Roche Bobois

They have a store on the upper west side of NYC and the ugliness is stunning. Or am I missing something?

Long Island south shore new money.

Set designers for season 5 “Mad Men.”

My lower back hurts now.

My lower back also hurts. And I am abruptly blind now.

Looks like Greg Brady lives in this room as an adult . Or should I say Johnny Bravo.

Haven’t been in years, but in the past while it was 95% painful to look at, they had the occasional interesting piece that might have worked in isolation.

Agreed, OP. R-B sells the kind of modern that I dislike - I can’t put it into words but it’s very cold to me.

They had full page ads in The NY Times Sunday Magazine every week (probably still do but I haven’t read the physical newspaper in years). Their ads would have prestigious cities - New York - Paris - London - Tokyo and the like under their name. I assumed there were a few stores in strategic locales like that, but looking just now they have dozens of stores in some dodgy places. They’ve got stores in Moscow and some provincial city in Siberia. These are still open so I guess they just don’t give a shit.

There's a lot of money in catering to poor taste. What else would one put in their McMansion?

Ugly as fuck, but at least it looks as if it might be comfortable which is more than I can say for a lot of modern furniture

Disco lounge furniture?

They have some nice things. Based on any of the threads about style or design on here it’s safe to say that you can confidently assume the opposite of the datalounge consensus is true.

They’ve done some cool fabric collabs with fashion designers (gaultier / missoni etc) and some really fun glass things (murano table incl. legs). Of course your average DL person is going to judge a sofa solely by analysis on how it would affect their bad back. I’ll let you work through that situation on your own.

I love to sit upon a Roche Bobois while eating a Ferrero Rocher!

R1 looks like a double-row of molars.

Like Crocs, ugly but unbelievably comfortable. You will be a convert once you try it. Now I own ten pairs and two sofas.

^ You sound very hip and stylish 🙄

While watching the best of Ja'Net DuBois or René Auberjonois, R14?

Roche Bobois is not for the hoi polloi.

It’s no Ligne Roset.

That looks like something I would find on clearance at Value City Furniture.

Big brochure in my physical Times today r16 which is what prompted my post. (I’m not old but ❤️ my Sunday paper

Can one fuck on these sofas without falling off? Or at least get blown?

R22 asks the important questions.

A while back they were carrying seating that looked Moroccan... lush, vibrant colors. I imagined lying across those cushions stoned off my ass.

I have a Roche Bobois Mah Jong bed and it’s absolutely beautiful. I love the jagged headboard and the vast customization possibilities — in the case of the both the Mah Jong sofa and bed, you can pick your own fabrics for each cushion/piece.

Roche Bobois makes exceptionally high quality furniture that stands the test of time. While contemporary, I wouldn’t really call it modern design, unlike my other bed, the Capellini ‘Bed’.

Carmela Soprano loved Roche Bobois!

What is insane are the prices! I could live with some of their stuff - but it is insane what people pay for it. I don’t care if it’s made of steel/gold/platinum - it’s overpriced.

The very definition of Veblen goods, R27. Part of the pleasure, as Carmela Soprano obviously knew, is having neighbors see the truck outside your house so they know you're the kind of person who can afford overpriced furniture.

So . . . how does one get into furniture design?

It helps that you grow up in the furniture industry. Furniture is a lot like fashion in that it's incestuous and all about nepotism. If you're not born into it, it's a tough business to navigate

- Former Furniture Rep, Atlanta Ga.

A Roche Bobois chaise longue for Coco Rocha?

I spilled Beaujolais on my Roche Bobois.

R25, I do not like beds like that. all kinds of shit falls into the cracks.

Every piece looks like it’s from the “It Metastasized“ collection

Carmella got a big ole butt, oh yeah!

Fags. Stuck in the 1970s.

I find their furniture interesting and unique. Too bad it’s so expensive. Plus, it only makes sense in a huge room, as displayed in their stores.

Southern Florida.

It looks like something you would use to stage an upscale condo. Bland but "trendy" furniture.

I absolutely love Roche Bobois. And Ligne Roset too. The sofa in OP’s picture is incredibly comfortable, and comes with a very extensive choice of colours and fabrics. Yes it’s a very expensive brand, similarly to B&B Italia, etc. What a lot of you don’t seem to realise is that we’re talking here of furniture designed by trendy furniture designers who command astronomical fees. Made of very quality materials, that’s assembled by hand by highly skilled craftsmen in France or Italy. All of this comes with a price that’s going to be higher than some knock-off shit manufactured on a production line in China by slave labour.

