Dezeen promotion: French furniture brand Roche Bobois has produced a movie featuring its Mah Jong sofa, which has been reinterpreted by a group of artists for a charity auction (+ movie).
The Mah Jong sofa was originally created by Hans Hoper in 1971
The movie, which was shot at the Palais Brongniart in Paris, features women dressed like synchronised swimmers playfully rearranging segments of the modular Mah Jong sofa into the shape of a swimming pool.
Cushions are hand-stitched with a method similar to that of mattress-making
The pieces join together to form a colourful collage of cushions. Some of the swimmers jump from a diving board made out of stacked tables, while others lounge on the cushions.
Three basic elements can be stacked, aligned with each other and grouped in different ways allowing for a variety of layouts Orignally designed by Hans Hoper in 1971, Roche Bobois' Mah Jong range has three basic elements that can be stacked, aligned with each other and grouped in different ways allowing for a variety of layouts. The sofa can be used as an armchair, sofa, lounge chair or bed.

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Mah Jong is handmade in Italy using processes similar to those of the Haute Couture fashion industry. Cushions are hand-stitched with a method similar to that of mattress-making.
Roche Bobois has previously opened the Mah Jong up to interpretations by different des...