 The company was founded in 1944 by engineer C. Maxwell Stanley, advertising executive Clem Hanson, and industrial designer H. Wood Miller.Its headquarters are in Muscatine, Iowa U.S., with operations located in Muscatine, in various other U.S. states, and in Asia.HNI's office furniture brands include The HON Company, Allsteel, Gunlocke, Maxon, HBF, HBF Textiles, OFM, Inc, Lamex, and HNI India.