WE BELIEVE IN QUALITY OVER AESTHETICS | ERGONOMIC OFFICE CHAIRS | HUMANSCALE
Focusing On Individual Health, It’s No More Jo Dikhta Hai Wo Bikta Hai (What is seen is sold). But it is about the Quality That Matters. All of Humanscale’s work tools were created to be intuitive and adjust effortlessly to the user. At Humanscale, we believe that the highest level of functionality is achieved through simplicity. With our chairs, we replace heavy, complex mechanisms with the sitter’s own body weight and the laws of physics to encourage movement, providing the most comfortable chair available. Our longstanding partnership with legendary designer Niels Diffrient produced our award-winning Freedom, Diffrient Smart, Diffrient World, and Liberty chairs. We also collaborate with respected industrial designers such as Don Chadwick and Todd Bracher on new seating products.
With a career spanning more than 50 years, designer Niels Diffrient revolutionized the world of design by focusing on the human experience. Diffrient was known for creating products that clearly embodied his beliefs of solving functional problems as simply and elegantly as possible, resulting in honest, timeless forms.
Niel Diffrient partnership with Humanscale began in 1998, with the development of the Freedom chair. Setting a new standard for ergonomic task chairs, Freedom changed the way people sit. Always true to his core values on design, Diffrient said in a New York Times article, “Why would you design something if it didn't improve the human condition?” Diffrient believed that chairs should adjust to the user, not the other way around—and this was evident in all of his designs including the Liberty, Diffrient World and his latest chair, Diffrient Smart. Founder and CEO of Humanscale Robert King said, “Niels believed in the importance of function and knew that great design must be driven by it. This is why his products often transcend any specific time or place.”
Diffrient’s designs focused on human factors through a deep understanding of how people live, work and interact with their environments. He co-authored a three-volume publication called “Humanscale,” which outlines human factors and design principles. Of similar tomes, he said, “Reference books on human factors (ergonomics) are thick, dense and filled with jargon, as though the authors had forgotten to apply the objectives of the subject to their own work. My publication ‘Humanscale’ reversed that.”
Diffrient was devoted to designs that were simple and effortless to use. Through minimizing complexity in his designs, Diffrient was able to make his products sustainable by using less material and parts. Diffrient consistently considered the environmental impact of his products, stating, “The key to sustainability is efficiency. A design should use less material and energy for the most useful result ... No amount of recycling will equal using less in the first place.”
Above all, Diffrient put the user first. As he once stated, ‘‘The best way to know what people want and need is not by asking them, but by understanding them.” Diffrient’s extensive body of work is a true reflection of his approach and values. As Diffrient’s beliefs are so evident in his work, his legacy will live on through his designs.
Contact Us For More Information:
Humanscale Showroom C/o. S Cube Ergonomics Private Limited
102/1, 2nd Floor, Outer Ring Road, B.Narayanpura,
Bangalore (560016), Karnataka, India.
Email – humanscale.india@scube-ergo.in
Phone No. - 088613 02352
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