Roche Bobois teams up with leading contemporary art magazine

 Roche Bobois teams up with leading contemporary art magazine ArtReview to launch charity art project: 8 x 8 Mah Jong Re-­‐imagined Roche Bobois has invited eight artists, selected by leading international contemporary art magazine ArtReview, to reinterpret seating components of Roche Bobois’s Mah Jong sofa system. The completed works will be exhibited and then sold at auction to raise funds for two London-­‐based charitably funded arts organisations: Vital Arts, which delivers art projects for the well-­‐being of patients, staff and the wider hospital community at Barts Health NHS Trust, and Gasworks gallery and studios, which operates a programme of exhibition opportunities, studio spaces and residencies for early-­‐career London-­‐based and international artists. Participating artists: Pio Abad, Larry Achiampong, Cornelia Baltes, George Eksts, Patrizio Di Massimo, Lauren Godfrey, Peter Liversidge, Joby Williamson Auction Preview The works will be available to view at Roche Bobois Chelsea, 286 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9EW 5–10 April 2016 10–6pm Tue–Sat, 12 – 5pm Sun Private View Tuesday 5 April, 7–9pm Auction Preview Enquiries For further information and to request a Private View invitation Flora Chaumontet at 8x8mahjong@roche-­‐bobois.com For images contact Melinda Chandler +44 (0)20 7317 8829 m.chandler@roche-­‐bobois.com roche-­‐bobois.com Auction The auction will be held at The Great Hall at Barts St Bartholomew’s Hospital West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE Thursday 21 April 2016 from 7pm Auction Enquiries For further information and to request an auction invitation 8x8@artreview.com +44 (0)20 7014 8045 artreview.com All artworks can be viewed online at http://www.roche-­‐bobois.com/en-­‐GB/le-­‐mag/roche-­‐bobois-­‐and-­‐artreview-­‐charity-­‐art-­‐exhibition http://artreview.com/images/pdfs/RocheBobois-­‐email-­‐invitation-­‐attachment.pdf Further information about the artists and their works will be available in a special 8 x 8 Mah Jong Re-­‐imagined supplement, published with the April 2016 issue of ArtReview (UK distribution). Designed by Hans Hopfer in 1971, the Mah Jong sofa system helped to change the landscape of modern domestic space. Its low modular structure, inspired by North African seating, invites users to relax and to ‘lounge’ with friends and family in an entirely new way. With almost limitless options of fabric and composition, Mah Jong users can create their own unique sofa. As such, the Mah Jong has become the most recognised symbol of Roche Bobois’s innovative style of design with versions produced by fashion icons Jean Paul Gaultier, Missoni and Sonia Rykiel. Notes to editors About Roche Bobois Roche Bobois is a premium furniture design brand with over 250 showrooms in 45 countries. A number of Roche Bobois products, such as the Mah Jong seating system – the first modular lounge sofa, designed over 40 years ago -­‐ have achieved iconic status in the world of design and interiors. Two distinct yet complementary collections make up the Roche Bobois portfolio: the Contemporains collection of sleek contemporary products designed by some of the most renowned names in fashion and design and the Nouveaux Classiques collection of elegant designs inspired by the charms of the past ‘à la française’. All Roche Bobois furniture is made to order by specialist European workshops using the highest quality materials and the latest manufacturing innovations alongside more traditional cabinet-­‐making and upholstery techniques. The options for personalisation are almost limitless. About ArtReview Founded in 1949, ArtReview is one of the world’s leading international contemporary art magazines. Dedicated to expanding contemporary art’s audience and reach, it is aimed at both a specialist and a general audience. ArtReview believes that art plays a vital role in inspiring a richer, more profound understanding of human experience, culture and society today. ArtReview is published nine times a year. Its sibling publication ArtReview Asia, launched in 2013, is published four times a year.