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Dirk Jan DePree | |
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| Born | July 31, 1891 Zeeland, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 1990 (aged 99) Holland, Michigan, U.S. |
| Notable work | Founding president, Herman Miller |
| Spouse | Nellie Miller (1914) |
Dirk Jan "D.J." DePree (July 31, 1891 – December 10, 1990) was an American furniture designer, and a founding participant and furniture business leader involved in the companies that would become the brand and manufacturer, Herman Miller, under whose company presidency that name was taken—from a participating early investor, his father-in-law, Harm Mulder (whose name was anglicized as the eponymous brand name).[1][2][page needed] The early company DePree ran was a family company, with the elder DePree's involvement—according to his son and subsequent Herman Miller President and CEO, Hugh DePree—spanning from executive decisions regarding furniture design and manufacture, to quality control of its released products.[3][4][page needed]
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Many years ago at Herman Miller, we decided we need 'principal inspecting'. No piece could be shipped unless my father D.J., my brother Max, or I had inspected and initialed it" [with their characteristic yellow crayon].