She's Italian, but if you get the chance to meet Sonia, for the love of all good things don’t say capiche.

ARTILECT Design Director and Board Enthusiast, Erica Tess, a Boulder native, fuels her design process by putting experience and the environment as a top priority, leading her design philosophy. And as the days push forward and ARTILECT continues to take shape, it will always be the experiences in life, sport, and design that push Tess and her designs to the next level.

Arrian Yves Wheeler (“AY”) is a Boulder, Colorado-based artist, entrepreneur and all around cool dude. He’s always got something new cooking, and his artwork - using Bavarian crystal and simian to create massive, stunning paintings - is a passion that’s recently been taking off.

Alex Zabelin, editor-in-chief of TECHUNTER Magazine and CEO of TECHUNTER Media, drops some science about the past and future of technical apparel.