Steelcase Premier Partner
Theworld'slargestworkplacefurnishingscompany.Ourlongestpartnership.
In December 2025, HNI Corporation and Steelcase united to form a $5.8 billion global leader in workplace design. As a longstanding Premier Partner, Tangram brings you the full power of this combined portfolio.
The Steelcase Story
Two legendary origins. One combined vision for the future of work.
In 1912, Peter Wege founded the Metal Office Furniture Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His first product was a fireproof wastebasket. His first breakthrough was a steel filing cabinet that wouldn't burn when offices caught fire. Renamed Steelcase in 1954, the company made a pivotal decision: instead of just making furniture, they would study work itself. They built one of the largest workplace research organizations in the world, partnered with Frank Lloyd Wright, and invented the open-plan office.
Meanwhile in 1944, C. Maxwell Stanley pooled $1,500 with two colleagues to start the Home-O-Nize Company in Muscatine, Iowa. From a single steel desk, they built HNI Corporation — assembling a family of brands each chosen for a specific role: HON for durable workplace essentials, Allsteel for design-forward systems, Gunlocke for executive wood furniture crafted since 1902, and HBF for luxury textiles and European design sensibility.
In December 2025, these two giants united. HNI's acquisition of Steelcase created a $5.8 billion global powerhouse — the world's largest workplace furnishings company. For Tangram, this means an even deeper partnership and the broadest product portfolio in the industry, all accessible through a single relationship.
Why Premier Matters
Buying Steelcase is the easy part.
Getting the right products specified for your exact needs, procured within budget, delivered on schedule, and installed without disrupting your business — that's where most furniture projects fail. Premier Partners exist because Steelcase knows the dealer matters as much as the product.
Highest Tier of Partnership
Premier is Steelcase's top dealer designation. It's earned through decades of proven excellence in service, installation quality, and customer outcomes — not purchased.
Factory-Trained Specialists
Our team receives ongoing certification directly from Steelcase. We know product lines, lead times, and manufacturing capabilities that general dealers simply don't have access to.
First Access to Innovation
New product launches, research insights, and design innovations come to Premier Partners first. Your workspace benefits from Steelcase's latest thinking before anyone else.
Priority Manufacturing
When lead times tighten across the industry, Premier Partners receive priority allocation. Your project timeline stays protected even when supply chains strain.
Certified Installation
Every installer on our team is Steelcase-certified. That means your warranty is fully honored, your products perform as designed, and your investment is protected.
5 Showrooms to Experience
Don't choose from a catalog. Sit in the chairs. Test the height-adjustable desks. Feel the materials. Our showrooms are working demonstrations of what Steelcase makes possible.
Latest Work
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The Combined Portfolio
One partnership. Every brand you need.
The HNI-Steelcase combination means you no longer need multiple dealer relationships to cover the full spectrum of workplace needs. Through Tangram, every brand in this portfolio is available with a single point of contact.
Research-driven workplace systems, seating, and collaboration solutions
Premium lounge and ancillary furniture for modern workplaces
Performance textiles, wallcoverings, and applied materials
Precision-crafted executive furniture and architectural casegoods
Versatile workplace and healthcare furniture solutions
Durable, value-driven office essentials for every workspace
What the acquisition means for you: A broader product range, streamlined procurement across brands, combined research and innovation, and the stability of a $5.8 billion global company — all delivered through Tangram's local expertise and Premier Partner relationship.
The Tangram Difference
A great product needs a great partner to bring it to life.
The combined HNI-Steelcase portfolio offers extraordinary products. Our job is everything that happens between your decision to transform a workspace and the moment your people sit down and get to work. That's specification, budgeting, procurement, logistics, installation, and the ongoing support that keeps your investment performing for years.
We listen to how your people actually work — not just what you think you need.
Solutions matched to your culture, budget, and timeline using the full partner portfolio.
We coordinate across manufacturers, manage lead times, and protect your budget.
Certified crews execute with precision — on time, in occupied buildings, with zero disruption.
Warranty, reconfigurations, additions — we're your partner for the life of your space.
Experience It
Don't choose from a catalog. Come sit in it.
Our showrooms are working laboratories — not museums. Every chair is sat in daily. Every desk gets raised and lowered. Every meeting room hosts real conversations. Come see how Steelcase, HON, Allsteel, and the full portfolio perform in actual use.