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Freedom Task Chair with Headrest Configurator
Niels Diffrient’s “gold standard in office seating” (The New York Times) eliminates levers, dials & other mechanisms to provide physics-driven, ergonomic support that’s as simple as it is elegant. Its headrest also moves with you, seamlessly supporting the head and neck in any posture – no manual adjustment required.
• Adapts to your unique pressure points, providing uninterrupted comfort & promoting healthy movement all day long.• Armrests are attached to the back of the chair; moving with you in tandem both in and out of recline.
• Designed to function like new even after years of everyday use.
• Net Positive certification means every Freedom manufactured offsets climate change.
• Freedom is yours with a 15-year warranty.
designed by Niels Diffrient
Niels Diffrient’s “gold standard in office seating” (The New York Times) eliminates levers, dials & other mechanisms to provide physics-driven, ergonomic support that’s as simple as it is elegant. Its headrest also moves with you, seamlessly supporting the head and neck in any posture – no manual adjustment required.
• Adapts to your unique pressure points, providing uninterrupted comfort & promoting healthy movement all day long.• Armrests are attached to the back of the chair; moving with you in tandem both in and out of recline.
• Designed to function like new even after years of everyday use.
• Net Positive certification means every Freedom manufactured offsets climate change.
• Freedom is yours with a 15-year warranty.
Niels Diffrient’s “gold standard in office seating” (The New York Times) eliminates levers, dials & other mechanisms to provide physics-driven, ergonomic support that’s as simple as it is elegant. Its headrest also moves with you, seamlessly supporting the head and neck in any posture – no manual adjustment required.
• Adapts to your unique pressure points, providing uninterrupted comfort & promoting healthy movement all day long.• Armrests are attached to the back of the chair; moving with you in tandem both in and out of recline.
• Designed to function like new even after years of everyday use.
• Net Positive certification means every Freedom manufactured offsets climate change.
• Freedom is yours with a 15-year warranty.
ABOUT THE DESIGN
With innovative recline that provides constant support and a pivoting backrest that automatically adjusts to the needs of the spine, the Freedom chair is exceptionally comfortable and promotes movement throughout the day. Its refined and sculpted cushions were designed to mimic the body’s natural contours and decrease pressure point loads for premium comfort. Like all Humanscale chairs, the Freedom chair was designed to look and function like new after years of consistent use.
WHAT IS A NET POSITIVE PRODUCT?
Freedom Headrest is Living Product Certified, meeting the most rigorous sustainable manufacturing criteria to date. This means that Freedom Headrest 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.
Learn more about our Net Positive Products
Please inquire with your local Humanscale office for product availability.
Chair Width: 690mm (27.25")
Base Width: 635mm (25")
Height: 510mm (20")
Chair Weight: 17.4 kg (38.3 lbs.) with arms / 15.9 kg (35 lbs.) without arms
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.
With the airplane you learn a lot about how to deal with the air, for a chair you have to learn a lot about how to deal with the body, and what the body needs, wants, indicates it needs. And that's the way, ultimately after some ups and downs, I ended up designing [Freedom].”
Niels Diffrient, Designer
Inspired to create a revolutionary office chair that adjusted automatically to whoever sat in it, Niels Diffrient designed the Freedom chair. Diffrient had always had a passion for aviation, growing up drawing and building model planes. In his 2002 TED talk, in which he shared the processes behind the design of Freedom, he explained how the disciplines connected.
With the airplane you learn a lot about how to deal with the air, for a chair you have to learn a lot about how to deal with the body, and what the body needs, wants, indicates it needs. And that's the way, ultimately after some ups and downs, I ended up designing [Freedom].”
Niels Diffrient, Designer
Inspired to create a revolutionary office chair that adjusted automatically to whoever sat in it, Niels Diffrient designed the Freedom chair. Diffrient had always had a passion for aviation, growing up drawing and building model planes. In his 2002 TED talk, in which he shared the processes behind the design of Freedom, he explained how the disciplines connected.
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