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Here at Koleksiyon, we believe that design is about a dialogue, about possibilities rather than solutions or end results. Koleksiyon design is rooted in simplicity, originality, passion, enthusiasm and creativity. A sense of realism and clarity pervades the objects designed and produced by Koleksiyon. Products that are forever fresh and new.

Koleksiyon’s regard for the past ensures their quality, its eye to the future guarantees originality. In the modern world, the success of individuals, families, institutions, communities and nations can only be measured by what they contribute to a better world. We apply the Earth’s resources in a responsible way to create designs that are original, accessible and enduring. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the many architects, designers, customers, dealers, suppliers and competitors who share our enthusiasm for a better world.

A sketch inspired from a contemporary play staged in Istanbul.

Criticism,aesthetics

and politicsin design

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Koleksiyon is fully aware of the powerful forces that shape the world’s economies. However we also believe that the most important indicators of change are not financial but social. These are much more sensitive indicators than mere numbers so it is essential that we maintain a global perspective on the way that societies change over time.

These are the forces that drive our own communications and strategies as well as shape the world in which we live and work. We dot pay undue heed to what our competitors are doing, but focus instead on people and societies. Our long term vision derives from changes in these areas, giving us a consistently fresh insight into the market and ensuring that we do not compete exclusively on price, but with new ideas.

The capabilities we have developed over the past few decades carry with them the burden of responsibility for future generations. It is right that we should be proud of the things we create, but we should also remember they originate in Nature and many of them are not renewable. When we create something today, we take away the potential to make something of it in the future. So we must ask of each object we create this question; is it worth it? Civilization may well be defined by mankind overcoming the forces of Nature, but we should

also remember that we are not in competition with it. We should remain humble as part of it and respect its unbreakable laws. It may be time for us to redefine our relationship with it, as a demanding spoiled child should change its relationship with its parents. We may need to reconsider what we understand by the term Mother Nature. To develop as adults a co-dependent relationship with our mother.

Koray MalhanBrand Director

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Co-Creation

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For many years, the guiding principle behind Koleksiyon’s office designs has been the new culture of work. Beyond the basic demand for office furniture the brand has focussed on the ideas that have shaped the culture of the new century, a culture in which the workplace has become a more clearly defined arena in which men and women can realise their potential through what they do. This self-evident development has in turn been driven by a competitive environment which means companies are dependent on the knowledge and creativity of individuals to survive.

The harsh realities of the marketplace are also obliging companies to compete with imagination and innovation. The human is central to this in a way unprecedented in the history of working life. The two old notions of individuality and being part of a crowd are now merged into a new system, where the relation of individuals in a community is re-organised. For many years, decisions on how to buy light fixtures, floor and wall finishes, furniture, accessories, plants and so on were taken on the basis of cold purchasing logic.

Now, the climate has changed dramatically. Companies work with renowned architects and interior designers to help them create their workplaces. Their combined resources are

channelled to create the sorts of offices that attract people to work for them and help them to be happy at work.

That is why we at Koleksiyon invite contributions to the creative process from each of our stakeholders; designers, architects, space planners, journalists, editors, customers and their representatives. Our new designs are developed as part of the open culture defined by Umberto Eco, when he pointed out that the contemporary approach to creation is not fixed by the creator, but can also be reinterpreted, as it is by jazz musicians. When we design new products for the modern world, we understand they need to be created with the input of architects, designers and customers, each of whom has an essential and active role to play. It’s less about me, more about us.

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Designers

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ALEV EBÜZZIYA SIESBYE

Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye was born

in 1938, in Istanbul, Alev Ebüzziya

Siesbye has worked on sculpture

between 1956-58 at the Istanbul

State Fine Arts Academy and has

worked in ceramics at the Füreya

Workshop. In the years that followed,

she continued her work at The

Istanbul Eczacıbaşı Ceramic Factory

and at The Danish Royal Porcelain

Factory in Copenhagen.

In 1969, in Copenhagen, she

established her own workshop and

then in 1987 moved it to Paris.

