1. Business##Crate & Barrel: "Gordon Segal Nails It" by Chris Barnett##From its bootstrapped startup beginning, Crate and Barrel has come to be hailed as the most successful design-driven houseware retailer. Thanks to a trailblazing product selection, massive merchandising strategies, and an obsession with detail, Gordon Segal - with the help of design director Alessandro Franchini, among other faithful employees - continues to grow while staying consistent since "beautiful work is only done slowly and carefully."