*Fantastic. The guy is 81 years old. He's like a vast, spreading oak tree. He's such a titan of industrial design that I feel not one whiff of embarrassment in posting his product ads wholesale! NEW ...

Designer of the Freedom and Liberty chairs redefined the act of sitting. Niels Diffrient, who passed away last Saturday at 84, is unanimously called the godfather of ergonomics. He championed function ...

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 ...

The US manufacturer of ergonomic office equipment Humanscale wanted to produce a chair with as few parts as possible, making it lighter to transport and quicker to assemble. Standard task chairs – ...

Dezeen Showroom: work and leisure combine in designer Niels Diffrient's eponymous lounge chair for furniture brand Humanscale. The Diffrient lounge chair invites relaxed, supported sitting with its ...

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 ...