HÅG Creed 6003
HÅG Creed 6003
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HÅG Creed 6003 · Medium back · Partly upholstered
The least expensive Creed. Still a Creed.
At a glance
Everything that matters, nothing that doesn't
The 6003 is where the range starts, and the saving comes from one decision: the back of the backrest is left as the bare moulded shell instead of being wrapped in fabric. Seat, base, mechanism, adjustments, fabrics and warranty are the same parts as on the chair that costs half as much again.
- Seat height
- 40–55 cm
- Seat depth
- 39–49 cm
- Seat width
- 440 mm
- Base
- Ø730 mm aluminium
- Tilt
- 15° forward / 16° back
- Max. user weight
- 110 kg
- Upholstery
- Partial — front and seat
- Standard
- EN 1335 Type A
Everything here except the upholstery is shared with every other Creed — the backrest height and the weight above are what change. Built to order in Røros, Norway, with a 10-year warranty.
The range
All six Creed models
One chassis, six backrests. Seat, base, mechanism, fabrics and almost every option are shared — the backrest height and how it is covered are the whole difference. The 6003 is the entry point.
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Low back · fully upholstered
Creed 6002455 mm · 13.5 kg
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Medium back · partly upholstered
Creed 6003475 mm · 16.5 kg
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Medium back · fully upholstered
Creed 6004510 mm · 17 kg
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High back · partly upholstered
Creed 6005555 mm · 18.5 kg
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High back · fully upholstered
Creed 6006585 mm · 19 kg
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High back · comfort layer
Creed 6056590 mm · 19.5 kg
The decision
Is the 6003 the right Creed for you?
Two questions settle it. Does anyone look at the back of this chair, and do you want a headrest? If the answers are no and yes, stop here.
Choose the 6003
- You are buying several and the per-chair difference adds up
- The chair faces a wall, a window or a partition, not the room
- You want the option of a headrest — the 6002 below it has none
- You would rather spend the difference on a better fabric
- The room runs warm and a bare shell breathes
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Consider the 6002
- 20 mm less back — 455 mm against 475 mm
- But fully upholstered: the outer shell is covered too
- 3 kg lighter, the easiest Creed to move
- Offered with the SHORT seat and as an ESD chair
- No headrest option at all, ever
Consider the 6004
- 35 mm more back, and upholstered front and back
- The model most offices order by default
- Also offered with the SHORT seat and as an ESD chair
- Half a kilo heavier
- Costs more in every fabric group — that is the upholstery
Above these sit the 6005 (high back, partly upholstered), the 6006 (high back, fully upholstered) and the 6056 (high back with an extra comfort layer and a wider seat). Every fabric and base finish is available on every model.
Where the saving goes
A better fabric on a plainer back.
How it works
The cheapest Creed has the expensive mechanism
HÅG inBalance® — not an option, not a trim level
The pivot under the middle of the seat, the 15° forward and 16° backward tilt, the three lock positions: every one of those is the same assembly on the 6003 as on the 6056 at the top of the range. Nothing about the way this chair moves has been cheapened. It follows you rather than holding you, your legs stay involved, and you are not braced against a rigid back all afternoon.
One wheel instead of five levers
Seat depth, backrest height and both tilt resistances come off a single wheel within reach of the seated hand, each still adjustable on its own. If you are furnishing a floor, this is the part that saves you a training session.
HÅG SwingBack® armrests
An option on the standard height- and width-adjustable armrests: they swing back behind the backrest, so the chair tucks fully under the desk and you get in and out from the side.
A 1984 design, still in production
The Creed arrived in 2019 as a merger of two Peter Opsvik chairs: the HÅG H04, originally the Credo of 1984, and the HÅG H05. The 6003 is the clearest surviving link — its replacement backrest cover is part 108528, the same part as the H05 5300, and the 6005 above it shares 108529 with the H05 5500. If you are running a mixed fleet of H05s and Creeds, the covers interchange.
