Paul Hoff for Gustavsberg
Box with lid in the form of a Pumpkin (Limited edition: 95 / 150), 1989

The colors of pumpkin’s skin vary enormously. Start with every tint of orange, of course, from amber to apricot, coral to persimmon. Then envision inky black or ghostly white; buttercream or slate blue; sage green or darkest myrtle. Some favor even more outlandish hues: baby pink, mustard, salmon, fiery red. Some aren’t content with a single shade at all, so they tart themselves up in stripes, mottles, marbling, and speckles. — Martha Stewart