Ebüzziya, between the years, 1975-

90 has worked as a designer at

The Rosenthal Porcelain Factory in

Germany and since 1984 continued

her work in Copenhagen at the Royal

Porcelain Factory.

Her designs are displayed today, in

many museums all around the world.

During the last couple of decades Alev

Siesbye has developed in one of the

best ceramists in Denmark. Her taut

bowl, howering on their tiny feet with

glowing glazes and pinging sounds

have long been admired.

Now Alev Siesbye brings her art into

everyday life and onto the table with

her new glass series for Koleksiyon

called “Tigris”

LUCA SCACCHETTI

Luca Scacchetti was born in 1952 in

Milan. After he graduated from the

Department of Architecture in Milan

Polytechnic, he taught at various

institutes like the European Institue

of Design, the Brera Academy

of Fine Arts in Milan and Milan

Polytechnic.

From 1990 to 1995, he was

the head of the Department of

Architecture at the European

Institute of Design.

In 1978 he established Studio di

Architettura Luca Scacchetti, where

he collaborates with architects, city

planners, historians, engineers and

designers.

Scacchetti still writes articles

on the history of architecture;

architectural design methods and

the relation between these methods

and industrial design. He also ,

participates in many conventions

and conferences in Italy, Europe, the

Middle East, the Far East and the

United States.

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FARUK MALHAN

Faruk Malhan, the founder of

Koleksiyon, was born in İzmir in

1947. After completing his high

school education in Izmir College

and Izmir Ataturk High School, he

attended the Faculty of Arcihtecture

at the Middle East Technical

University (METU). His education

included training by professors from

Bauhaus, including Fritz Janeba,

providing him witha solid grounding

in design and architecture.

Faruk Malhan embarked upon

his career in a metal workshop in

Ankara in 1971, the same year in

which he graduated from university.

It is out of these humble beginnings

and years of effort and devotion that

the Koleksiyon brand was born and

went on to touch the lives of many

around the world with its high-

quality and innovative designs. The

quality of Malhan’s designs, his feel

for the craft and his work ethic have

rendered Koleksiyon a major force in

contemporary design scene.

With its first store in İstanbul

Nisantası, Koleksiyon set the trend

for the emerging urban lifestyle of

the eighties. Because of its growing

product range Koleksiyon centralised

all production facilities in 1988.

The firm continued to invest in new

technology, providing employment

for 400 people in Tekirdağ and

contributing significantly to the

Turkish and European economy.

Under Malhan’s leadership Koleksiyon

has continued to pioneer new ideas

in the furniture sector over the past

four decades, becoming one of the

leading brands in the domestic,

office, education, tourism and health

sectors.

Most recently, Malhan has

reinterpreted the design of the

traditional Turkish tea glass and

“raki” glass as well as completed

the Bodrum Bakraz Houses project

which made it to the finals of the

World Architecture Festival, one

of the world’s most prestigious

architecture competitions. Malhan

has been honoured with a number

of national and international

awards including the Ministry

of Environment’s “Environment

Certificate.”

Since 1972, Malhan has been

applying his ideas and designs to

spearhead Koleksiyon’s development

as a business. Hi trademark is

a synthesis of the intellectual,

sociological, aesthetic and practical

aspects of design, marking him

out as the foremost designer and

thinker

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ECKHARD HANSEN

Eckhard Hansen was born in

Germany in 1940. He started

practicing furniture design and

production in 1976 and, in 1982,

he founded Swiss Design where

he produces his own designs.

Hansen has received many awards

from the Design Center and has

worked for international companies

such as Comforto(Germany), Sita

(Switzerland), Allsteel (USA) and

Dyna Mobel (Spain).

He is best known for his “24 hour

chair” and “Automatic Synchron

Mechanism” that enables the chair

to automatically adapt to individual

body weight. He owns various

international patents and copyrights.

GERHARD REICHERT

Gerhard Reichert was born in

Ravensburg, Germany in 1962. After

graduating from the University of

Applied Science Weingarten with a

degree in Mechanical Engineering, he

continued his education in integral

design at the SADK Stuttgart. During

his studies he started working for the

Siemens Design Center.

