Fine Woodworking Since 1978
Made in Rockford Illinois

What We Love

Our Company founder’s grandfather and father both made wood furniture. Quality woodworking has a way of staying in the family. A childhood love of trees can lead to a lifetime of enjoying fine woodworking for both the maker and the owner.

What we offer

We love our medium and are excited to share a diverse offering of elegant desktop furniture. Through intelligent design and the warmth of wood Understands manages the cords, office accessories, and electronics that clutter your desk. Remove visual pollution to discover the desk you never had.

The Test of Time

We are a close knit group of midwesterners who have devoted our careers to designing and crafting both quality and affordable wood products. We have survived the test of time though hard work and constant innovation.

Elegance. Ergonomics. Utility.

The Understands Project started in 2014 after our founder made a computer stand to declutter his desk. Its practical features and handsome design inspired us to bring you this new offering.

Made in Rockford, Illinois

Skilled woodworkers produce Understands at our Illinois factory. Following the Chicago Fire of 1871 Rockford blossomed into an American furniture capital. Though that industry has long gone, we like to think of our small factory standing on the shoulders of giants. Each Understand you buy shares in this honored tradition.

Meaningful Employment

We believe in honest day, honest pay – real jobs with dignity and solid benefits. We are nothing without our group of skilled employees who’ve built and sold quality wood products together for 38 years. We believe in fair and transparent pricing that reflects the actual cost of our materials plus our labor. Nothing else.