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Snapshot from the NEOCON 2003 furniture design show: Freedom is now available in a new brushed aluminum finish!

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Experience true freedom of movement without knobs, locks, and levers. Freedom by Humanscale promises to transform the way office seating is designed and utilized. Designed specifically to encourage frequent, spontaneous changes of position, Freedom is free of the cumbersome locks and tension springs required by negotiate position in conventional ergonomic seating. Instead, this chair offers elegant mechanisms that automatically support your body in every position you'll assume throughout the day.

Automatic Headrest:

Headrests are added to chairs because your head needs support when you recline, which is why people without headrests put their hands behind their heads when they lean back. However, fixed or manually adjusted headrests are never in the right place when you need them. The dynamic, position-sensitive headrest on Freedom cradles your head and neck as you recline, and moves out of the way when you sit upright – automatically!

Dual Pivot Backrest:

When you recline, your spine needs more support in the lumbar area than it does when you sit upright. However, the fixed backrests on most chairs don't accommodate for this need. The Dual Pivot backrest on Freedom adjusts automatically to the changing needs of your spine by providing up to 1" additional support in the lumbar area when you recline.

Synchronous Armrests:

Different tasks require different armrest heights, but if armrests are not adjusted as tasks change, then the user is not getting their full benefit. Freedom's revolutionary, synchronous armrests are so easy to use and adjust that you'll instinctively move them throughout the day. And because they move in tandem. you'll always be supported in balance – with your spine in a neutral posture.

High-tech Cushions:

The cushions on Freedom are as unique as the rest of the chair. Molded, not upholstered, they are sculpted to closely follow body contours, which increases contact area and decreases concentrated loads. Our optional gel seat cushion (a first in office seating) maximizes weight distribution and comfort. And the unprecedented modular design allows them to be removed and installed with four screws – making replacement a snap.

Intelligent Mechanism:

Freedom's revolutionary counterbalance mechanism works like a human-sized weighing scale. As you recline, your weight automatically balances the force required to recline the chair. So, whether you're big or small, short or tall, Freedom provides just the right amount of recline tension to keep you fully supported in all positions without the need for locks or other manual adjustments.