{
  "id": 130657,
  "title": "Levain Bakery just dropped a Crate & Barrel collab for all your cookie needs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/levain-bakery-just-dropped-a-crate-barrel-collab-for-all-your-cookie",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91584173/levain-bakery-crate-barrel-collab-cookie-jar"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Levain Bakery has teamed up with Crate & Barrel to release a 17-piece collection of home goods. The collaboration, announced on Tuesday, includes plates, glasses, dish towels, spatulas, mixing spoons, and a $15 ceramic Mini Crate reminiscent of the bakery's berry box colanders. The $18 Cookie Glass is hand-blown, while the $20 Perfect Silicone Cookie Mat is designed to help replicate Levain-sized cookies at home. Both Levain Bakery cofounders, Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald, were involved in the design process, ensuring the items aligned with their preferences. The collection is reflective of Levain Bakery's bakery expertise and playful visual identity, while Crate & Barrel's manufacturing capabilities came into play for creating items like cookie jars and bench scrapers. The $50 cookie jar, adorned with a maple lid and original artwork by artist Libby VanderPloe, is a standout piece in the collection.",
  "summary": "Levain Bakery used to use Crate & Barrel products to display its cookies because the home goods brand’s serveware looked clean, simple, and elevated. “We weren’t finding some sheet pans or something at a restaurant supply place,” Levain Bakery’s cofounder, Pam Weekes, tells Fast Company . “We kind of wanted something that was a little more unique and special.” Now the bakery has collaborated with…",
  "key_points": [
    "Levain Bakery collaborated with Crate & Barrel for 17-piece collection",
    "Items include plates, glasses, dish towels, spatulas, ceramic Mini Crate",
    "$50 cookie jar features maple lid and Libby VanderPloe's artwork"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}