Ekornes, Inc.
Furniture and Home Furnishings ManufacturingNew Jersey, United States51-200 Employees
Ekornes, Inc. operates in the furniture and home furnishings manufacturing sector and positions itself as the largest furniture producer in the Nordic region. It markets the Ekornes and Stressless brands, with production conducted in Norway and distribution through a global network of national and regional sales entities. The company emphasizes ergonomics as a central feature of its products and aims to be among the world's leading suppliers of ergonomically designed home furniture. In North America, Stressless products are distributed to a broad retailer network, with sales offices located in Somerset, New Jersey, and a network that reaches the US, Canada, and Mexico. Ekornes was founded in 1934 in Sunnmore, Norway, by J.E. Ekornes, and introduced its first Stressless recliner in 1971. The company states a vision to be one of the world's most attractive ergonomically designed suppliers of home furniture, and it manufactures its products in Norway while marketing them globally.