True Design Moroso, the M’Afrique Collection

A unique offering by Italian furniture company, Moroso, the M’Afrique Collection is a colourful, sculptural collection of fun furniture pieces perfect for summer.

Characterised by retro hues of green, orange and yellow along with pops of bright blue, stand-out pieces in the collection include the colourful weaves of Tord Boontje’s Shadowy chairs, Banjooli seating and low tables by Sebastian Herkner and Mark Thorpe’s Husk armchairs.

“The collection has been made using woven threads normally used for fishing nets, the designs are all different and original, like their names. Handwoven, they are human in their imperfections and flaws,” explains Moroso.

“Multifaceted, modern Africa deserves to be known and sustained for the originality of the creative languages with which it enriches global culture. The African continent is extraordinarily rich in creativity, materials and ideas that are sources of inspiration and nourishment for us. When applied to design, they engender products which exude tradition and modernity, innovation and history, form and beauty,” says Patrizia Moroso of the inspiration behind the project she launched.

“I think there is so much of Africa and I intended to showcase the creativity of a few of the great artists and personalities of contemporary African culture. Going beyond the stereotypes that present Africa as a tragic or, at best, exotic experience, we want to highlight some aspects of contemporary African culture, which is in effect comparable to global culture. Looking at Africa through the eyes of contemporary art, photography, architecture and design is perhaps the most appropriate way of approaching this vast, powerful continent, so creatively rich and diverse that today it is still one of Western modernity’s greatest sources of inspiration.”

In addition, several pieces handmade in Dakar workshops, also make up the collection.

The M’Afrique Collection is locally available at True Design.