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Launch Pad Awards Night

The Launch Pad Finalist Exhibition opening and awards evening was the first official event to kick off Saturday in Design 2012 at the Lightly showroom in Carlton, Melbourne

Launch Pad Awards Night

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August 16th, 2012

The Ultimate Launch Package went to Andrew Grigor for his pendant, Glide, which was inspired by the set of 1970s flying ducks hanging in his father’s workshop.

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