Niels Diffrient, who passed away last Saturday at 84, is unanimously called the godfather of ergonomics. He championed function and comfort as the most important principles of design–made evident in ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This year marks the twentieth anniversary of Niels Diffrient’s Freedom chair. Launched by Humanscale, the Freedom chair revolutionized the seating industry as the first ever ...

Designer Niels Diffrient was the latest in a line of masters finding new ways to adapt the material world to our bodies. What I'll remember most about his work is not that product but his brilliant ...

Diffrient was born in rural Mississippi in 1928 and grew up in Detroit. He attended Cass Technical High School and Wayne State University and then graduated from Cranbrook Academy of Art where he ...

Dezeen Showroom: workplace furniture brand Humanscale has launched the Smart Conference chair – an adaptation of a classic office seating design by the late industrial designer Niels Diffrient.

If you’re sitting in a comfortable chair, you probably owe a word of thanks to Niels Diffrient. The American industrial designer was a pioneer in the field of ergonomics, making products designed to ...

NEW YORK — Niels Diffrient — an industrial designer who combined elegance and efficiency in everyday objects, including telephones, cameras, airplane interiors, and, late in his life, office chairs ...

NEW YORK, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Adapted from iconic industrial designer Niels Diffrient's original, award-winning Smart Chair, Smart Conference takes intuitive comfort to a new level of luxury, ...

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Preface / Florence Schust Knoll Bassett -- What I learned from Eero Saarinen : Niels Diffrient -- A life in design -- In the beginning -- European influences -- Creating an American Modernism -- The ...