Upgrade to Sustainable Office Chairs in Your WFH Office
Emily Fazio
·4 min read
Finding the right home office seating is like navigating a labyrinth of options. Beyond aesthetics — which rarely feel "like home" — factors like ergonomic design, back support, and adjustable features ultimately dictate comfort and productivity.
Investing in a reputable brand committed to producing sustainable products can elevate the entire experience, and that's why we're highlighting Haworth, the first brand in the industry that makes great office seating while also achieving zero-waste manufacturing and headquarters. And their carbon footprint has been doing that well for 15 years (2009).
"Our design and development process is on-going and ensures we consider every step of a product’s life – from materials, manufacturing, assembly, transportation and ultimately how it will be repurposed at the end of its useful life,” said Paul Nemschoff, Haworth’s Vice President of Global Strategy and Marketing. “It’s exciting to see the circular design philosophy launch new products and move towards meeting our SBTi goals."
The brand also recently created three new proprietary sustainable materials in support of a circular economy:
Hobson: A woven seating upholstery with a herringbone weave that's 20% polyester, 30% post-recycled materials (polyester), and 50% REPREVE® Our Ocean™ fiber sourced from plastic bottles at high risk of entering the ocean.
Novelty: A patternless woven seating upholstery, this one made of 46% polyester and 54% post-recycled polyester.
Scape: A contrasting pattern seating upholstery made with 17% cotton, 28% solution-dyed nylon, and 55% post-recycled polyester.
If you're establishing or upgrading your home office, be mindful of sustainable furniture pieces (and at the very least, see how they compare to the commercial office furniture you're often stuck using). Here are five perfect chairs from Haworth that we really like for our own office setup. Keep in mind that there are lots of variety of options for upholstery to suit your style!
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