He developed a new modular-car-

systems for SKODA in cooperation

with the Fraunhofer Institute. He

worked as the project manager at MH

Design Engineering in Switzerland

and Germany between 1993-1997.

In 1997 he was invited to Milan by

Michele De Lucchi to work with him.

He founded his own studio “Reichert-

Design” and started to give design

lectures in 2004 at the Aachen

University of Applied Science. He then

accepted the offer from the University

of Applied Science Schwabisch

Gmünd in 2007 to become part of its

faculty.

His areas of expertise are office

furniture design, interiors, lightening

units and industrial and medical

products. He is also an active

member of several design juries as an

expert, advisor and member.

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JAN WERTEL

Jan Wertel was born in 1976 in

Germany. He graduated from the

Industrial Design department of the

Kunste Stuttgart State Art Academy

in 2004.

During his college years, Wertel

held internships at Carpenter Braun

and the Metalsmith May Studios. He

then started to work as a freelance

designer for the Industrial and

Design7even companies. He became

the design project manager of

StudioXRoss Lovegrove for nearly two

years between 2004 and 2006.

In 2006, together with Gernot

Oberfell, they founded the Wertel

Oberfell platform in London which

works in a wide range of areas

including furniture, lightning,

industrial product design as well as

experimental research pieces.

In 2010, Wertel Oberfell opened a

second studio in Munich.

GERNOT OBERFELL

Gernot Oberfell was born in 1975 in

Germany. Oberfell studied Industrial

Design at the Künste Stuttgart State

Art Academy during which he was

a visitor student at the Glasgow Art

School for one year.

He completed his degree in 2004

and did internships at Renz Heller’s

Graphic Design Office, Fraunhofer

Institute IPA Stuttgart Vaihingen and

with the architectural model designer

Uwe Brodner.

After graduation, Oberfell started

to work in the Lovegrove StudioX as

the Design Project Manager, and in

2006 he founded the Wertel Oberfell

platform in London which works in a

wide range of areas from furniture,

lightning and industrial product

design to experimental research

pieces.

In 2010, WertelOberfell opened a

second studio in Munich.

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KORAY MALHAN

Koray Malhan was born in Ankara in

1972. After attending the Industrial

Design department at Mimar

Sinan University, he completed his

degree in furniture design at the

Ravensbourne College of Design and

Communication in London in 1995.

Up until 2000, he worked on design

projects at Koleksiyon, after which

he became the brand and product

manager of the company for the

following two years.

Since 2002, Malhan has been

supervising the development of

design projects, collaborations

with foreign designers and studios

and been responsible for brand

communication.

Malhan has been the General

Manager of Koleksiyon Contract

& Office since 2008 managing

the entire product portfolio of

the brand. In addition to creating

his own designs, he works closely

with Koleksiyon’s partners from

international design studios to ensure

a consistent approach is taken to

product design and development.

ARIF OZDEN

1982 – 1986 Graduated from

Marmara University, Faculty of

Fine Arts, Department of Industrial

Product Design. 1994 Founded

own design studio “Özden Design”.

Collaborated with companies such as

Vestel, Polo Garage, Gilan, Gizia, 3M,

Burger King, Bilgili Holding, Garanti,

Birim, Delta and Derin.

Awards and Exhibitions:

- 2001 YAPI - Turkeybuild Istanbul

2011, Booth Design Award,

Honourable Mention

- 2001 İston Kiosk- City Furniture,

Honourable Mention

- 2005 Design Turkey / Interior

Design Awards 2005 Polo Garage: The

best store in Metrocity Shopping Mall,

Istanbul

- 2005 Interior Design Exhibition,

Turkey and Germany

- 2007 “Ilk in Milano” Exhibition,

Milan

Turkish Touch in Design

- 2007 50th Anniversary Exhibition

at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Marmara

University

- 2007 “Re-tabure” Exhibition

sponsored by Maison Francaise

Design Magazine

- 2007 “Block” Exhibition

- 2010 “Her şey eskizle başladı / It

all started with a sketch” Exhibition,

Design Park

- 2010 Design Turkey Awards, Office

Furniture Category, Superior Design

Award

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MARCO PENATI

Marco Penati was born in Milan. After

receiving his diploma in Industrial

Technology, Penati worked and

co-operated with many designers

like Castiglioni, Zanuso, Colombo,

Mendini, Branzi, Munari, Mari in the

70s and 80s.

