Author name: Elara Voskian

Elara Voskian is an ergonomic furniture anthropologist and certified seating specialist with 14 years of cross-disciplinary experience in industrial design, biomechanics, and material conservation. She holds dual master’s degrees in Human Factors Engineering and Heritage Craft Preservation, and has consulted for NASA’s long-duration mission seating initiative and the Museum of Modern Art’s furniture archive. Her fieldwork spans 22 countries, documenting vernacular chair-making traditions from Balinese rattan weavers to Finnish bentwood artisans.