Nifty, Gifty: Crate&Barrel 50th Anniversary Teapot

It was fifty years ago today that Chicago newlyweds Gordon and Carole Segal channeled a love for contemporary, affordable housewares (discovered on their European honeymoon) into a retail venture named for the bare-bones fixtures they used to display imported merch in a former elevator factory. Today Crate&Barrel has more than 100 stores, and is celebrating the big 5-0 with a series of creative takes on its Arzberg teapot. Artists and illustrators including Paola Navone, Elvis Swift, and Nomoco were invited to customize the Bauhaus-inspired classic, and each month, a new teapot design will go on sale in a limited edition of 200.