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Niels Diffrient repensa a forma como nos sentamos

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A lenda do design Niels Diffrient fala sobre sua vida no design industrial (e a razão pela qual tornou-se designer ao invés de piloto de jato). Ele detalha sua busca em repensar completamente a cadeira de escritório a partir de um conjunto de dados fundamental: o corpo humano.

Design legend Niels Diffrient is the creator of the Freedom Chair, a radical rethink of the way we sit today. Throughout his career, he's been a pioneer of ergonomic design -- studying the human body (in all its shapes and sizes) and how to make it comfortable. Full bio »

Translated into Portuguese, Brazilian by Christine Veras
Reviewed by Eduardo Carvalho
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