Leslie Buck, the designer of New York’s famous blue, white and gold cardboard take out coffee cup, has died. He was 87. The cup, the pattern of which was modeled on an ancient Greek design, has served as a pop-culture emblem for decades.

Starting in the 1960s, the Holocaust survivor from Eastern Europe decorated his creation with Greek urns, images of coffee cups and the phrase “We Are Happy To Serve You” in a font resembling ancient Greek.