Niels Diffrient: Rethinking Chairs

Posted on April 24th, 2009 in All Videos, Design, Leaders

17 minutes

Industrial design and human factors legend Niels Diffrient talks at TED about his quest to design the perfect chair. In full director’s commentary, Niels shares how he redesigned a chair by looking at the human body in all aspects, including the user experience of using a chair.

Why can’t furniture fit like a suit?
- Niels Diffrient


Ross Lovegrove: The power and beauty of organic design

Posted on January 6th, 2007 in All Videos, Design, Leaders

19 minutes

Designer Ross Lovegrove expounds his philosophy of “fat-free” design and offers insight into several of his extraordinary products, including the Ty Nant water bottle and the Go chair.