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1971
Hans Hopfer
imagines the Mah Jong
Painter, sculptor and designer…
Hans Hopfer has designed several sofas that have become
iconic pieces in Roche Bobois collections.
In the 1970s, his innovative and open-minded approach
to comfort had a profound in� uence on the way people
furnished and arranged their living spaces.
In 1971, Hopfer created the Mah Jong, a modular sofa that
champions total freedom of form and function.
Starting with three basic elements that can be combined
or stacked together, the Mah Jong allows limitless options
of composition, ranging from simple to highly complex:
armchair, sofa, lounge chair, bed or living space.
It allows for all positions and uses, re� ecting the
enthusiasm and vitality of the era from which it hails.
This year, Roche Bobois celebrates 50 years
of the Mah Jong sofa.
To mark this milestone, the Mah Jong is dressed
in new designer fabrics and set on elegant platforms
that enhance its silhouette and make it even more
comfortable. Avant-garde at the time of its creation,
this ultra-modular sofa is an iconic piece today.
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