abstract:Humanscale is best known for its Freedom chair, which was designed by Niels Diffrient and introduced in 1999.Humanscale HistoryEdge Foundation The chair was considered revolutionary for its internal counterbalance mechanism that supports the user’s body at all points during recline, a first for task chairs.
Instead of operating like other ergonomic chairs, which offer many choices of static positions, Humanscale's device encouraged the sitter to squirm at will.
While Herman Miller and other larger rivals are laying off workers, Humanscale is hiring to fill up its new 125, 000-square-foot plant in Piscataway, N.