Designers are always reinventing the chair, and 2016 was no different. Continuing our review of the year, deputy editor Rima Sabina Aouf shares her favourites, including seats inspired by comics, a granite throne and a chair with its own microclimate.

Manga chairs by Nendo
Japanese design studio Nendo created this series of 50 chairs based on the abstract lines and grids used in manga-style comic books.
Each polished stainless-steel chair in the collection is intended to emulate a design element used in manga to illustrate emotions or actions.
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Flax chair by Christien Meindertsma
Christien Meindertsma's Flax chair won two Dutch Design Awards for its innovative use of flax fibre.
The fully biodegradable chair is made from flax fibres combined with PLA ? a polylactic acid made from sugarcane or corn starch ? and cut from panels that leave no material left over or wasted. Read more about the Flax chair ?

Campione chair by Max Lamb
British designer Max Lamb worked with experts from Italy's mountainous Trentino region to produce the monolithic Campione chair as part of a new initiative called Trentino Collaborations.
The chair is made from a slab of tonalite rock and showcases 14 different stone-carving techniques practised by granite specialists Pedretti Graniti.
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Little Big chair by Big-Game for Magis
Swiss studio Big-Game was one of several to launch children's products in Milan, with a miniature ...