‘Binta’, an Africa-inspired armchair by Swiss designer Philippe Bestenheider, is part of the new Moroso collection unveiled at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan 2009.

The chair’s form is based on African wood carvings and the upholstery is based on Senegalese patchwork fabrics.

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This sleek chair by designer Vladimir Tsesler displays an attitude with the way its two front legs are crossed.

Swiss designer Philippe Bestenheider created ‘Kente’, an outdoor collection for the Italian manufacturer Varaschin.

The shell and base of the very light and weather resistant chair and coffe table are made of brown-black or multicolour tape, handwoven around a varnished aluminium tube. The chair’s frame is made of stainless steel.

Toronto-based designer Davide Tonizzo created ‘Molecule’, a seating system he has designed for the Canadian furniture manufacturer, Arconas.

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Dutch designer Mieke Meijer has created Blend, a fusion of a bed and chair.

‘The chair refers to the 17th century, when people slept semi-sitting up because laying down was associated with death. The chairs now function as night tables.’

‘My Deer’ is a versatile piece by designer Jeroen Wesselink Vormgeving that can function as a stool and a deer head for the wall.

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