, embodied in 1971 by the famous Lounge sofa, known today as
the Mah Jong.
Since then, with the collaboration of both well-known and emerging young designers, the
company has continued to imagine new aesthetic and conceptual approaches to ways of
sitting, with a focus on the sofa, the central product within Roche Bobois’ collections.
Presented exclusively in Milan, two new sofas – one of which is accompanied by an armchair –
explore this area of creation. They are shown alongside the Calisson bed and the winner of the
ROCHE BOBOIS DESIGN COMPETITION : the AVA chair from young Chinese designer, Song
Wen Zhong.
//// New SYNTONE Sofa // Design Roberto Tapinassi & Maurizio Manzoni
Description
Geometrically appealing elegance and supreme
comfort, the Syntone sofa plays with oversize
proportions in the manner of contemporary loft
spaces.
Technical info
Upholstered in “Syntone” fabric (75% cotton, 25%
PA), quilted with parallel stitching. Completely
removeable zip covers (opened at armrests). Small
quilted feather cushions. Black metal chrome legs.
Sofa lengths: 280, 240, 210, 180 cm, angle length:
104 cm, lounge chair Length: 160 cm, armchair:
length 100 cm (H. 65 x D. 104 cm)
Roberto Tapinassi & Maurizio Manzoni
Designer-architects Roberto Tapinassi et Maurizio Manzoni share a
conviction for creative eclectism. Their talent can be seen across the
broad design field, including industrial design, graphic design, marine
design and of course interior design.

3. /// New EGOS sofa and armchair // Design Roberto Tapinassi & Maurizio Manzoni
Description
A sculptural invitation to comfort, Roberto
Tapinassi et Maurizio Manzoni’s EGOS
sofa and armchair are as well-suited to the
private domain as they are to public
spaces.
Technical info
Interior parts of sofa upholstered in “Egos”
fabric (90% wool, 10% nylon) with quilted
stitching effect; exterior upholstered in a
“JPG plain” fabric (100% cotton). Feather-
filled cushions covered in “Trendy” fabric
with piping (100% wool). Completely
removeable. Multiple piping colours
available including green, blue, fuschia
and yellow.
Sofa dimensions: L. 272 (in 2 parts), 240,
210, 155, armchair L.102, (H. 96 x D. 103
cm)

4. /// Calisson bed // Design Maurice Barilone
Description
With its softly-padded round-cornered
frame and headboard, the Calisson bed
has an air of Pop playfulness about it.
Technical info
Solid wood and particle board structure.
Foam and cotton batting headboard and
mattress surround. Upholstered in
completely removeable jersey fabric
slipcovers or leather (in a variety of
colours).
L.199 x H.92 D.252 cm (for a sleeping
area of 160 x 200 cm) (Different
dimensions available)
Maurice Barilone
Non-conformist French designer Maurice Barilone has cultivated a passion for
‘furniture-objects’ : « an object isn’t a dead thing. It holds a sense of magic and it’s my
role to force this out. For me, a piece of furniture is above all a sculpture where the
disequilibrium is balanced by equilibrium ». Barilone has created a number of important
collections for Roche Bobois.

5. /// 1st Prize: The AVA Chair // Design Song Wen Zhong
Anticipating new attitudes and emerging trends is part of the Roche Bobois culture of
creation and this extends to looking for future masters of design.
In this spirit, Roche Bobois started a design competition in 2009. Every two years, in a
different country, the competition invites young talent to respond to a specific theme.
Song Wen Zhong, deisgner of the AVA chair is the first to win the competition which
took place in China.
The second competition has already been launched in Morocco, with the promise of a
new design to be included in Roche Bobois’ Spring/Summer 2012 collection.
Description
The AVA chair is a project to result from
the first Roche Bobois ‘Design Awards’, a
competition launched in China in 2009 and
held in a different country every two years.
Under the theme of ‘Nature, the universal
link between east and west’, 28 year-old
design independent Song Wen Zhong, a
graduate of Beijing Academy of Arts,
sought inspiration for his Ava chair in the
myths and stories of Chinese legend. With
its long sensuous tapering limbs, Ava
resembles a dragon-like avatar
transformed into a chair: a fine yet strong
specimen such as a giant ant.
Representing the first plastic injection-
created design from Roche Bobois, Ava
marries high-tech purity with organic form.
Notice technique
Fabricated using gas-injection moulding
Transparent colours: Makrolon®
polycarbonate from Bayer (neutral,
smoked and garnet)
Glossy opaques: Nyon-6 from IG-Farben
(black, white and taupe)
Dimensions: L. 590 x D. 568 x H. 800 mm
Weight: 5.5kg
Stackable 4 at a time
Standards: EN (in EU) and ANSI/BIFMA (in
USA)
A propos de Song Wen Zhong
28-year old Chinese designer Song Wen Zhong is a graduate of Beijing Art
Academy, working today as a design independent.

