Humanscale Diffrient Smart Chair - Custom
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- Lift gate - The driver will unload the items from the back of the truck for you but you will be responsible for bringing them into the location.
- Residential freight - This service is available to residential (home) deliveries. The items will be delivered by a freight truck. The items will be brought down from the back of the truck for you but you will be responsible for bringing the items into the residence.
- Inside delivery - Will only be dropped off inside the threshold of the front door.
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Description
Featuring a unique linear design, the Diffrient Smart chair is ideal for any high design environment. Created with Humanscale’s revolutionary Form-Sensing Mesh Technology, Diffrient Smart’s tri-panel backrest fits like a perfectly tailored shirt to provide exceptional lumbar support. Using Humanscale’s weight-sensitive, self-locking recline mechanism, Diffrient Smart automatically adjust to each sitter and provides perfect support to any posture. - Humanscale Diffrient Smart Task Chair (Review / Rating / Pricing) |
Specs
- Supports user height range of 5’0” – 6’4” and weight range of 100 lbs – 300 lbs
- Seat Cushion Measure: 19.25” wide, 2” thick
- Width: 26.5"
- Height: 39” - 43.25”
- Seat Depth: 16.25” - 18.75”
- Chair Weight: 34 lbs with arms, 31 lbs without arms
- Seat Width: 19.25"
- Seat Height: 16.5” - 20.75”(from floor to compressed front center of seat cushion)
- Backrest Height: 22.5"
- Backrest Width: 19"
- Tri-Panel non-stretch Mesh Technology on the Backrest
- Recycled Content: 39% post-consumer, 23% pre-consumer
- GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality and GREENGUARD Gold Certified
- ANSI/BIFMA level® 2 certified
- Please note that custom Humanscale chairs are made to order and cannot be returned.
SPECS
There was a lot of thought that went into the design and build quality on the Diffrient Smart. The Smart chair was designed to be a sleek option for high-design environments. Neils Diffrient envisioned this chair as a great task chair for modern, active workspaces. The Diffrient Smart was designed to look attractive, but it is also made with good components. There is a lot of plastic on the chair, but it is high-end injection molded plastic. This plastic is strong where it needs to be, but also flexible in areas where it should be. The plastic helps to keep the weight of the chair down, which is noticeable when compared to other chairs. Humanscale also incorporates texture into their plastics which helps to prevent it from scratching. Along with the injection molded plastics, there is also die-cast aluminum parts with powder coat. The mesh is also breathable, which helps to keep you cool while you work. |
DIMENSIONS
OPTIONS
Frame & Base Options:
Choose from 3 frame/base options:
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Arm Options:
Choose to have no arms or from 4 arm options:
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Caster Options:
Choose from 2 caster options:
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Shipping Information (more details here)
This item includes free shipping in the contiguous United States.
FEATURES
The Diffrient Smart chair comes in a variety color options in several different fabric choices. Choose your perfect upholstery from these options: Corde 4, Fourtis, Lotus, Ginkgo, Ticino Leather, and Corvara Leather. These fabric options offer fabrics that are recycled polyester, durable nylon, water repellent, wool, renewable merino wool, and leather. Find the perfect fit for your office with the numerous fabric choices that this Diffrient Smart chair offers. |
The backrest has a built-in curve for your lumbar area. The curve in the back is very pronounced and the mesh is really flexible. It is designed in what Humanscale calls a “tri-panel” mesh backrest. This creates three different zones in the backrest, which helps it to conform to the specific person that is sitting in the chair. The mesh allows you to sink into the back and then the pressure of the mesh flexing will provide the support you need. Along with providing good support, the mesh is also breathable, which helps to keep you cool while you work. The backrest has a pivot function that is independent from the recline. This gives the backrest a bit of “wiggle” so it will adjust to your back position, without you having to recline at all. Customize your backrest with one of the multiple mesh color options. |
The seat on the Diffrient Smart is fairly large and does not have any bolsters or a pronounced frame. This makes the seat feel very spacious. The outside edges of the seat are rounded so it is comfortable to use the entire seat. The seat pan is made from a flexible plastic. This gives the seat a bit of flexibility to move with you while you work. The seat is padded with 2” of foam and provides a sea seat that’s not too hard, and not too soft. Contoured seat cushions that closely follow the body’s shape and finished with a waterfall edge to offer long-term comfort, reduce pressure points and provide weight distribution. |
The Diffrient Smart chair was purposely designed with only a few functions. The idea behind the chair is to have a minimalist design that requires only a couple adjustments for you to be comfortable. Humanscale wants you to be able to get in the chair and be comfortable and ready to work right away. The Diffrient Smart chair comes standard with two adjustments: seat height and seat depth. When you recline the backrest, the seat moves but it does not keep you in the same position to simply rock back. Instead, it pushes the back of the seat up. The idea is to open your hips as you recline, which is thought to be an improved posture to the standard rocking motion.
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"As a result of seeking a really good adjustable arm, I was led in a direction that would allow me to do that in the best mechanical and serviceable way. That led me to the dominant visual feature of the chair... the horseshoe shaped aluminum support." - Niels Diffrient, Designer. Diffrient wanted to create a task chair that had strong features with Humanscale's philosophy of designing seating that is simple, attractive, and easy to use. Bold lines and the horseshoe-shaped aluminum support make the Smart chair fit into any envirnoment it is placed in.
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