The author would like to thank Kaya Sorhaindo (www, themetaproject,com) for his help with concept development;John Hearn for his ideation and Last Stand;Andrea Thompson and laka Hiro Imamura for their photography; Angelo Cirimele,Jan-Willem Dikkers, Nick Hampshire, Steven Heller, Jan Van Mol, Rankin, and Bob Sacks for placing their thoughts and experiences on paper; Charles Miers, Martynka Wawrzyniakand Leah Whisler from Rizzoli.