The shape of the chair is inspired by the mating dance of male ostriches -banjooli in the Wolof language - who stretch out their wings to show off their beauty to the female.
Banjooli is part of MAfrique, a range of chairs conceived by the designer and produced by African craft weavers using the yarn of fishing nets. The designs are all different and original, like their names. Hand-woven, they are human in their perfections and flaw
Sebastian Herckner
Sebastian Herkner was born in 1981 in Bad Mergentheim, Germany.
He studied product design at the HfG Offenbach am Main (Offenbach University of Arts and Design), already focusing during his studies on designing objects and furniture merging various cultural contexts, combining new technologies with traditional craftsmanship in order to highlight the multifaceted beauty of the materials and draw renewed attention to small details.
Whilst still a student, Herkner did an internship with Stella McCartney in London, which helped to hone his feeling for materials, colours,
structures and textures. Since founding his own design studio in Offenbach am Main in 2006, he has designed products for manufacturers
such as De Vorm, ClassiCon, Moroso and nanoo, as well as working on interior design projects and for exhibitions and museums.
Since 2007 he has taught several courses at HfG Offenbach am Main as visiting lecturer.
His designs have received multiple prizes, for example the 2011 German Design Award in the Newcomer category.
Moroso has been working in close collaboration with some of the world’s most talented designers to produce luxury sofas and seating since 1952.