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Diffrient Smart
Diffrient Smart
Diffrient Smart
Diffrient Smart

Diffrient Smart

Designed by Niels Diffrient

The Smart’s form-sensing mesh makes for the most intelligent ergonomic office chair you’ve ever met. Designer Niels Diffrient’s radical technology adapts its lumbar support to each unique user, providing targeted comfort and ease of use for all bodies.

• Tri-panel mesh backrest makes the Smart feel tailored just for you.
• Ingenious design eliminates the need for manual adjustments and conforms to your body for customized care.
• Smarter style marries smarter function, with a sleek profile and U-shaped curve that brings sharp refinement to any setting.
• Net Positive certification means each Smart produced offsets global pollution.
• Diffrient Smart is yours with a 15-year.
Diffrient Smart

Designed by Niels Diffrient

The Smart’s form-sensing mesh makes for the most intelligent ergonomic office chair you’ve ever met. Designer Niels Diffrient’s radical technology adapts its lumbar support to each unique user, providing targeted comfort and ease of use for all bodies.

• Tri-panel mesh backrest makes the Smart feel tailored just for you.
• Ingenious design eliminates the need for manual adjustments and conforms to your body for customized care.
• Smarter style marries smarter function, with a sleek profile and U-shaped curve that brings sharp refinement to any setting.
• Net Positive certification means each Smart produced offsets global pollution.
• Diffrient Smart is yours with a 15-year.

The Smart’s form-sensing mesh makes for the most intelligent ergonomic office chair you’ve ever met. Designer Niels Diffrient’s radical technology adapts its lumbar support to each unique user, providing targeted comfort and ease of use for all bodies.

• Tri-panel mesh backrest makes the Smart feel tailored just for you.
• Ingenious design eliminates the need for manual adjustments and conforms to your body for customized care.
• Smarter style marries smarter function, with a sleek profile and U-shaped curve that brings sharp refinement to any setting.
• Net Positive certification means each Smart produced offsets global pollution.
• Diffrient Smart is yours with a 15-year.

ABOUT THE DESIGN

Diffrient Smart is a minimal mesh task chair that is a striking addition to any modern office thanks to its linear, geometric design that easily integrates into any environment. With a unique U-shaped back and minimal lines, Diffrient Smart also features arm rests that are attached to the back of the chair, so they move with the user for dynamic support. Its brushed aluminum finish ensures Smart’s longevity, while its automatic recline support every individual that sits in it. Diffrient Smart’s revolutionary tri-panel mesh backrest offers instant support and allows the user to engage in healthy, ergonomic postures.

WHAT IS A NET POSITIVE PRODUCT?

Diffrient Smart is Living Product Certified, meeting the most rigorous sustainable manufacturing criteria to date. This means that Diffrient Smart is climate, water and energy positive. Every time we make these products the planet is better off. With a mission to create a healthier world, we are proud that over 60% of our products are certified net positive.

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DESIGNER
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Niels Diffrient

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 recognised. Included among his many honours 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 has 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.

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 recognised. Included among his many honours 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 has 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.

Design Story
Design Story
Design Story

"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.

"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.

DETAILS
TECH SPECS

Chair Width: 673mm (26.5”) Arms / 533mm (21”) Armless
Base Size: 660mm (26”)
Seat Height Range: 413 - 579 mm (16.5” – 22.8”)
Recline Range: 18° recline + 8° backrest tilt
Chair Weight: 15kg (34 lbs) arms / 14kg (31 lbs) armless
Stackable: No

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