Work, at its best, is the wonder of what human beings can make possible. At Steelcase, we help people do their best work by creating places that work better. For over a century, we have designed, manufactured and partnered with the world’s leading organizations to create an expansive range of furnishings and solutions for all the places where work happens — including learning, health and working from home. We are driven to deeply understand the changing realities of work that our customers face.
Through human-centered research and critical design-thinking, we uncover insights that lead us to innovation and breakthrough design. Our solutions come to life through talented design professionals and our Steelcase dealer community, who provide local expertise and tailored experiences with the global power of Steelcase.
And because we recognize that we must do our best work for the places we all share, we stand together for people and the planet — using our business as a force for good to help the world work better.
It all started with a velvet chair, the perfect velvet chair - the one at the forefront, the vanguard of the room. Today, more than 40 years later, Vanguard Furniture is still making good on its name to be in the forefront of furniture -- From one perfect velvet chair, to endless possibilities.
We are a family held company, employing over 600 associates and operating out of six manufacturing buildings in Hickory, North Carolina, and a 40,000-square foot showroom in High Point, NC and our newest manufacturing location in Hillsville, Virginia.
Our mission is to lead home furnishings in style, value, and service with a vision to enrich lives through custom-crafted furniture. Vanguard is a founding member of the Sustainable Furniture Council and its green initiatives include recycling 95% of all post-manufacturing waste; recycling paper, fabric scraps, metal, wood scrap, plastic and corrugated products.