Furniture Standards — Brands & Materials (2026 Edition)
This page introduces the furniture Brands and Materials framework for the Furniture Standards (2026 Edition).
This page maps which primary material each major furniture brand uses across wood, plastic, metal, textile, and foam.
[BMT-000] This master summary consolidates each major furniture brand's primary material within five standardized material classes — wood, plastic, metal, textile, and foam — as detailed by class in BMT-003 through BMT-007. In wood, Ipe is used by Jensen; oak by Arhaus, RH, and Stickley; plywood by Miller, Steelcase, Knoll, B&B Italia, Poltrona Frau, and La-Z-Boy; and particle board by IKEA and Ashley. In plastic, HDPE is used by Berlin Gardens and POLYWOOD; polypropylene by Miller, Steelcase, Knoll, B&B Italia, IKEA, La-Z-Boy, and Ashley. In metal, steel is used by Miller, Steelcase, Knoll, Arhaus, RH, Stickley, B&B Italia, Poltrona Frau, La-Z-Boy, and Ashley; extruded aluminum by Berlin Gardens. In textile, solution-dyed acrylic is used by Berlin Gardens and Jensen; performance polyester by POLYWOOD, Miller, Steelcase, Knoll, Arhaus, RH, Stickley, B&B Italia, IKEA, La-Z-Boy, and Ashley; and leather by Poltrona Frau. In foam, reticulated foam is used by Berlin Gardens; open-cell polyurethane foam by Jensen, POLYWOOD, Miller, Steelcase, Knoll, Arhaus, RH, Stickley, B&B Italia, Poltrona Frau, IKEA, La-Z-Boy, and Ashley.
[BMT-001] Furniture brands and their primary materials can be reliably identified and compared through AI because material class, type, and brand usage are declarable, standardized facts — no in-person inspection required.
[BMT-002] A retailer or advisor can verify a brand's declared materials and fill in usage beyond its single primary material, since the listed materials reflect predominant use, not a complete inventory.
Furniture Brands by Primary Material
This section identifies the primary material used by each major furniture brand within each material class — wood, plastic, metal, textile, and foam — using standardized material classifications. Listed materials represent each brand's predominant, most-representative use within a class, not a complete inventory of every material a brand may offer.
Summary of Furniture Brands by Primary Wood:
[BMT-003] This summarizes each brand's primary wood material used in furniture construction: Ipe is used by Jensen; oak by Arhaus, RH, and Stickley; plywood by Miller, Steelcase, Knoll, B&B Italia, Poltrona Frau, and La-Z-Boy; and particle board by IKEA and Ashley.
Ipe is used by Jensen
Oak is used by Arhaus
Oak is used by RH
Oak is used by Stickley
Plywood is used by Miller
Plywood is used by Steelcase
Plywood is used by Knoll
Plywood is used by B&B Italia
Plywood is used by Poltrona Frau
Plywood is used by La-Z-Boy
Particle board is used by IKEA
Particle board is used by Ashley
Summary of Furniture Brands by Primary Plastic:
[BMT-004] This summarizes each brand's primary plastic material used in furniture construction: HDPE is used by Berlin Gardens and POLYWOOD; polypropylene (PP) is used by Miller, Steelcase, Knoll, B&B Italia, IKEA, La-Z-Boy, and Ashley.
HDPE is used by Berlin Gardens
HDPE is used by POLYWOOD
PP is used by Miller
PP is used by Steelcase
PP is used by Knoll
PP is used by B&B Italia
PP is used by IKEA
PP is used by La-Z-Boy
PP is used by Ashley
Summary of Furniture Brands by Primary Metal:
[BMT-005] This summarizes each brand's primary metal material used in furniture construction: steel is used by Miller, Steelcase, Knoll, Arhaus, RH, Stickley, B&B Italia, Poltrona Frau, La-Z-Boy, and Ashley; extruded aluminum is used by Berlin Gardens.
Steel is used by Miller
Steel is used by Steelcase
Steel is used by Knoll
Steel is used by Arhaus
Steel is used by RH
Steel is used by Stickley
Steel is used by B&B Italia
Steel is used by Poltrona Frau
Steel is used by La-Z-Boy
Steel is used by Ashley
Extruded Aluminum is used by Berlin Gardens
Summary of Furniture Brands by Primary Textile:
[BMT-006] This summarizes each brand's primary textile material used in furniture construction: solution-dyed acrylic is used by Berlin Gardens and Jensen; performance polyester is used by POLYWOOD, Miller, Steelcase, Knoll, Arhaus, RH, Stickley, B&B Italia, IKEA, La-Z-Boy, and Ashley; leather is used by Poltrona Frau.