Materials
Spend it on the side you touch
On a partly upholstered chair every euro of fabric goes where your back and your hands actually are. The outer shell is black whatever you choose, so a group-3 wool on a 6003 reads as a better chair than the same money spread thinly over a fully upholstered one.
- Groups 1–2 — recycled polyesters and New Zealand wools: Xtreme, Cura Loop, Select. What most offices order, and where the Quick-Ship colours live.
- Groups 3–4 — texture and depth: tweedy Capture, Norwegian Sirdal, Steelcut.
- Groups 6–7 — chrome-free semi-aniline leathers: Paloma Soft, Elmosoft.
- Wipeable — PUxx 1 and Illusion 3.0 are polyurethane-coated and can be disinfected; five-year fabric warranty rather than ten.
Every price in the configurator above updates live as you change the covering, and every cover on the chair can be replaced years later. See the full fabric overview before you decide.
Configuration
What to decide at order time
Most of this can be changed later. Two things cannot, comfortably: the gas lift and the foot ring.
| Option | Worth knowing |
|---|---|
| Headrest | Black or silver, retrofittable later, and it shares its cover part with the HÅG Capisco. The 6003 is the smallest Creed that takes one. |
| Armrests, height- and width-adjustable | The standard armrest, in black or silver. HÅG SwingBack® is ordered as an addition to it. |
| 3D arm pads | Add depth adjustment and rotation to the pad. Worth it where one chair is shared between people of different builds. |
| SHORT seat | Not offered on the 6003. The fixed 40 cm seat is available on the 6002, 6004 and 6006 only; here the seat depth is the standard 39–49 cm range. |
| ESD version | Not offered on the 6003 — only the 6002 and the 6004 are built as ESD chairs. |
| Gas lift, 200 / 265 mm | Decide now. The standard 150 mm lift gives 40–55 cm; 200 mm gives 47.5–66 cm for high or sit-stand desks; 265 mm is counter height. Changing it later is a service job. |
| HÅG FootRing, Ø450 mm | Only orderable together with the 200 or 265 mm lift — it cannot be added to a chair on the standard lift. |
| Base finish | Ø730 mm aluminium in black, silver, white, Blush Rose, Moss Grey or polished. |
| Castors, Ø65 mm | Hard braked castors for soft floors are standard. Universal castors suit both floor types; all five must match. |
| HÅG StepUp / QuickStep | Footrests for higher desks. StepUp has three levels and fits every gas lift; QuickStep is the rocking one. |
Replacement covers and accessories are in spare parts; the 6003 backrest cover is part 108528 and the seat cover 108029, shared with the 6002, 6004 and 6005.
In use
Watch it being adjusted
The 4-in-1 wheel, seat depth, tilt resistance, forward tilt and the armrests — demonstrated by Flokk, in about three minutes. Every setting shown applies to the 6003.
Technical
Dimensions
| Backrest cushion height | 475 mm |
|---|---|
| Seat height | 40–55 cm (150 mm gas lift) |
| Seat depth | 39–49 cm |
| Seat width | 440 mm |
| Base | Ø730 mm, five-star aluminium |
| Tilt | 15° forward / 16° back, three lock positions |
| Weight | 16.5 kg, excluding armrests |
| Maximum user weight | 110 kg |
| Upholstery | Partial — front of the backrest and seat |
| Backrest cover part | 108528 |
| Seat cover part | 108029 |
Standards and certification
- EN 1335 Type A — the European dimensional and safety standard for office chairs, with the 150 mm gas lift.
- Class Ax is the 6006 only. If a tender asks for it by name, the 6003 cannot be specified to meet it — the 6006 with the SHORT seat and 3D arm pads can.
- NPR 1813-2016 — the Dutch practice guideline Dutch employers and health-and-safety services ask about.
- GS mark (Geprüfte Sicherheit), tested by LGA / Intertek in Germany.
- GREENGUARD Gold, Möbelfakta and the EU Ecolabel — indoor emissions, furniture quality and environmental performance. Ecolabel scope depends on configuration and fabric; ask us if you need it for a tender.
