The video I watched by Niels Diffrient had a major focus on how we can rethink the designs of certain objects. Niels used his past life to talk about this discussion, which I personally found pretty interesting. In the video he talked about his love for planes when he was young. Niels referred to it as a "romance". He tried to pursue a career in building airplanes in school. However, due to certain requirements he couldn't meet, Niels had no choice but to give up his dream and move on to something else. So, he decided to have a new "romance" with furniture, specifically chairs. While doing so, he discovered there were ways to use the same approach he did on airplanes. Niels stated that with a chair, we must learn about how to deal with the body, what it wants, needs, etc. I believe that this statement inspired people to learn how to deal with a certain thing when creating a new design. I also believe that Niels' design of the swivel chair led to the modern designs of chairs today and a great sense of innovation.
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