"It is the Business of The FutureTo Be Dangerous"

– A.N Whitehead

Wel come Fr i ends, Member s, Bro the r s. . .

The So l s t i c e i s a b iannua l ga the r ing o f ae s the t i c ta l en t f r om around the wor ld .

A p la c e where va r ious ideas and images co l l ide to pe r suade new op in ions.

The wor ld has be come c lu t t e r ed wi th sha l low ideas and ob j e c t s de s i gned to be

c r ea t ed in has t e and consumed even fa s t e r. Des ign i s the language wi th whi c h

we expre s s our hopes and d reams in consumable f o rm. The tone o f tha t language,

more o f t en than no t , r e s emble s a t e r s e g runt ra the r than a Shakespea rean sonne t .

The ro l e o f de s i gn mus t sh i f t t o c r ea t e l e s s ob j e c t s a t a s l ower ra t e, p la c ing

emphas i s on la s t ing va lue and c ra f t .

Thi s i s The Rise o f Future c ra f t .

We s tand uni t ed to r ep re s en t the oppos i t i on o f a l l tha t numbs the mind and

sp i r i t . Le t us move fo rward in to the fu tu re, in uni son, and wi th g r ea t v i s i on.

Fra t e r n i ta s . Uni ta s . Auc tus

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