HNI Corporation was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa. HNI Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets a range of office furniture and hearth products primarily in the United States. HNI Corporation's office furniture products include storage products, such as vertical files, lateral files, and pedestals; seating products, such as task chairs, executive desk chairs, conference/training chairs, and side chairs; office systems, such as modular and moveable workspaces with integrated work surfaces, space dividers, and lighting; and desks and related products, including tables, bookcases, and credenzas. It sells its office furniture products under various brand names, including HON, Allsteel, Maxon, Gunlocke, Paoli, Whitehall, HBF, basyx, and Lamex, as well as under private labels. HNI Corporation's hearth products comprise a range of gas, electric, and wood and biomass burning fireplaces, inserts stoves, facings, and accessories. HNI Corporation sells its hearth products under the Heatilator, Heat & Glo, Quadra-Fire, and Harman Stove brand names. It sells its office furniture products through dealers, wholesalers, retail superstores, and end-user customers, as well as federal, state, and local governments; and hearth products through a national system of dealers and distributors, as well as corporation-owned distribution and retail outlets.