These days, I’m zipping all over NYC. It’s challenging because there’s never enough time to stop and appreciate, but the upside is that I’m seeing things I haven’t seen before. The other day, I was waiting at a fairly familiar bus stop. Because it was raining (and I had once again forgotten my umbrella), I ducked under a nearby awning to wait. It turned out to be the Roche Bobois store at the corner of East 57th and 3rd Streets. I casually glanced through the window, and I became so engaged by what I saw, I missed the bus. These were some very serious windows! Another bus eventually came along, but not before I found the store’s website and dove in. The audacious colors and patterns I saw through the windows were what originally drew me in,* but it was the innovative shapes, textures, and magnificently-bold juxtapositions that set me dreaming.
*Not all the way in. The salesperson was clearly dying for a visitor, but the price tag on the koi vase in the window kept me outside.
I was especially taken with their displays’ wacky, unexpected color combinations. They brilliantly paired curvy white velvet sofas with wild-colored rugs and cool, modern tables, then accented the whole with interesting collections of pillows, throws, and accessories. I had a great time imagining each display in one of the apartments I’d seen.
You can see all of Roche Bobois’s glorious wares on their website and on Instagram.
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May 12, 2021 at 6:33 am
Love their style, colors, the whole ensemble! Someday I would like a room full of their remarkable furniture!
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May 13, 2021 at 3:53 pm
Me, too! Their color combinations are just mind-blowing in person.
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May 12, 2021 at 7:24 am
Beautiful designs but would be really out of place in the setting I live in.
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May 13, 2021 at 3:53 pm
We call that ‘eclectic!’
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May 12, 2021 at 9:00 am
I bet you can’t buy any of them at Walmart. They are beautiful, just not for my home. Hal
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May 13, 2021 at 3:54 pm
I beg to differ. I wouldn’t be surprised if Walmart knocks them off regularly. Target certainly does!
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May 12, 2021 at 9:34 am
That first photo—I picture myself sinking in and not wanting to get up. Gorgeous colors!!
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May 13, 2021 at 3:55 pm
The colors are so satisfying in person (through glass, that is). They were changing their window displays yesterday when I was waiting in that same spot. I think I left some drool on their windows.
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May 12, 2021 at 11:01 am
Great French company
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May 13, 2021 at 3:56 pm
D’accord!
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May 14, 2021 at 3:14 am
😎
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May 12, 2021 at 5:29 pm
I just enjoyed the colors. So bright and stunning. Wow! So brave!
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May 13, 2021 at 3:56 pm
Brace is a great word for it. Another is joyful!
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May 13, 2021 at 3:57 pm
*brave. This is what I get for typing without my readers…
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