HNI Corporation
HNI Corporation is one of the largest office furniture companies in the world by revenue in the office segment and simultaneously the global leading manufacturer of hearth products, founded in 1944 as Home-O-Nize Co. in Muscatine (Iowa, USA) by three co-founders: engineer C. Maxwell Stanley, advertising executive Clement T. Hanson and industrial designer H. Wood Miller. The founding idea: to create employment for returning World War II veterans and build a company that treats all members — not employees — equally. From recipe card boxes and aluminium oven racks, Home-O-Nize Co. grew into an office furniture supplier. Renamed HON Industries in 1968; final renaming as HNI Corporation in 2004. Stock exchange listing: NYSE (HNI). In 2025: acquisition of Steelcase Inc. for $2.2 billion — creating a combined annual revenue of approximately $5.8 billion, the largest office furniture group in the world. CEO: Jeffrey D. Lorenger. Headquarters: Muscatine, Iowa.
Office furniture brands of HNI Corporation: The HON Company (accessible, durable office furniture for all company sizes), Allsteel (premium contract office systems, human-oriented design), Gunlocke (wood casegoods, conference, Stratawood FSC veneers), HBF / HBF Textiles (premium contract seating and contemporary textiles, Hickory NC), Kimball / Kimball Hospitality (hospitality furniture), National, Beyond, Interwoven, David Edward, D'style. Hearth brands (Hearth & Home Technologies): Heatilator, Heat & Glo, Majestic, Monessen, Quadra-Fire, Harman, Vermont Castings, Forge & Flame. Manufacturing certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 9001. Approx. 7,600 employees worldwide (before Steelcase acquisition).
For architects and interior designers seeking for office, educational, healthcare and hospitality projects in North America and internationally a global office furniture group that since 1944 in Muscatine (Iowa) grew from a veterans' employment initiative, under the guiding principle of member-ownership culture with HON (accessible), Allsteel (premium contract), Gunlocke (wood casegoods), HBF (seating) and Kimball (hospitality) covers all market segments of professional space fitting, and in 2025 with the Steelcase acquisition rose to become the largest office furniture group in the world — HNI started in 1944 in Muscatine (Iowa) by giving veterans employment and treating all "Members" equally: from recipe card boxes and oven racks to a combined annual revenue of approximately $5.8 billion after the 2025 Steelcase acquisition — Member-Ownership as a founding promise that still holds today.
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HNI Corporation (inkl. Steelcase)
HNI Corporation
HNI Corporation is one of the largest office furniture companies in the world by revenue in the office segment and simultaneously the global leading manufacturer of hearth products, founded in 1944 as Home-O-Nize Co. in Muscatine (Iowa, USA) by three co-founders: engineer C. Maxwell Stanley, advertising executive Clement T. Hanson and industrial designer H. Wood Miller. The founding idea: to create employment for returning World War II veterans and build a company that treats all members — not employees — equally. From recipe card boxes and aluminium oven racks, Home-O-Nize Co. grew into an office furniture supplier. Renamed HON Industries in 1968; final renaming as HNI Corporation in 2004. Stock exchange listing: NYSE (HNI). In 2025: acquisition of Steelcase Inc. for $2.2 billion — creating a combined annual revenue of approximately $5.8 billion, the largest office furniture group in the world. CEO: Jeffrey D. Lorenger. Headquarters: Muscatine, Iowa.
Office furniture brands of HNI Corporation: The HON Company (accessible, durable office furniture for all company sizes), Allsteel (premium contract office systems, human-oriented design), Gunlocke (wood casegoods, conference, Stratawood FSC veneers), HBF / HBF Textiles (premium contract seating and contemporary textiles, Hickory NC), Kimball / Kimball Hospitality (hospitality furniture), National, Beyond, Interwoven, David Edward, D'style. Hearth brands (Hearth & Home Technologies): Heatilator, Heat & Glo, Majestic, Monessen, Quadra-Fire, Harman, Vermont Castings, Forge & Flame. Manufacturing certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 9001. Approx. 7,600 employees worldwide (before Steelcase acquisition).
For architects and interior designers seeking for office, educational, healthcare and hospitality projects in North America and internationally a global office furniture group that since 1944 in Muscatine (Iowa) grew from a veterans' employment initiative, under the guiding principle of member-ownership culture with HON (accessible), Allsteel (premium contract), Gunlocke (wood casegoods), HBF (seating) and Kimball (hospitality) covers all market segments of professional space fitting, and in 2025 with the Steelcase acquisition rose to become the largest office furniture group in the world — HNI started in 1944 in Muscatine (Iowa) by giving veterans employment and treating all "Members" equally: from recipe card boxes and oven racks to a combined annual revenue of approximately $5.8 billion after the 2025 Steelcase acquisition — Member-Ownership as a founding promise that still holds today.