ELVS

ELVS (or Enhanced Light Visibility System) is a new line of tees by the New York brand Laek House. Hand-printed with reflective ink, the tees look pretty much like any other screen print (pictured, above left) until placed in direct light they light up with a brilliant white glow (pictured, above right) that's visible at least from 100 feet away. Using the same retro-reflective inks …

Five Gift Wraps

Giving gifts is almost as much about the presentation as it is about the gift inside. As the holiday shopping rush escalates, wrapping paper is a detail that's crucial not to overlook. These five gift wraps leave the creativity to someone else and look great alone without any fussy ribbons or decoration. (w)rapping paperThough not quite in production yet, Si Hill Design has been getting …

Chocolove and TAL Contest Winners

Big congrats to winners Lee C., who won a case of Chocolove's Limited Edition Holiday Bar, and Baldwin C., who will receive a copy of This American Life: Stories of Hope & Fear, for respectively answering the following questions correctly. How did mendiant get its name?A: Mendiant is named for the French "mendicant" ("beggars"/"depending on alms") monastic orders and the colors of their robes, which …