Kimball International is an American manufacturer of contract furniture for workplace, educational, healthcare and hospitality environments — established in 1950 as the Jasper Corporation in Jasper (Indiana), founded by Arnold F. Habig, initially as a manufacturer of television cabinets and phonograph casings in wood for American brand names such as RCA, Zenith and Magnavox. In 1959 the Jasper Corporation acquired the W.W. Kimball Company — one of the leading piano manufacturers in the US. In 1970 the company began manufacturing office furniture under the Kimball brand; 1974 renaming as Kimball International, Inc.; 1976 stock market listing on NASDAQ. 1996 discontinuation of piano production. 2023 acquisition by HNI Corporation for USD 485 million.
Brand portfolio (under the Kimball International/HNI umbrella): Kimball (office furniture), National Office Furniture (mid-range office furniture segment, founded 1980), Kimball Hospitality (food service and hotel, since 1985 — over 14,000 rooms furnished in Las Vegas alone), David Edward, Interwoven, D'Style, Etc. Product categories: seating (lounge, conference, task), casegoods (desks, filing cabinets), tables, workstations; healthcare and education furniture. Distinctions: WELL Equity Rating certification as the first manufacturing company worldwide; Great Place to Work.
For architects and interior designers seeking for workplace, healthcare, educational and hospitality projects an American contract furniture manufacturer founded in Jasper (Indiana) in 1950 as the Jasper Corporation and operating as Kimball International since 1974 that with a company history spanning wood processing, piano manufacturing and office furniture production, a broad brand portfolio (Kimball, National Office Furniture, Kimball Hospitality and others) and the WELL Equity Rating first certification — Kimball International acquired one of the leading US piano manufacturers in 1959 and began with office furniture in 1970: a company history that leads from television cabinets through pianos to the WELL Equity Rating — and continues as an HNI subsidiary since 2023.