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

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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

//// 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.

/// 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)

/// 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 imcollections for Roche Bobois.

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/// 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.

//// 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.

//// 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.

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