Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Niels Diffrient

Explore popular quotes and sayings by Niels Diffrient.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Niels Diffrient

Niels Diffrient was an American industrial designer. Diffrient focused mainly on ergonomic seating, and his most well known designs are the Freedom and Liberty chairs, manufactured by Humanscale.

1928 - June 8, 2013
It looks like a galosh with electronics in it.
Why would you design something if it didn't improve the human condition?
When design springs from an understanding of the people who are going to use a product, you begin to see forms that you would never have imagined. — © Niels Diffrient
When design springs from an understanding of the people who are going to use a product, you begin to see forms that you would never have imagined.
My ideal office wouldn't have a chair. You would do two things there: stand up or lie down. These are the body's most natural positions.
The less there is of a phone, the more I like it.
The best way to know what people want is not by asking them, but by understanding them.
Today the telephone takes precedence over everything. It reaches a point of terrorism, particularly at dinnertime.
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