"Barbara Turf (February 28, 1943 \u2013 July 12, 2014) was an American business executive and former schoolteacher who served as the CEO of Crate & Barrel, a houseware and furniture retail chain, from 2008 until 2012. Crate & Barrel is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.Turf was born Barbara Dorini to Italian immigrant parents in Chicago. She was raised in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago."@en .