HNI vs MLKN

HNI Corporation

HNI Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells workplace furnishings and residential building products in the United States, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, Dubai, Taiwan, and Singapore. The company operates through two segments, Workplace Furnishings and Residential Building Products. The Workplace Furnishings segment offers a range of commercial and home office furniture, including panel-based and freestanding furniture systems, seating, storage, tables, and architectural products under the HON, Allsteel, Beyond, Gunlocke, Maxon, HBF, OFM, Respawn, Lamex, and HNI India brands. This segment sells its products through independent dealers, wholesalers, office product distributors, e-Commerce retailers, and wholesalers, as well as directly to end-user customers; and federal, state, and local governments. The Residential Building Products segment provides various gas, wood, electric, and pellet-fueled fireplaces; inserts; stoves; facings; and accessories primarily for home use under the Heatilator, Heat & Glo, Majestic, Monessen, Quadra-Fire, Harman, Vermont Castings, PelPro, and Stellar Hearth brand names. This segment markets its products through independent dealers and distributors, and corporation-owned distribution and retail outlets. The company was incorporated in 1944 and is headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa.

MillerKnoll Inc.

MillerKnoll, Inc. manufactures and distributes interior furnishings worldwide. It operates through North America Contract, International Contract, and Retail segments. The company offers seating products under the Embody, Aeron, Mirra2, Setu, Sayl, Verus, Cosm, Lino, Verus, Celle, Equa, Taper, and Ergon names; and modular systems under the Canvas Office Landscape, Locale, Public Office Landscape, Layout Studio, Action Office, Ethospace, Arras, Prospect, Overlay, Resolve, and OE1 names. It also provides storage products; wood case goods; freestanding furniture products under the Abak, Intent, Sense, and Envelop names; healthcare products under the Palisade, Compass, Nala, Ava, and Nemschoff names; Thrive portfolio of ergonomic solutions and technology support products under the Colebrook Bosson Saunders name; textiles under the Maharam name; and Live Platform system of cloud-connected furnishings, applications, and dashboards. In addition, the company offers products for residential settings under the Eames, Eames Soft Pad, HAY, Nelson, Bubble Lamps, Airia, Ardea, Bumper, Burdick Group, Everywhere, Claw, Caper, Distil, Envelope, Formwork, Full Round, H Frame, I Beam, Landmark, Logic Mini, Logic Power Access Solutions, Renew, Rolled Arm, Scissor, Sled, Soft Pad, Swoop, Tone, Twist, Ward Bennett, and Wireframe names; and residential and ancillary products under the Line, Storage Collection, Lina, Matera, Emmy, Story, Sømmer, Reach, the Always, Polly, Viv, Hush, Mags, and About A names. Its products are used in institutional, health/science, and residential and other environments; transportation terminals; and industrial and educational settings. The company markets its products through its sales staff, and independent dealers and retailers; and e-commerce websites. The company was formerly known as Herman Miller, Inc. and changed its name to MillerKnoll, Inc. in November 2021. MillerKnoll, Inc. was incorporated in 1905 and is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan.