Diffrient Smart Task Chair – Designed by Niels Diffrient
Humanscale’s revolutionary Form-Sensing Mesh Technology and mechanism free recline provide the perfect support for every user. The Diffrient Smart chair is an intelligent mesh task chair with a striking linear aesthetic that complements any environment. This ergonomic marvel was engineered to provide automatic lumbar support without needing to to any adjustment.
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Smart Vs Smart Ocean
One of the biggest features about the Diffrient Smart and Smart Ocean is that they are Living Product Certified which is the most rigorous sustainable manufacturing criteria to date. This means that Diffrient Smart is climate, water and energy positive. Smart Ocean goes a step further by utilizing material from discarded fishing nets that have been collected in an effort to develop innovative solutions to prevent ocean plastic pollution. The nets are transformed into plastic pellets and then used to manufacture Smart Ocean chairs. Every time you purchase these products the planet is better off. With a mission to create a healthier world, Humanscale is proud that over 60% of their products are certified net positive.
Features
Ease of Use
Featuring Humanscale’s weight-sensitive, mechanism-free recline, Smart automatically adjusts to the body weight of each sitter to provide perfect recline support. Using the laws of physics, all the user has to do is sit and the chair will provide the correct amount of tension for their shape.
Linear Visual Design
Free of manual controls, Diffrient Smart has a striking, sleek aesthetic, and its U-shaped back makes it the perfect fit for any high-design environment. With linear lines in the backrest and strong mesh for maximum support, it’s the ideal task chair for the modern, private or home office.
Tailored Backrest
To ensure every person who sits in Diffrient Smart would have perfect lumbar support, Diffrient created a tri-panel mesh backrest to automatically adapt to the user’s needs. Eliminating the need for complicated adjustments and external lumbar devices, Diffrient Smart uses Form-Sensing Mesh technology for easy, ongoing comfort.
Niels Diffrient’s designs are grounded in the philosophy that form follows function. His work has spanned generations, consistently looking past trends to reinvent the tools we use for daily living.
With an academic foundation in design and architecture and a degree from Cranbrook Academy, Diffrient channels his knowledge of engineering, architecture, and human factors into the creation of highly functional and aesthetically timeless designs. From his early work with the studios of Eero Saarinen, Marco Zanuso, and Henry Dreyfuss to his current work with Humanscale, Diffrient’s visionary talent has been widely recognized. Included among his many honors are the 2002 National Design Award from the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, and the 1999 Chrysler Design Award. In recent years, Diffrient had focused his energies on designs for the office environment, particularly seating — a category in which he has pioneered numerous breakthroughs, from pneumatic cylinders for seat height adjustment to weight-activated automatic recline.
“As a result of seeking a really good adjustable arm, I was led in a direction that would allow me to do that in the best mechanical and serviceable way. That led me to the dominant visual feature of the chair… the horseshoe shaped aluminum support.”
Niels Diffrient, Designer
Following the success of Liberty and Diffrient World, Niels Diffrient developed Diffrient Smart to offer a chair with strong visual features. He wanted to create a task chair that was in line with Humanscale’s philosophy of designing seating that is simple, beautiful and effortless to use. Diffrient Smart has straight, bold lines and a timeless horseshoe-shaped aluminum support, so its suit any environment it is placed in.
Fourtis: AÂ four-way stretch fabric with a satin crepe weave structure, easily conforms to our cushions for ultimate comfort and durability.
Lotus: Provides unbeatable durability that’s ideal for healthcare and hospitality environments and is water-repellent and easy-to-clean. Feels like vinyl.
Corde 4: AÂ four-way stretch fabric available in a wide array of shades, provides ultimate ergonomic comfort as it moves with users when they adjust positions.
Ginkgo: AÂ wool textile inspired by the rich colors of an autumnal farmer’s market, moves with the sitter and creates a delicate, organic energy.
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Quick ship items: Ships in 2 – 3 weeks.
Custom: Ships in 5 – 6 weeks.
Please contact us if you wish to explore other options and frame / textile combinations not shown here.Â
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