Who Owns Haworth?

G.W. Haworth opened a wood products shop called Modern Products in Holland, Michigan, in 1948, making partitions and benchwork for local industry. The business moved into office interiors as the postwar workplace expanded, and by the 1970s it was producing early systems furniture, the modular panels and components that defined the open office era.

The brand grew with corporate America through a dealer network rather than direct retail, eventually reaching national scale and then international manufacturing. Family leadership passed through generations while control stayed private.

The pivotal shift came in the past two decades: Haworth moved beyond its workplace core by acquiring design brands. Controlling stakes in Italian makers Cassina and later Poltrona Frau in 2014, outdoor brand JANUS et Cie in 2016, and Belgian acoustics firm BuzziSpace in 2019 built what became the Haworth Lifestyle division. The Haworth brand itself remained the workplace anchor.

The diversification cushioned the pandemic's office collapse and positioned the brand for the hybrid work reconfiguration that followed. Record 2025 sales of $2.7 billion, up 8 percent, made it the strongest year in company history, with North American office furniture driving the gains.