[Quote] What a lot of you don’t seem to realise is that we’re talking here of furniture designed by trendy furniture designers

What you don’t seem to realise is that it’s ugly as fuck

The thing I hate most about contemporary furniture is that because of the many cheap knock-offs it always looks cheap no matter how good it is

It’s weird looking but has a certain flair. I love it

It’s not suitable for maiden aunts.

There are a few stores near my friend's place in NYC that sell this stuff. I always figured these pieces are for big loft-like spaces where normal furniture would look miniscule.

I once lost a roach clip in the crack of a Roche Bobois.

I once lost a roach clip in the crack of a— [italic] Sorry, wrong thread. [/Italic]

Orthodontist.

Rich Russian Lady.

Third Wife of Laser Surgeon Franchise Owner.

Roche Bobois, dumbest name ever.

I worked there for about 5 years, overall a good experience. Their leather sofas are outstanding, beautifully crafted and really hold up. I was most frustrated with their fabric selection, I remember doing a lot of COM, so a 15k sectional ended up being more like 20K...hopefully that's changed.

Don't know about here, but in France Roche-Bobois has several collections. I bought a sofa and coffee table from RB in France 15 years ago from the Provinciales collection. Still gorgeous. The sofa pictured in OP's post looks more like something from an Italian sofa maker - Cinna or B&B.

I meant Ligne Roset for "Cinna" - that was the model I looked at. I bought a sofa from B&B Italia back when it was C&B - this was....50 years ago. Had to get the sofa recovered at some point, but it looked great and held its shape for 30 years till I bought the Roche Bobois sectional to replace it.

How’s the fart absorption rate on RB sofas?

It looks very "Roseanne"

[quote][R25], I do not like beds like that. all kinds of shit falls into the cracks.

I like to keep my crack immaculate.

Is it pronounced boh-boh-ah?

A whole lot of people go to Vegas and it's the only time they encounter contemporary design. They associate it with sophistication and pleasure.

The Mah Jong is really nice. The Missoni version is pretty up on the ground? Any furniture experts feel free to correct me, I think the sofa in OP's picture is a descendant of the DeSede snake sofa (1972).

better link of snake

There's even a Wayfair version/knockoff.

It's a look. I think some can pull off certain pieces from them, as someone above stated. The small sofa looks better proportioned than the sectional. This style looks a bit like a cheap copy of a de Sede sofa to my eye. If I were a purveyor of this look, or a designer, I would shoot for the original Suisse, over the RB: I would choose leather over fabric as well.

R56 Buh-bwah

R62 it's Bow-bwa

It's Grand-Auntie Mame's place in 1967!

R63 We obviously speak a bit differently. My longest instructor at University was Francophone - Suisse... I pronounce it NOT as bow.

Having lived in Suisse Romande for many years R63 I know how it's pronounced.

R66 And how do you pronounce the name? I would think Boo-bois before bow-bois... but I never claimed to be correct, just stating how I say the name. I put the emphasis on the bois, and the buh is very short.

Teletubbies? That was my first thought when I saw that picture. Colors not as bright but no sharp edges anywhere and close to the ground. Perfect for toddlers.

Bob-wa

Thanks, r62, r63, r69! It's not like I can afford it, so I won't be saying it much anyway! 🙂

R67 if it were pronounced Boo-Bwa, it would be spelled Boubois.

It's and open "o" sound in Bobois. The "o" sound is like the "o" in "son," closer to "uh" than "oh."

Cheers R72, that's encouraging, though I'm British, and we pronounce most everything wrong. R71 Spellings don't always make it so, especially when a Surname or Family name is concerned. Even after doing a google check, the first voice that came up clearly sounds like Boo-bwah... Perhaps certain names are pronounced differently. Here in Chicago, they answer the telephone "Buh-Bwah"... that I DO know for certain.

R56 You're welcome.

I still very much wish that R66 would tell us how he/she says the name...

R66 here it's BowBwa.

Much obliged R66/R75

R72, I'm pretty sure there is no vowel sound in French that is like the short "u" sound in "son". If you click on R73's link, it is not a short "u".

It's pronounced babawawa.

R78

Non.

Did RB used to have some connection to Maurice Villency?

r80, he owned the New York stores.

Looks like that horror film Human Centipede, but creepier.

For that furniture to look good in your home, the room has to be as big as their show rooms

R83 For that furniture to look good in your home, the room has to be completely darkened.

It's pronounced: prétentieux

They reopened in Seattle quickly. The requisite techie investment condo has Sound views and a furnishings budget.

" [ɔ] is called the open o sound.* Phonetic symbol: [ɔ]. It’s similar to the short u sound as in the English word "son." When O is followed by any consonant sound other than [z], it’s an open o sound."

It was named after its founder, Mister Rich Bobois Sir.

I always wanted their Jean Paul Gaultier gladiator chair. It’s ridiculous but I love it.