[The Watches x Solstice]
A New Chapter for Design Leadership is Unfolding.
It begins with whispers scattered across three cities, uncovered in quiet gatherings. It culminates in London, where the brightest minds in design leadership gather to decode, align, and map what's next.
Amsterdam
Where the journey begins : raw ideas, early signals, and the kind of honesty that only comes over a good dinner.
Paris
The conversation deepens, patterns emerge, tensions surface, and the picture starts to take shape.
Geneva
The last dinner before London where clarity replaces noise, and instinct becomes conviction.
London
Two days. Twenty-five leaders. One shared direction for design leadership in Europe.
What You Take Back from
The Watches & The Solstice
Connecting with Europe's top design leaders
The kind of conversations that don't happen at conferences, and don't disappear after them either.
Thinking bigger with hands-on workshops
Sessions built to challenge how you think, not confirm what you already know. Walk in with questions. Leave with better ones.
Shaping the future of design leadership
Beyond trends and talking points, a space to confront real leadership challenges, and leave with a direction that's actually yours.
Choose your entry point.
Three intimate dinners across Europe. Two days in London. One or all — the Society welcomes you either way.
[The Watches]
What to expect
[Three cities. Three dinners.] — A series of exclusive dinners across Europe, bringing together design leaders to uncover industry signals.
Meet other Design leaders living in Netherlands.
Meet other Design leaders living in France.
Meet other Design leaders living in Switzerland.
[Testimonials]
Great dinner! It really was a refreshing event.
Thanks everyone for the great evening and therapy session! It was lovely to meet you all. Hope we stay in touch.
It was an absolute pleasure to meet you all. See you all online!
Great meet up with good conversations. Thank you for the invite and organizing!
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Solstice is curated, not open. We review every application to ensure the room stays what it's meant to be: a gathering of design leaders, by design leaders.
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