Niels Diffrient
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Niels Diffrient (6 September 1928 – 8 June 2013) was an American industrial designer. Diffrient focused mainly on ergonomic seating, and his most well known designs are the Freedom and Liberty chairs, manufactured by Humanscale.
Niels Diffrient (6 September 1928 – 8 June 2013) was an American industrial designer. Diffrient focused mainly on ergonomic seating, and his most well known designs are the Freedom and Liberty chairs, manufactured by Humanscale. ===Humanscale=== Humanscale is an American company based in New York City, best known for its Freedom chair designed by Niels Diffrient and introduced in 1999. Chairs: Freedom Chair, 1999: The chair was considered innovative for its internal counterbalance mechanism that allegedly supports the user’s body at all points during recline, a first for task chairs. The Freedom chair has patented synchronous arms, which adjust simultaneously. The headrest tilts forward as the sitter reclines, keeping the head in an upright position. Liberty Chair, 2004: Humanscale’s other notable task chair is its Liberty chair, also designed by Niels Diffrient, which was introduced in 2004. The Liberty chair is a tri-panel mesh back design, which allegedly provides lumbar support. Like the Freedom chair, Liberty is also outfitted with a balanced recline mechanism that is supposed to support all sitters throughout recline. Diffrient World Chair, 2009 Humanscale also manufactures keyboard support systems, monitor arms, task lighting, and various other ergonomic work tools, including: Diffrient Task and Work Light, 2002 ===Other=== Diffrient Chair (Knoll), 1979 Helena Chair and Jefferson Chair (SunarHauserman), 1984 Flexible Workspace Furniture System (KI), 1998 John Deere tractors (Henry Dreyfuss) Borletti Sewing Machine (Marco Zanuso) ==References== ==Further reading== ==External links== The Story Of Industrial Designer Niels Diffrient Chrysler Design Awards Freedom Chair Liberty Chair Niels Diffrient: Rethinking the way we sit down (TED2002)
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