Hekman Furniture
It began in 1893 when Edsko Hekman ventured from the Netherlands to Grand
Rapids, Michigan hoping to find his life’s work as a furniture maker.
The Panic of 1893 would lead him in a new direction, returning him to his
first profession as a baker. Selling cookies door-to-door, Edsko eventually
went on to found the Hekman Biscuit Company, which was later to become the
Keebler Company.
Edsko’s enchantment with furniture, crafted in the old-world traditions,
would later blossom in his three sons John, Jelle and Henry. They would fulfill
their father’s dream and open the doors of the Hekman Furniture Company
in 1922.
The same doors, in the same location are open today.
In 1970 the company became a division of Beatrice Foods until 1983 when
Hekman was purchased by the Howard Miller Clock Company of Zeeland, Michigan.
In 1983, Hekman acquired Woodmark Furniture, an upholstery company founded
by Elliot Wood whose discriminating standards were a perfect match to Hekman’s
long tradition of excellence. The company now enjoyed a position of strength
in its ability to offer its customer superior casegoods and the finest in
upholstery.
The careful selection of ingredients, the patient hands-on techniques and
the exacting presentation... the shared passions of the baker Edsko and his
furniture-making sons, remain the hallmarks of the Hekman Furniture Company
today.
Now, almost a century old, Hekman is widely recognized as one of America’s
premier furniture makers.
Basista Furniture is proud to be a Hammary authorized retailer. We offer
fine home furnishing products for bedrooms, dining rooms and home offices
at the lowest possible prices.
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