Early Life, Family and Training Born Dirk Cornelis Elffers on 9 December 1910 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the man who would become known as Dick Elffers grew up within a large and creative family. He was the son of Gerard Elffers and Petronella Smits, born into a household of thirteen brothers and sisters. This familial environment was marked by a strong inclination toward design and structure; his brother Kees pursued a career as…