At the end of the 19th century, the Roach family from France and the Schutches family from Russia started their furniture manufacturing business. In 1960, the two families decided to merge and Roche bobois was born, with a product offering designed by Pierre Paulin, specializing in French classical and modern furniture.
Roche bobois' product line covers a range of furniture for the living room, bedroom, dining room, study, children's and outdoor, and the new product launches are synchronized with global haute couture, with thousands of new products launched each year in spring, summer and autumn and winter. Sofas and chairs are the main category in Roche bobois's furniture product line, with classics such as the MAH JONG sofa (mahjong sofa), the BUBBLE sofa, the Mushroom chair and the Egg chair.
In addition to Pierre Paulin, Roche bobois has also collaborated with Marc Berthier, the "father of the ball chair" Ero Aarnio, and the well-known designer Hans Hopfer, and the furniture has been used by former US President Barack Obama, Queen Sofia of Spain, as well as celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Lady GaGa, and Messi, and Roche can also be seen in the Vatican, the Holy See, the Grand Hyatt Hotel and other places The figure of Bobois.
Roche bobois' sofas are mainly divided into two collections: modern and French neoclassical. The modern fashion series is dominated by simple and fashionable style, and the representative products are the MAH JONG sofa and the BUBBLE sofa. The French neo-classical series is different from the traditional classical sofa, while taking the classical style as the keynote, its color matching and detail design also incorporate a lot of modern elements, stable and lively, without dullness.
The MAH JONG sofa of the modern fashion series is the star product of Roche bobois, this sofa is called "mahjong sofa" in Chinese, and is collected by the Louvre Museum of Decorative Arts in France. It has a lot of roots in China, and when designer Hans Hopfer visited Chengdu in the 70s, he was impressed by the local mahjong culture, so he designed this mah jong sofa with a variety of combinations and bright colors.
The shape of the mahjong sofa is quite unique, with a variety of shapes such as square and Z-shaped, with rich color matching, and it can also be freely combined, side by side, and stacked. In addition to the first mahjong sofa designed by Hans Hopfer, Roche bobois has collaborated with fashion brands such as Jean-Paul Gaultier and Missoni to launch a variety of special models such as KENZO TAKADA, JPG Movie, JPG Stripe, and MISSONI.
Roche bobois also excels in the use of new materials in furniture and sofa making, including the BUBBLE sofa from the fashion collection. The BUBBLE sofa uses 3D fabric from Roche bobois, which can create a full, three-dimensional honeycomb shape with a strong visual impact. Unfortunately, in addition to the 3D fabric, the materials used in other parts of the BUBBLE sofa are relatively ordinary, with 22-35D foam cushions and a frame composed of solid wood, plywood, and composite wood, which cannot guarantee high sponge resilience and frame firmness.
Roche bobois stores are mainly located in the top business districts of iconic cities, including Paris Saint-Germain Street, Los Angeles Beverly Street, and the Lipari Palace in Bologna, Italy. Although Roche bobois entered China in 2004, the number of stores is not large, its flagship store in China is located in Shanghai, and the other 12 stores are located in Beijing, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Chengdu and other first- and second-tier cities.
