Hammerpress Gift Bags

If you approach gift wrapping as a mini package design project, you'll geek out when you see the new Hammerpress gift bags. The Kansas City letterpress studio teamed up with Chronicle Books on a provocatively patterned set of 12 mix-and-match gift bags. There are sizes to cover most of your standard gift-giving occasions, plus a sticker sheet to let you add your own texture. Just don't cry when your niece tears one to shreds. (Check out the equally sublime accompanying gift items like notebooks and stationery in Chronicle's new Hammerpress collection.)

by Michelle Taute