Best Office Chairs Europe

Humanscale Freedom

Task chair by Humanscale. Every figure below is the manufacturer's own, with the source listed.

Updated By The Best Office Chairs Europe editorial team6 sources

A weight-sensitive recline chair with a 15-year warranty. Humanscale publishes no metric seat-height range, no EN 1335 declaration and no EPD for it, so much of this profile is blank.

Humanscale Freedom: side view to scale with seat-height rangeSchematic side view of the Humanscale Freedom drawn to scale from Humanscale's published dimensions. Seat height not published against the EN 1335 Type A range of 400–520 mm. Place of production not published.020040060080010001200PLACE OF PRODUCTIONNot publishedSIDE VIEW TO SCALE · MMEN 1335 Type A 400–520Seat height not published
Schematic side view drawn to scale from Humanscale's published dimensions. Not a drawing of the product's exact shape. The map marks nothing: Humanscale does not say where it is made.

Adjustments

What the Freedom lets you adjust, as published by Humanscale. "Option" means it costs extra or depends on the configuration you order.

Adjustments
AdjustmentAs published
Seat depth adjustmentnot published
Backrest height adjustmentnot published
Lumbar supportnot published
Armrests1D (height)
Recline tensionAutomatic (weight-sensitive)
Recline locknot published
Forward seat tiltnot published
HeadrestOption

Fit: seat height against EN 1335

Humanscale does not publish a metric seat-height range for this chair, so we cannot place it against EN 1335. Ask the seller for the data sheet before buying.

Prices in Europe

Prices from official Humanscale stores, as listed on the date shown. They are for the configuration described; options change the price.

Official store prices
MarketStorePriceConfigurationChecked
DEHumanscale DE€1,738"Freedom Task - Remix" configuration, price "as shown" (not a starting price)20 October 2026
FRHumanscale FR€1,753"Freedom Task - Remix" configuration, price "as shown" (not a starting price)20 October 2026
NLHumanscale NL€1,767"Freedom Task - Remix" configuration, price "as shown" (not a starting price)20 October 2026
UKHumanscale UK£1,131Freedom Task Chair, "Starting at" price on seating listing (https://uk.humanscale.com/products/seating)20 October 2026
UKHumanscale UK£1,195"Freedom Task - Remix" configuration, price "as shown"20 October 2026

Compare these prices in euro, with and without VAT.

Where it is made

Humanscale does not say where the European version of this chair is made, in any document we found.

More on the company, its plants, warranty and take-back terms: Humanscale in Europe.

Sustainability, repair and warranty

  • EPD: no third-party verified EPD found.
  • Environmental and emissions labels: Declare (Red List Free) · GREENGUARD · GREENGUARD Gold · BIFMA level 2 (brochure).
  • Recycled content: Freedom Headrest: 19% post-consumer + 15% pre-consumer (UK page).
  • Warranty: 15 years ('15-year warranty' (international brochure, undated)). Your two-year legal guarantee from the seller applies on top; see warranty and guarantee.
  • Spare parts and take-back: Not published.

How to read these documents: sustainable office chairs, by the numbers and repair and spare parts.

Spec Index: 21 / 100

The Spec Index adds up points for what Humanscale publishes: adjustments, seat-height span, load rating, warranty and environmental documents. Missing data scores zero. It says nothing about comfort.

Spec Index: computed from published specifications only (rules). Not a comfort rating or a test result.
CriterionPoints
Adjustability / 406
Seat-height range vs EN 1335 type A / 200
Load and standards disclosure / 150
Warranty / 1010
Environmental disclosure / 155
Spec Index / 10021

What we could not verify

  • madeIn (brochure only says 'Made by Humanscale'; a reseller claims 'European production', not verified)
  • year
  • seat height, seat depth, seat width (brochure gives overall D 415-470 mm, not labelled as seat depth)
  • maxUserKg: brochure 'designed to fit ... 45.4-136 kg'; UK page 'Certified To 180 kg (400 lbs)'
  • arms: synchronous arms with 150 mm vertical adjustment, mapped to 1D
  • recline: weight-sensitive, self-locking recline (no manual lock)
  • BIFMA level: brochure says level 2; third-party sources mention LEVEL 3
  • EN 1335 / EN standards
  • EPD

Sources

  1. Humanscale — official product page: uk.humanscale.com/products/seating/freedom-task-office-chair
  2. Freedom Task & Headrest international brochure (PDF): mena.humanscale.com/userfiles/file/Hs_freedom-task-and-headrest_brochure_international-eng
  3. Humanscale DE (DE) price: de.humanscale.com/products/seating/freedom-headrest-executive-chair
  4. Humanscale FR (FR) price: fr.humanscale.com/products/seating/freedom-headrest-executive-chair
  5. Humanscale NL (NL) price: nl.humanscale.com/products/seating/freedom-headrest-executive-chair
  6. Humanscale UK (UK) price: uk.humanscale.com/products/seating/freedom-headrest-executive-chair

All sources checked 20 October 2026. Where a manufacturer does not publish a value, we say so rather than estimate it.

Cite this page

Best Office Chairs Europe, “Humanscale Freedom”, https://bestofficechairs.eu/chairs/humanscale-freedom/, updated .

Data sheet

Maker
Humanscale
Type
Task chair
Designer
Niels Diffrient
Made for Europe in
not published
Seat height
not published
EN 1335 seat-height span
not published
Seat depth
not published
Seat width
not published
Max. user weight
not published
Chair weight
19.5 kg
Warranty
15 years
Standards declared
not published
EPD
not published

Humanscale product page