Niels Diffrient

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Niels_Diffrient
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Cranbrook_Academy_of_Art
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Cooper_Hewitt_National_Design_Award
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_Medal_in_Engineering
gptkbp:birthDate 1928-09-06
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Henry_Dreyfuss
gptkbp:deathDate 2013-06-08
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Humanscale
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:industrial_design
ergonomics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Eero_Saarinen
gptkbp:knownFor ergonomic chair design
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Diffrient_World_Chair
gptkb:Freedom_Chair
gptkb:Liberty_Chair
Humanscale chairs
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:industrial_design
ergonomist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Star,_Mississippi,_USA
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Ridgefield,_Connecticut,_USA
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Humanscale_(book_series)
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Alison_Sky
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cranbrook_Educational_Community
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Niels Diffrient