Rethinking Sitting
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.98 (505 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393732886 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Peter Opsvik, whose chairs are available internationally, has his own design studio in Oslo, Norway.
(Book News) . While designers and ergonomic engineers will value the author’s discussions of balance and the Balans principle, general audiences can appreciate the unusual designs and practical thought behind this volume
Rethinking Sitting contains important information for everyone who is interested, for professional, educational, or personal reasons, in sitting solutions. A Scandinavian furniture designer offers insight into his thinking about sitting and explains the philosophy that informs his pioneering chairs. For millions of years humans have led physically active lives. When the various authorities on ergonomics promote their one and only “correct” sitting posture, he says all of them are right: Every recommended sitting posture is good. 44 color, 46 black & white photographs. Increasingly, chairs and furniture for sitting have become standard pieces of equipment in the workplace, institutions, and private homes. In recent centuri
excellent! Babalis Athanassios A good review of the all the wrong ways we sit and what to do about it. Very good for anyone who is serious about designing chairs!. very interesting book giuseppe frasson I am now seating on a thatsit chair and it is very interesting to read and know Mr. Opsvik's research about the human posture and the solutions he has found to improve the way we work, raedeat. We could spend the most of our life seating on a bad chair!. "Great read" according to sirmixalot. Great read for anyone who is a furniture designer .I personally appreciate the photos. They definitely are useful for reference