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Haworth: office chairs and where they are made

An American brand whose European Fern and Zody are made in Portugal and Poland, with registered EMEA EPDs and a take-back service in the EU.

Updated By The Best Office Chairs Europe editorial team6 sources

Headquarters: Holland, Michigan, USA. Haworth, Inc.

Haworth: chair production in EuropeHighlighted: Portugal, Poland. Dots: named production sites (Queluz). Dashed rings: the maker names only the country.QueluzPolandHAWORTH · PRODUCTION FOR EUROPE
Chair production named in Haworth's own documents. A solid dot is a named site; a dashed ring means only the country is given. Map: Natural Earth, equal-area projection.

Where Haworth makes its chairs

  • Queluz de Baixo, Portugal. Named on the GS certificates for Fern (2026) and Zody (2024); the Zody EMEA EPD says it is manufactured in Queluz. Source.
  • Cyprianów, Poland. Vector Poland, named on the GS certificates and in the Fern EMEA EPD. The Fern EU sheet says it is made "in Portugal and Poland". Source.

Haworth chairs in the register

Haworth chairs
ChairSeat heightEN 1335 Types spannedMax. userStandards declaredSpec Index
Haworth Fern420–540 mmType B, Type C150 kgEN 1335-1 · EN 1335-1:2020 · GS72
Haworth Zody400–520 mmType A, Type B, Type C150 kgEN 1335-1 · EN 1335-1:2002 · GS91

Warranty and spare parts

Warranty: 10 years on Haworth’s ergonomic office chairs in EMEA (seating comparison, 2025).

Spare parts: Fern sheet: "replaceable parts for easy disassembly". No spare-parts period found.

A maker's warranty is a voluntary extra. In the EU the seller still owes you at least the two-year legal guarantee; how the two fit together.

Environmental documents and take-back

Marks and certificates named in Haworth's documents: EPD (International EPD System, EMEA): Fern, Zody, Zody II · European LEVEL 3 (FEMB) · GREENGUARD Gold · SCS Indoor Advantage Gold.

EPDs: EMEA EPDs registered in the International EPD System for Fern (EPD-IES-0012458) and Zody (EPD-IES-0012453).

Take-back and refurbishment: Haworth Second Life in the EU: reupholstery and restoration, take-back for recycling, pre-loved chairs and donation. Fern and Zody are listed as preferred products.

What these labels prove, and what they don't: sustainable office chairs, by the numbers.

Buying Haworth chairs in Europe

One international online store with a country selector covering most EU countries, Switzerland and the UK. Official store.

Buying from a store in another EU country? The rules on delivery, VAT and returns are in buying an office chair across borders.

What we could not verify

  • European headquarters
  • Whether Bad Münder (Germany) still produces
  • Spare-parts period

Haworth official website · All makers · Office chairs made in Europe

Sources

  1. Haworth — Fern (EU): www.haworth.com/eu/en/products/executive-chairs/fern.html
  2. Haworth — Zody (EU): www.haworth.com/eu/en/products/office-chairs/zody-1.html
  3. Haworth — online store: shopping.haworth.com/
  4. Haworth — Zody EMEA EPD (International EPD System): www.environdec.com/library/epd12453
  5. Haworth — Fern EMEA EPD (International EPD System): www.environdec.com/library/epd12458
  6. Haworth — Second Life programme: www.haworth.com/eu/en/spark/articles/2023/q2/04-07_circularity-through-partnerships-hawort

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

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