If design is a universal language, then color is the emotional bridge connecting the French luxury furniture house Roche Bobois with award-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. Both creative worlds share a passionate belief: color is far more than decoration — it is a storyteller, a structural and emotional pillar of every composition, whether it unfolds on a cinema screen or inside a luxurious living room.

The Cromática collection, a three-way collaboration between Roche Bobois, Almodóvar, and his brilliant muse Rossy de Palma, places this vivid vision at center stage through pieces charged with creative energy.

A Cinematic Collaboration, Born Naturally

The idea for this groundbreaking partnership emerged organically. When Almodóvar incorporated Roche Bobois pieces into the set design of his recent film The Room Next Door — starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, winner of the Golden Lion — the meeting of his visual universe (famous for its fiery reds, deep blues, and electric yellows) with the refinement of the French maison sparked the creation of a collection that reads like a manifesto of art and design.

Almodóvar’s World, Reimagined in Furniture

At the heart of the collection is a reimagined version of the iconic Lounge sofa-chaise, a modular Roche Bobois classic designed in 1971 by Hans Hopfer. The limited-edition Lounge El Deseo turns the piece into a canvas: its fabric is adorned with a collage of emblematic images and posters from films that shaped the director’s career — Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Volver, Tie Me Up! and High Heels.

Each of the 50 numbered and signed pieces becomes a unique fusion of graphic art and high-end furniture, paying homage to Almodóvar’s production company, El Deseo.

Meanwhile, the iconic Bubble sofa by Sacha Lakic celebrates its 10th anniversary in four technicolor shades selected personally by Almodóvar: Soleil, Rouge Feu, Mousse, and Ciel. These vibrant tones mirror his visual imagination, transforming the sofa into a living backdrop where one can literally sit inside his colors and stories.

Rossy de Palma: A Dramatic Counterpoint

The collection becomes a true trilogy with the addition of a capsule line by Rossy de Palma — multifaceted artist, actress, and Almodóvar’s incomparable muse. Known for her bold, unconventional style, de Palma designed expressive, elegant, deeply personal pieces.
In deliberate contrast to the director’s exuberant palette, most of her creations are monochrome, celebrating the power of black and white in striking contrasts and surreal shapes. Sculptural, dramatic, and rooted in Spanish tradition, her designs echo both surrealism and flamenco heritage.

The standout piece is The Eye vanity table, featuring an eye-shaped mirror that transforms the daily grooming ritual into a moment of introspection.
“I envisioned a unique, poetic vanity with a mirror shaped like an eye — a place where you look at yourself to take care of yourself,” de Palma explains. “It is essential to grant ourselves a moment of love and calm before the mirror.”

Her La Vie en Rossy collection continues with decorative objects inspired by emblematic feminine and flamenco motifs. Her signature fan (abanico) becomes an abstract pattern on vases and rugs, while the traditional hair comb of flamenco, the peineta, inspires sculptural table and floor lamps — dramatic pieces rooted in Spanish cultural memory.

Design Meets Cinema — and Falls in Love

The collaboration between Roche Bobois, Almodóvar, and de Palma marks a bold new chapter in design, where furniture breaks free of pure function and becomes a narrative object with emotional depth and cultural resonance.
More than just a collection, Cromática is an invitation into a world where cinema and design collide and fall in love — creating interiors that are luxurious, daring, and unmistakably personal.