Herman Miller: office chairs and where they are made
American design, British build: Herman Miller’s European Aeron, Embody, Sayl and Setu are made in Melksham, Wiltshire, which is outside the EU since 2021.
Updated By The Best Office Chairs Europe editorial team6 sources
Headquarters: Zeeland, Michigan, USA (MillerKnoll); EMEA head office in Melksham, UK. Part of MillerKnoll.
Where Herman Miller makes its chairs
- Melksham (PortalMill), United Kingdom. "We manufacture and assemble our market-leading office furniture including workstations, task chairs and soft seating" for the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The EU-scope EPDs for Aeron, Embody, Sayl and Setu name Melksham. Source.
Herman Miller chairs in the register
| Chair | Seat height | EN 1335 Types spanned | Max. user | Standards declared | Spec Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Miller Aeron | 406–521 mm | Type B, Type C | 159 kg | BIFMA | 60 |
| Herman Miller Cosm | 417–531 mm | Type B, Type C | 159 kg | BIFMA | 46 |
| Herman Miller Embody | 406–521 mm | Type B, Type C | 136 kg | BIFMA | 58 |
| Herman Miller Mirra 2 | 406–521 mm | Type B, Type C | 159 kg | – | 53 |
| Herman Miller Sayl | 406–521 mm | Type B, Type C | 159 kg | BIFMA | 64 |
| Herman Miller Setu | – | – | – | – | 18 |
Warranty and spare parts
Warranty: 12 years, 3 shifts for Aeron, Embody, Sayl and Cosm; 12 years for Mirra 2 and Setu (EMEA product sheets).
Spare parts: Covered within the 12-year warranty (parts and labour); no separate period published.
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 Herman Miller's documents: EPD to EN 15804+A2 (International EPD System, scope Europe): Aeron, Embody, Sayl, Setu · BIFMA LEVEL · SCS Indoor Advantage Gold.
EPDs: Europe-scope EPDs for Aeron (aluminium and plastic base), Embody, Sayl and Setu, valid to 2031.
Take-back and refurbishment: No Herman Miller-run take-back or refurbishment programme for Europe found. Aeron Refurbished and rePurpose are US and Canada only.
What these labels prove, and what they don't: sustainable office chairs, by the numbers.
Buying Herman Miller chairs in Europe
Separate official stores: EU store (Belgium and Luxembourg only), Germany/Austria, France 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.
Some links on this page are commercial.
What we could not verify
- Where EMEA Mirra 2 and Cosm are made
- Any Herman Miller-run take-back service in the EU
Herman Miller official website · All makers · Office chairs made in Europe
Sources
- Herman Miller — PortalMill, Melksham: www.hermanmiller.com/en_eur/contact/portalmill/
- MillerKnoll — UK manufacturing facility (2015 release): news.millerknoll.com/2015-11-17-Herman-Miller-opens-new-UK-manufacturing-facility,-expands
- Aeron EU EPD (International EPD System): www.environdec.com/library/epd28576
- Herman Miller — EU store: eustore.hermanmiller.com/
- Herman Miller — Aeron (EMEA): www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/office-chairs/aeron-chairs/
- Herman Miller — Aeron product sheet EMEA (PDF): hermanmiller.com/content/dam/hermanmiller/documents/product_literature/product_sheets/emea
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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Best Office Chairs Europe, “Herman Miller: office chairs and where they are made”, https://bestofficechairs.eu/makers/herman-miller/, updated .