Haworth Inc.

Who owns Haworth?

Haworth is owned by the Haworth family. It has been privately held since founder G.W. Haworth established the company in Holland, Michigan, in 1948. Franco Bianchi is president and CEO.

Is Haworth publicly traded?

No. Haworth Inc. is private. Unlike competitors MillerKnoll and Steelcase, which are listed, Haworth has remained family owned throughout its history.

What brands does Haworth own?

The Haworth Group portfolio includes Haworth workplace furniture plus Cassina, Poltrona Frau, JANUS et Cie, BuzziSpace, AIS, Hushoffice, Zanotta, Karakter, Ceccotti Collezioni, Tuohy, Interni, Luminaire, Luxury Living Group, and 2026 acquisitions Heller and Tayco.

What is Haworth's revenue?

Haworth reported record global sales of $2.7 billion for 2025, up 8 percent over 2024. The company is the third-largest North American office furniture maker.

Where is Haworth headquartered?

Haworth is headquartered in Holland, Michigan, where it was founded and where its main manufacturing campus sits. It has additional US plants in Big Rapids and Ludington, Michigan, plus Mississippi and North Carolina.

G.W. Haworth founded the company in Holland, Michigan, in 1948 as Modern Products, a wood partition and benchwork shop serving local industry. The company moved into office environments as the postwar workplace grew, and by the 1970s it had developed early systems furniture, modular panels and components that defined the open office era.

Expansion followed the geography of corporate America. Haworth built a national dealer network and, later, manufacturing and distribution internationally. The family handed leadership from founder to second and third generations while keeping control private, a contrast to competitors that took on public shareholders.

The pivotal strategic shift came in the 2000s and 2010s: a deliberate move upmarket and into lifestyle. Haworth took a controlling stake in Italian maker Cassina, added Poltrona Frau in 2014, bought California outdoor brand JANUS et Cie in 2016, and created the Luxury Living Group partnership covering licensed luxury brands. Belgian acoustics company BuzziSpace joined in 2019, and Italian design houses Zanotta, Karakter, and Ceccotti Collezioni came through the Cassina ecosystem.

The diversification proved valuable when the pandemic crushed office demand in 2020. Lifestyle and hospitality lines cushioned the workplace downturn, and the office business then recovered strongly as hybrid work reshaped floor plans.

In 2026 Haworth announced two more acquisitions: Heller, the modern indoor-outdoor design brand, and Tayco, a Toronto office furniture manufacturer. The company also runs a closed-loop manufacturing program and hit 100 percent renewable electricity sourcing across global operations in 2025.

Haworth has published corporate social responsibility reports for more than twenty years. Reported 2025 achievements include 100 percent renewable electricity sourcing across global operations, zero production waste to landfill at major sites maintained since 2012, and a closed-loop manufacturing process for black plastic on its Fern chair that reduced emissions by 755 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. North American Haworth products are PFAS free, and all BIFMA-certified products meet LEVEL 3. The company diverted 6,289 tonnes of furniture from landfills through take-back and circular programs in 2025.

Haworth appears regularly on the FDMC 300 ranking of North American furniture manufacturers in the top ten and has earned recognition for sustainable design at NeoCon, the industry's flagship trade show. Its workplace rankings and dealer network strength are consistently cited in industry surveys, and the Cassina brand marked sixty years of its exclusive Le Corbusier license in 2025.