"It is the Business of The Future To Be Dangerous" – A.N W h i t e h e a d
Welcome Fr iends, M e m b e r s, B r o t h e r s. . . The Solstice is a biannual gather ing o f a e s t h e t i c t a l e n t f r o m a r o u n d t h e w o r l d . A place where var ious ideas and im a g e s c o l l i d e t o p e r s u a d e n e w o p i n i o n s. The world has become c luttered with s h a l l o w i d e a s a n d o b j e c t s d e s i g n e d t o b e created in haste and consumed even fa s t e r. D e s i g n i s t h e l a n g u a g e w i t h w h i c h we express our hopes and dreams in co n s u m a bl e f o r m . T h e t o n e o f t h a t l a n g u a g e, more often than not, resembles a terse g r u n t ra t h e r t h a n a S h a k e s p e a r e a n s o n n e t . The role of design must shift to cre a t e l e s s o b j e c t s a t a s l o w e r ra t e, p l a c i n g emphasis on las t i n g va l u e a n d c ra f t . This is The R i s e o f F u t u r e c ra f t . We stand united to represent the op p o s i t i o n o f a l l t h a t n u m b s t h e m i n d a n d spir it. Let us move forward into the f u t u r e, i n u n i s o n , a n d w i t h g r e a t v i s i o n . Frater nitas . U n i t a s . Au c t u s TRUST T H E K D U
With Works By: Proof 7
Phil Knott
A n dy G i l m o r e
R o n W i m b e r ly
R o c h a m beau
Er ic Vogel
H e r n a n L o m b a rd o
Matt Moore MWM
R e g g i e Gilber t
Si Scott
Nasa
David Harris SON
K i n g S t ampede
TKSH
Rodrigo Lima
Chow Martin
Mishka
Diego Quintana
Fa c e l e s s
P o e t s & T h i e ve s
FUCT
Edgar Gonzalez
Ric Stultz
J o s h Va n o ve r
F ly i n g Coffin
Chr is Remey
THMD
Justin Maller
M K L a ne
Bob Par tington
Chuck Anderson
To dd A l a n B r e l a n d
P i l o t M agazine
Stefan Lucut
Boundless NY
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