Crate & Barrel (Crate and Barrel): Back in the '60s, a young Chicago couple by the name of Gordon and Carole Segal had just returned from a honeymoon in Europe. One night, while washing their dishes after dinner, they lamented there was no place at home to buy the contemporary, affordable housewares they had admired throughout their travels. Crate & Barrel has furniture, dining & entertaining, kitchen & food, bed & bath, decorating & accessories, organizing & storage, gifts and holiday
