Sustainable Haworth Zody Office Chairs

The modern age has presented many challenges for humanity and the planet. For example, human beings spend more time at work behind desks in front of devices like PCs and laptops than ever before, as medical science links more adverse health conditions due to long sedentary periods as each year passes.

This problem has led to decades of ergonomic chair designs being trialed and developed to reduce the physical impacts of the modern sedentary work life.

The challenge it poses to the planet is the copious amounts of office furniture and office chair waste in the form of metal, plastic and other compounds that have been discarded over time. The prestigious Haworth company has been producing world-class office solutions since 1948, including ergonomic office chairs.

The Haworth Zody office chair strikes the perfect balance between ergonomic design and sustainable fabrication materials in response to the current global waste crisis. Read on to learn more about the famous Haworth company, and discover the many benefits of sustainable Haworth Zody office chairs.

Haworth: Seven decades of quality workspace designs

The Haworth company was founded by industrial arts teacher G.W. Haworth, who started with a $10,000 loan from his parents' savings in Holland, Michigan, USA.

After G.W. Haworth outgrew manufacturing wooden toys in his home workshop, he founded Modern Products in his newly acquired manufacturing plant.

Modern products' first wooden product ranges included shoe racks and ties displays, and the company continued to expand their range of solutions over the following decades.

Today they are industry leaders in adaptable workplace designs, making innovative products that include:

• Ergonomic office furniture
• Movable office walls
• Storage solutions
• Wood case goods and more

Haworth Inc. operates to this day under Haworth's three pillars; family-owned, global expertise and design-led.

Through decades of research and development, Haworth has developed some of the most celebrated ergonomic office chairs on the global market.

So, why is having an ergonomic chair so crucial for office workers? Read on to find out.

The importance of ergonomic design

The word 'ergonomic' is derived from the Greek word ergon, meaning work or labour, and nomos, meaning natural laws. Ergonomics was a term first coined in 1857 by Polish scholar Wojciech Jastrzębowski.

Ergonomics can be defined as the design of a structure or space, such as a workspace or an office chair, that can be adjusted and customised to interact or work efficiently and safely.

There are three main categories or dimensions of ergonomics:

• Physical ergonomics
• Cognitive ergonomics
• Organisational ergonomics

Sustainable Haworth Zody office chairs are designed around physical ergonomics.

This means that the various adjustable perimeters of the chair, such as height, tilt, arm, and lower and upper back support, can be adjusted to suit a person's unique size and shape. By optimising someone's seated position, the adverse health conditions associated with long periods of sitting and poor posture can be dramatically reduced or potentially negated.

Some of the adverse health conditions that have been directly linked to sitting for long periods in poorly designed or improperly adjusted office chairs include:

• Muscular waste
• Unhealthy weight gain
• Chronic hip and back pain
• Heart disease
• Diabetes and more

As you can see, ergonomics is not only about comfort. An ergonomic workspace could save a lifetime of painful conditions or even save life itself.

Sustainable Haworth Zody Office Chairs

The Haworth company has always prided itself on producing products for the modern age, and that legacy continues with sustainable Haworth Zody office chairs.

A problem that faces a modern company is that it is financially unsustainable to provide every worker with custom-made ergonomic office chairs; therefore, there needs to be a compromise that can accommodate a majority of seated workers.

As a design-driven company, Haworth is dedicated to finding ecologically sustainable ways to make office chairs and furniture.

The Haworth Zody office chair is the perfect blend of versatile ergonomic design and ecological sustainability, making it one of the most popular office chairs on the global market.

The global COVID-19 pandemic has seen more people working from home than ever before.

This has led many remote workers to build temporary or permanent home offices to accommodate the COVID new normal.

The Haworth Zody office chair is also an affordable option for remote workers who may not have considered purchasing an ergonomic office chair for their new home workspace.

Ergonomic office chairs, Melbourne

Sustainable Office Solutions are dedicated to providing office workers with a range of office chair solutions that are good for the user and better for the environment.

We are proud to have the Haworth Zody office chairs in our extensive range of industry-leading products.

These brilliantly designed office chairs feature Haworth's patented lower back support and asymmetrical lumbar systems, celebrated by users worldwide.

This ergonomic office chair has not sacrificed comfort for style, featuring a classic, sleek mesh chair design supported by a polished aluminium base with reliable castor wheels for ease of movement.

Some of Haworth Zody's other impressive specifications include:

• Breathable mesh back support
• 150kg weight capacity
• Approved for eight hours of daily use
• High-density foam seat pan in red or black
• BIFMA and AFRDI level-six certified
• Pneumatic height adjustment
• Waterfall seat edge for leg comfort
• Complete range of adjustment parameters and more

This chair can also be fitted with the Haworth 4D adjustable armrests or come armrest free.

Dedicated to a sustainable office furniture future, the Haworth Zody is also GECA and Greenguard compliant.

Haworth Zody office chairs have been designed to accommodate 95% of office workers and allow for easy, intuitive adjustment by the user.

For more information about the range of Haworth Zody new and second-hand office chairs, contact one of the friendly and knowledgeable consultants here at Sustainable Office Solutions.

The Sustainable Office Solutions team is dedicated to providing a range of high-quality, affordable office chairs for private use or a comprehensive corporate office solution.

Click this link to request a copy of our complete catalogue. To speak to one of our consultants, call 03 9312 6341 or email us via our online contact form.

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