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Herman Miller was founded in 1905 as the Star Furniture Co. Initially the company produced furniture, especially bedroom suites, in historic revival styles. [ 3 ] In 1919, it was renamed the Michigan Star Furniture Co. under then-president Dirk Jan De Pree .
Miller was born on November 10, 1919, in New York City, to Morris Miller (1871–1947) and Esther Booke (1881–1933).He was of Polish Jewish descent. [1] Miller pursued both undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Southern California, where he received his B.A. in 1950 and M.F.A. in 1952.
In 1923, De Pree decided to found his own business. With the help of a loan from his father-in-law he bought the Michigan Star Furniture Company. (The two purchased 51% of the stock.) He renamed the company Herman Miller in honor of his father-in-law, who was never active in the business.
The Herman Miller Showroom on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles was built in 1950 and the De Pree House was constructed in Zeeland, Michigan for Max De Pree, son of the founder of Herman Miller, and his growing family. Unbuilt projects include the Billy Wilder House, the prefabricated kit home known as the Kwikset House, and a national aquarium.
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Howard Miller Clock Company was founded in 1926, as the Herman Miller Clock Company division of office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller, specializing in chiming wall and mantle clocks. [2] It was spun off in 1937 and renamed, under the leadership of Herman Miller's son Howard C. Miller (1905–1995). [3]
Herman Miller's marketing department was initially apprehensive about selling a chair without upholstery, but the company approved the design. [3] The Aeron chair was introduced in October 1994 and priced at $1,000. [2] It was reportedly named after the Celtic god Aeron, as well as referring to aeration and aeronautics. [4] An Aeron chair at a ...