Review: Humanscale Freedom Chair

Exquisite, elegant, and effortlessly adjustable. Those are just a few of the adjectives used to describe Humanscale’s Freedom Chair.

The Gold Standard

A creation of famed industrial designer Niels Diffrient, the Freedom Chair has been called the “Gold Standard” of office chair seating. There is no surprise in that.

Diffrient, after all, is credited with pioneering what he called “human factor engineering.” We call it ergonomics today, and Humanscale’s Freedom Chair remains the ultimate reflection of Diffrient’s styling and passion for combining comfort, form, and function.

Revolutionary Design

When it was introduced in 1999, the Freedom Chair was considered revolutionary. It remains the mark by which others are judged, and there are some good reasons for this.

An internal counterbalance system supports your body at all points while sitting or reclining. Applying the laws of physics, the Freedom Chair uses the sitter’s weight to adapt to body movements and posture changes without any need for levers or dials.

The Freedom Chair doesn’t stop there. Other innovations include:

• A headrest that responds to your position, supporting the head and neck when required and moving out of the way when not needed.
• The ability to maintain nearly-constant eye-level while reclining or moving between positions.
• Automatic adjustments to your body angle as you recline so that you don’t end up on your back looking up at the ceiling in a sitting position.
• Contoured cushions that are molded to the natural curves of the human body, spreading contact with the chair and avoiding the discomfort of pressure points. There is also an available Technogel® seat cushion option that increases weight distribution even more, adding to overall comfort.
• A backrest that pivots automatically to accommodate your changing position during recline.
• Synchronous gel armrests that move with you as you recline in the chair, maintaining balance and support.

Because Diffrient recognized that not every human body is the same, independently positioned backrests and headrests ensure that you are always supported in the right places and weight distribution is maximized.

The chair’s simplicity of use eliminates the complex mechanisms found in other so-called ergonomic chairs, creating the perfect blend of form, function, and the human factor. There is no surprise that the Freedom Chair has won ten international design awards.

What Others Say

Wired Magazine – “An imposing seating system, the Humanscale Freedom makes a statement whether you’re sitting in it or not…Synchronous armrests move in tandem, eliminating lopsided elbow issues. Grandeur to spare. Fits in with the leather-and-wood set.”

Gadget Review – “If you require both looks and functionality, look no further than the Freedom Task Chair…”

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Humanscale’s commitment to the human factor continues today with its full line of ergonomically designed office furniture. Zoom Inc. can assist you nationwide with any Humanscale furniture need. Call today at 301-299-7155 or contact us online.