HNI Corporation, also called HNI, is engaged in the manufacturing and trading of office furniture. It operates through two segments: Office Furniture and Hearth Products. Read More The Office Furniture segment manufactures storage products, desks, credenzas, chairs, tables, bookcases, freestanding office partitions and panel systems. The Hearth Products segment develops and markets gas, electric, wood and biomass burning fireplaces, inserts, stoves, facings and accessories. The company was founded by C. Maxwell Stanley, Clem Hanson and H. Wood Miller in 1944 and is headquartered in Muscatine, IA. The listed name for HNI is HNI Corporation.