Environment
The Creed has an independently verified Environmental Product Declaration: 43.32 kg CO₂e per chair, 38.15 % recycled content by weight and 676.33 MJ of life-cycle energy. Those figures are measured on the 6004; no separate declaration is published for the 6003. Every Creed is made in Røros, Norway, in an ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 plant, comes apart without special tools, and every cover can be replaced — a chair reupholstered twice beats a chair replaced once by a wide margin.
Lead times
Nothing sits in a warehouse: each 6003 is upholstered to your order in Norway, so the fabric decides the wait.
- HÅG Quick-Ship — 15 working days. The 6003 is in the programme, headrest included, in selected Xtreme, Select and Paloma colours.
- Standard collection — 20–25 working days.
- Extended collection — 35 working days or more, depending on mill availability.
Indicative dispatch times from the factory; transport time comes on top. Ordering twenty or more? Tell us the date you need them and we will confirm before you commit.
Warranty
- 10 years on the chair and accessories, in normal use up to nine hours a day.
- 5 years above nine hours a day, and 5 years in 24/7 shift use with a fabric from the approved list.
- 10 years on standard-collection fabrics and leathers, except polyurethane-coated ones (five years).
Covers parts against material and manufacturing defects; labour and travel are chargeable. Full terms on the warranty page. The chair arrives flat-packed and goes together in a few minutes; see the assembly instructions. For larger quantities or a specification outside the configurator, ask us for a quote, or see business clients.
Documents
Downloads
Questions
HÅG Creed 6003 — frequently asked
What does "partly upholstered" actually mean?
The seat and the front of the backrest are covered in your chosen fabric. The back of the backrest is left as the moulded, perforated shell — the same shell that sits underneath the fabric on a fully upholstered 6004. Nothing is missing structurally; there is one less layer, and the chair costs less because of it.
What is the difference between the 6003 and the 6004?
The 6004's back is 35 mm taller — 510 mm against 475 mm — and it is fully upholstered, so the outer shell is covered in the same fabric as the seat. The 6004 is also offered with the SHORT seat and as an ESD chair, neither of which the 6003 is. Seat, base, mechanism, adjustments and warranty are identical, and the 6003 costs less in every fabric group.
Is the 6003 a lower-specification chair?
No. The HÅG inBalance® mechanism, the 4-in-1 adjustment wheel, the five-star aluminium base, the castors and the ten-year warranty are the same parts as on the most expensive model in the range. The only thing that is less of it is upholstery.
Can I add a headrest to the 6003?
Yes — at order time or later. It comes in black or silver and shares its cover part with the HÅG Capisco. The 6003 is the smallest Creed that takes one; the 6002 below it has no headrest option at all.
Is the HÅG Creed the same as the HÅG H05?
It is the successor, and on this model the lineage is on the parts list: the 6003's replacement backrest cover is part 108528, the same part as the H05 5300. The Creed arrived in 2019 as a merger of the HÅG H04 — originally the Credo of 1984 — and the H05, both Peter Opsvik designs.
Which gas lift should I order?
The standard 150 mm lift for an ordinary desk — it gives a seat height of 40–55 cm, which suits desks from roughly 68 to 80 cm. The 200 mm lift (47.5–66 cm) for high or sit-stand desks used seated at their upper setting. The 265 mm lift for counter-height work, best ordered with glides and a HÅG FootRing. The lift is awkward to change afterwards, so decide at order time.
Does the 6003 come assembled?
No — it arrives flat-packed and goes together in a few minutes without tools beyond what is in the box. Only the ESD versions ship assembled, and the 6003 has no ESD version.
Can the 6003 be certified to EN 1335 class Ax?
No. The 6003 is EN 1335 Type A. Class Ax is reachable on the 6006 only, and only when it is ordered with the SHORT seat and 3D arm pads together. If a tender names class Ax, specify the 6006.
