Richardson Seating Corporation
Furniture and Home Furnishings ManufacturingIllinois, United States11-50 Employees
Richardson Seating Corporation is a small-to-mid-sized manufacturer of upholstered seating for the hospitality and food-service sectors, focusing on bar stools and chairs. It operates a 75,000-square-foot facility in Chicago that combines metal, wood, and upholstery under one roof, with all upholstered stools produced in Chicago. Located on the West Side of Chicago, the company sits near downtown and is within a short drive of McCormick Place, and it holds an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. The company’s history reflects a family lineage in commercial furniture making in the Chicago area, with Richardson Seating founded in 1975 after the Carroll Chair venture started by Harry Richardson and his father Joe before World War II. Carroll Chair specialized in manufacturing and wholesaling commercial chairs and commercial bar stools for the food-service industry and was eventually sold in 1973; Richardson Seating emerged to serve restaurant projects with durable, commercial-grade seating for hospitality venues.