6. //// LOW TABLES HIGH ON STYLE
A direct complement to the sofa, the low table is a servant of everyday usefulness that
can be invented and reinvented to animate a space, its design adding to the
personalised version of an ‘art de vivre’.
////NEW DERVISH low tables // Design Studio Roche Bobois
Description
Dervish, a series of low rotating tables.
Fun and mobile, these tables are available in a number of
finishes that are perfect for mixing and matching.
Technical info
Low table on wheels
Finishes : clear glass, lacquered glass or lacquered MDF
Large Ø 105 x H.16 cm
Small Ø 90 x H.12 cm
//// Boca collection // Design Vincent Dupont Rougier
Description
A monochome levitating square, the top of the Boca table is
available in 32 colours. Available in a wide combination of
colour, size and shape, the Boca is an essential piece that
plays with the visible and invisible and fits with all styles of
interior.
Technical info
Base in 10mm transparent PMMA
Top in Daquacryl®-lacquered particule board
Available in 32 colours
Small table : L. 45 x H. 40.x P. 45 cm - L. 45 x H. 50.x P. 45
Corner table : L. 64 x H. 40 x P. 64 cm
Low table : L. 94 x H. 35 x P. 64 cm
Vincent Dupont Rougier
Self-taught Vincent Dupont-Rougier has been designing
furniture since 1994. He has also created street furniture and
a great many set designs. From 2000 à 2001, he was the
honorary recipient of a bursary award from the Académie de
France à Rome.

7. //// Offset low table//Design Sacha Lakic
Description
Offset has something of contemporary sclupture : randomly
positioned glass cubes overlap, disobeying the principles of
symmetry and creating a sense of dynamism.
Technical info
Low table in Table tempered glass, smoked grey or bronze
finish
L. 173 x H. 30 x D. 66 cm
Sacha Lakic
Passionate about the latest technology, Sacha Lakic has
designed a number of ambitious futuristic automobile and
motorcycles.
In 2005, he created the SPEED UP collection for Roche
Bobois where one finds all the elements of his signature
style: the use of dynamic materials, unconventional box form
proportions, high-tech compartments and lacquer-created
reflections. In 2011, he creates the Offset tables for Roche
Bobois.
//// ROCHE BOBOIS VALUES / KEY FIGURES
Roche Bobois values
An international leader in top end furniture, French ‘editor’ and distributor Roche Bobois is
celebrating over 50 years of undisputed success in the business.
Under the current directorship of Gilles Bonan (promoted to chief executive officer in 2008), the
brand has enjoyed an ambassadorial role, representing the best of French interior design and
furniture all around the world. This achievement is due in no small part to the combination of
values that distinguish it: creativity, quality and a respect for the environment.
Creativity : Interpreter of emerging lifestyle trends and a master at revisiting the
classics, the name Roche Bobois has, for the last 50 years, been synonymous with French
design. A creative vitality expressed in two new collections launched each year, in a rhythm
similar to that of the fashion industry.

8. To create these collections, Roche Bobois has always been involved the most talented
designers of the time; names such as Pierre Paulin, Olivier Mourgue, Marc Berthier and Hans
Hopfer have today given way to those of Christophe Delcourt, Sacha Lakic and Cédric Ragot.
A tradition of aesthetic and technical innovation is accompanied by a vision of ‘Home Couture’
embodied in the regular collaborations with grand fashion houses such as Missoni Home,
Kenzo Maison, Jean Paul Gaultier and Sonia Rykiel Maison.
Quality : Meticulously researched design, highest quality materials and exceptional
craftsmanship have been the hallmarks of the Roche Bobois brand since its creation 50 years
ago. A quest for perfection achieved as a result of close collaboration with the European
factories and workshops where respect for the traditional skills and methods of cabinet-making,
woodworking, leather working and upholstering is fully maintained.
The small scale methods of manufacture place traditional hand-finishing processes at the centre
of the operation and allow for a very high level of ‘bespoke’ personalisation of each individual
Roche Bobois piece.
An anchoring of tradition coupled with continuous research and development into new high-tech
methods of manufacture (such as those used to fabricate the Ava chair, made from a steel
mould into which is injected either a polycarbonate - for the transparent version - or a nylon - for
the opaque version – under 1500 tons of pressure) are essential to the Roche Bobois way of
doing things.
Respect for the environment : Monitoring and minimising the impact of its products on
the environment is a duty that Roche Bobois takes seriously, and to which it has responded via
the setting up of voluntary policies.
The company takes its social responsibility as seriously as its environmental one, setting up
initiatives with its suppliers to ensure the duty of responsibility is extended as far as possible.
Consequently, a number of ‘eco-conceived’ collections have been created since 2006 : Legend
and Saga by Christophe Delcourt, Assemblage by Stéphane Lebrun, Horizon by Luigi Gorgoni,
Fossile from Mostapha EL Oulhani, Jérôme Garzon and Fred Sionis, Brio from Sacha Lakic,
Oxymore from Daniel Ezan… so many products that testify to a genuine engagement with
environmental responsibility.
2010 Key Figures :
Turnover : 370 million euros
+ 8% versus 2009
240 showrooms around the world
A presence in 40 countries
1500 partners
2 new collections each year