HARI chair

Ondarreta is an organization located in Oiartzun (Guipúzcoa) dedicated to the design, production and commercialization of tables, chairs and auxiliary furniture for the home and collectivities, an activity it has been developing since its foundation in 1973. 

Ondarreta is committed to keeping its environmental impact to a minimum, to caring for the great natural heritage shared by all of us, thanks to global management, sustainable practices and choosing its materials, methods and processes to represent the least possible risk to our environment. In turn, it is committed at all levels to create enduring designs and to reduce the use of energy, raw materials and other resources with an emphasis on Ecodesign. 

From the collaboration between Ondarreta and Estudi{H}ac, the HARI family has emerged. 

This seating collection made up of chairs, armchairs and stools, is inspired by the world of textile looms, and the very industrial aesthetic and the delicacy of the threads create a subtle and elegant collection. 

The HARI chair, simple yet forceful, tested under the European standard EN 16139:2013, in severe use category, L2, features a cylindrical tube steel structure with epoxy finish, beech plywood backrest with stained finish and upholstered beech plywood seat, with a medium density polyurethane foam padding HARI, which means "thread" in Basque, honors the connection that links this design with tailoring through the back piece inspired by the world of balls of yarn.  

The versatility of this chair offers an infinite number of possibilities, so that it can be used in various environments, whether in the home, restaurants, meeting rooms or different facilities where the combination of the texture and materials of the HARI chair fits into a particular aesthetic universe. 

The metal structure can be combined with wood or polypropylene and play with a whole range of upholsteries, allowing the customer to choose the final look. 

Wanting to keep its environmental impact to a minimum, Ondarreta presents two more versions of HARI made out of wood polypropylene, a material that blends waste from the wood-production process and 100% recycled polypropylene, which incorporates post-industrial polymers and recycled material resulting from bottle caps. By using these new compounds, carbon emissions are avoided in addition to having reduced the amount of waste generated during the production processes.

In the Ecodesign process, the scope is established exclusively for chairs and tables. In the Integrated Management System, the processes of design and development, purchasing, production and supply of the products are included. 

During all of these stages, Ondarreta works hand in hand with continuous improvement systems, such as ISO 9001 for quality, ISO 14001 for environmental management and within the framework of ISO 14006 for Ecodesign, with AENOR certifications for HARI chair among other products.