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Rethinking the way we sit down - Reaction
It's amazing how you can go from the romance of airplanes and designing such things to an interest in designing furniture, mainly office chairs. Niels Diffrient showed a great interest in those wonderful flying machines, but as they changed, he lost that romance and moved into designing furniture. It's quite a feat to spend 8 or 9 years on an office chair, but looking at the many things he had to accommodate for in the creation of said chair is pretty expansive. He had to look into how to properly distribute a person's weight in the chair, as well as their height so they could properly use the headrest and make the chair higher or lower to suit their needs. The recliner is also a very nice feature, which allows whoever sits in that chair to be able to relax while they work. Furthermore, using the idea of gel in the cushions from bicycle seats was a very nice touch, as it allows you to avoid resting your butt or arms on any hard spots. Niels Diffrient, despite showing...
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