Designs and manufactures furniture and workplace solutions for office, education and healthcare.
Steelcase Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI · Munich · Rosenheim · StříbroNew on Amplifa
About Steelcase
Steelcase Inc., headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a globally operating company for office, education and healthcare furniture. Founded in 1912 as Metal Office Furniture Company, the company began with fireproof metal safes and steel filing cabinets; today its portfolio ranges from office chairs (including Leap, Gesture, SILQ), systems furniture and desking systems to textiles.
- Site
- -7594 Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Processes
- Design and manufacture of office, education and healthcare furniture (furnishings and solutions), Design and engineering of workplace solutions (Design Consultation, Design Services), Manufacture of wood furniture (wood furniture plant Caledonia, MI), Manufacturing of metal office furniture (steel, fireproof metal safes, filing cabinets), Design consulting, Furnishing of offices, educational and healthcare facilities, Financing services (captive finance company), Research on workplace design (WorkSpace Futures)
- Materials
- Steel, Wood, Textiles/Upholstery fabrics (Designtex interior textiles and upholstery), Textiles/Upholstery fabrics
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1912
- Employees
- 11300
- Industries
- Office Furniture / Workplace, Education, Healthcare, Home Office
- 01
Design and engineering (WorkSpace Futures, Design Consulting)
- 02
Manufacturing of metal and wood furniture
- 03
Assembly
- 04
Distribution via dealer network, Steelcase Store and retail partners
Materials and Manufacturing
Steel
Core material since the fireproof metal safes and filing cabinets of the founding years, including for metal office furniture.
Wood
Material for furniture manufacturing, including at the wood furniture plant in Caledonia, Michigan.
Textiles/Upholstery fabrics
Interior textiles and upholstery covers, including via the subsidiary Designtex.
Locations
Grand Rapids, Michigan
USHeadquarters
- Materials
- Steel, Wood, Textiles
Munich
DEAdministration Steelcase GmbH
Rosenheim
DEManufacturing site Steelcase GmbH
Stříbro
CZProduction site (since 2015, relocated from Durlangen)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and manufacture of office, education and healthcare furniture (furnishings and solutions)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Steel, Wood, Textiles |
| Design and engineering of workplace solutions (Design Consultation, Design Services)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of wood furniture (wood furniture plant Caledonia, MI)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Manufacturing of metal office furniture (steel, fireproof metal safes, filing cabinets)Forming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Certifications are not documented in the available sources.
| Evidence | Grand Rapids |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1912
Founded as Metal Office Furniture Company by Peter Martin Wege in Grand Rapids; first products: fireproof metal safes and filing cabinets
- 1914
First product patent for "The Victor", a fireproof steel wastebasket
- 1921
Steelcase brand name registered
- 1937
Collaboration with Frank Lloyd Wright for the Johnson Wax Headquarters
- 1954
Renamed Steelcase Inc.
- 1973
Largest single furniture delivery to the Sears Tower with the 9000 series (43,565 pieces, 44 floors)
- 1980
Pohlschröder acquired 50% each by Steelcase and Strafor
- 1988
Acquisition of Designtex
- 1989
Opening of the Corporate Development Center
- 1996
Majority stake in IDEO
- 1998
IPO (NYSE: SCS); acquisition of Werndl Büromöbel AG → Steelcase GmbH
- 1999
Introduction of the Leap chair
- 2008
Merger of Brayton International, Metro Furniture and Vecta into Coalesse
- 2013
Introduction of the Gesture chair
- 2014
Nurture renamed Steelcase Health
- 2015
Production relocated from Durlangen to Stříbro (Czech Republic)
- 2017
Administration of Steelcase GmbH moved to Munich
- 2025
HNI Corporation completes acquisition for approx. USD 2.2 billion (December)
- 2026
Irene Tasi becomes President of Steelcase