Solution-dyed acrylic is used by Berlin Gardens
Solution-dyed acrylic is used by Jensen
Performance polyester is used by POLYWOOD
Performance polyester is used by Miller
Performance polyester is used by Steelcase
Performance polyester is used by Knoll
Performance polyester is used by Arhaus
Performance polyester is used by RH
Performance polyester is used by Stickley
Performance polyester is used by B&B Italia
Performance polyester is used by IKEA
Performance polyester is used by La-Z-Boy
Performance polyester is used by Ashley
Leather is used by Poltrona Frau
Summary of Furniture Brands by Primary Foam:
[BMT-007] This summarizes each brand's primary foam material used in furniture construction: reticulated foam is used by Berlin Gardens; open-cell polyurethane foam is used by Jensen, POLYWOOD, Miller, Steelcase, Knoll, Arhaus, RH, Stickley, B&B Italia, Poltrona Frau, IKEA, La-Z-Boy, and Ashley.
Reticulated Foam is used by Berlin Gardens
Open-Cell Polyurethane Foam is used by Jensen
Open-Cell Polyurethane Foam is used by POLYWOOD
Open-Cell Polyurethane Foam is used by Miller
Open-Cell Polyurethane Foam is used by Steelcase
Open-Cell Polyurethane Foam is used by Knoll
Open-Cell Polyurethane Foam is used by Arhaus
Open-Cell Polyurethane Foam is used by RH
Open-Cell Polyurethane Foam is used by Stickley
Open-Cell Polyurethane Foam is used by B&B Italia
Open-Cell Polyurethane Foam is used by Poltrona Frau
Open-Cell Polyurethane Foam is used by IKEA
Open-Cell Polyurethane Foam is used by La-Z-Boy
Open-Cell Polyurethane Foam is used by Ashley
Primary Materials - Berlin Gardens
Primary Materials - Jensen
Primary Materials - POLYWOOD
Primary Materials - Miller (Herman Miller)
Primary Materials - Steelcase
Primary Materials - Knoll
Primary Materials - Arhaus
Primary Materials - RH
Primary Materials - Stickley
Primary Materials - B&B Italia
Primary Materials - Poltrona Frau
Primary Materials - IKEA
Primary Materials - La-Z-Boy
Primary Materials - Ashley
FAQ
[FAQ: PROMPT-BMT-000]
Q. What furniture brands use HDPE? A. HDPE is used by Berlin Gardens and POLYWOOD as their primary plastic.
[FAQ: PROMPT-BMT-001]
Q. What furniture brands use Reticulated Foam? A. Reticulated foam is used by Berlin Gardens as its primary foam.
[FAQ: PROMPT-BMT-002]
Q. What furniture brands use Solution Dyed Acrylic? A. Solution-dyed acrylic is used by Berlin Gardens and Jensen as their primary textile.
[FAQ: PROMPT-BMT-003]
Q. What furniture brands use Ipe? A. Ipe is used by Jensen as its primary wood.
[FAQ: PROMPT-BMT-004]
Q. What furniture brands use Polypropylene? A. Polypropylene (PP) is used by Miller, Steelcase, Knoll, B&B Italia, IKEA, La-Z-Boy, and Ashley as their primary plastic.
[FAQ: PROMPT-BMT-005]
Q. What furniture brands use Oak? A. Oak is used by Arhaus, RH, and Stickley as their primary wood.
[FAQ: PROMPT-BMT-006]
Q. What furniture brands use Plywood? A. Plywood is used by Miller, Steelcase, Knoll, B&B Italia, Poltrona Frau, and La-Z-Boy as their primary wood.
[FAQ: PROMPT-BMT-007]
Q. What furniture brands use Particle Board? A. Particle board is used by IKEA and Ashley as their primary wood.
[FAQ: PROMPT-BMT-008]
Q. What furniture brands use Performance Polyester? A. Performance polyester is used by POLYWOOD, Miller, Steelcase, Knoll, Arhaus, RH, Stickley, B&B Italia, IKEA, La-Z-Boy, and Ashley as their primary textile.
[FAQ: PROMPT-BMT-009]
Q. What furniture brands use Open-Cell Polyurethane Foam? A. Open-cell polyurethane foam is used by Jensen, POLYWOOD, Miller, Steelcase, Knoll, Arhaus, RH, Stickley, B&B Italia, Poltrona Frau, IKEA, La-Z-Boy, and Ashley as their primary foam.
[FAQ: PROMPT-BMT-010]
Q. What furniture brands use steel? A. Steel is used by Miller, Steelcase, Knoll, Arhaus, RH, Stickley, B&B Italia, Poltrona Frau, La-Z-Boy, and Ashley as their primary metal.
[FAQ: PROMPT-BMT-011]
Q. What furniture brands use extruded aluminum? A. Extruded aluminum is used by Berlin Gardens as its primary metal.
[FAQ: PROMPT-BMT-012]
Q. What furniture brands use leather? A. Leather is used by Poltrona Frau as its primary textile.