He founded the SIGLA Design Studio

with architect Patrizia Scarzella and

Marina Bani in 1997.

Penati still works as a manager

in SIGLA, teaches at the Instituto

Europeo di Design in Milan, and

writes satirical novellas about

thedesign world.

SEZGİN AKSU

Sezgin Aksu was born in 1970 in

Turkey. He studied in the Akademie

der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart

(Germany), Les Ateliers, Paris

(France) and with Silvia Suardi in

Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and

Seviglia (Spain).

The designer started his professional

life in the Studio of Michele De Lucchi

and worked there for nearly 10 years.

In 2001, together with Silvia Suardi,

they founded the AKSU/SUARDI

Studio in Milan and started working

on interior design projects for private

houses and public spaces, exhibition

design, industrial/furniture and

graphic design.

Their principle clients include:

Antonangeli, Caimi Brevetti, Crédit

Agricole Asset Management (CAAM),

Eurizon Capital Sgr Spa, eDePadova,

Koleksiyon, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna,

Nemo-Cassina, Poltrona Frau,

Olivetti, Rubinetterie Teorema, Slide,

Serafino Zani. They won the Red Dot

Design Award in 2007, Design Turkey

2008, Good Design USA 2008 and Adi

Design Index 2003 (Battista, Koala

- Caimi brevetti), 2009 (Kaleidos –

Caimi brevetti), Italy.

Sezgin Aksu also lectures at the

Istituto Europeo del Design (IED),

the Nuova Accademia delle Belle Arti

(NABA) and the Istituto Superiore di

Architettura e Design (ISAD).

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SILVIA SUARDI

Silvia Suardi was born in 1967 in

Italy. She completed her University

education in Italy and Spain at the

Universities of Politecnico di Milano

and Seviglia.

Suardi began her career in the Studio

of Michele De Lucchi and worked

there for approximately 10 years.

In 2001, together with Sezgin Aksu

she founded the AKSU/SUARDI Studio

in Milan which works in a variety of

areas from interior design projects

for private houses and public spaces

to exhibition designs to industrial/

furniture and graphic design.

The Studio’s clients include;

Antonangeli, Caimi Brevetti, Credit

Agricole Asset Management (CAAM),

Eurizon Capital Sgr Spa, eDePadova,

Koleksiyon, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna,

Nemo-Cassina, Poltrona Frau,

Olivetti, Rubinetterie Teorema, Slide

and Serafino Zani. The AKSU/SUARDI

Studio received many awards such

as the Red Dot Design Award (2007),

Design Turkey (2008), Adi Design

Index (2003) and Kaleidos – Caimi

brevetti (2009).

Suardi, who works with many

international magazines, has

published two books entitled ,

“Michele De Lucchi: Dopotolomeo”

(Skira) and “Marco della Torre. Il

progetto per l’arte”,

(Logos).

She also lectures on design and

exhibition design in various schools.

STUDIO KAIROS

Studio Kairos was established by the

engineer and architects Giuseppe

Manente and Abramo Mion in Milan

in 1980.

Kairos in Classic Greek means the

right point, the right place, the right

time and the right degree.

Studio Kairos is active in the fields

of construction, decoration and

industrial design and its clients

include B&B Italia, Colombo Design,

Comune di Venezia, Dada, Dolomite,

Fincantieri, Herman Miller, Molteni

& C., Murakoshi Japan, Nordica,

Poliform, Boffi and Varenna.

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ARNI AROMAA

Arni Aromaa was born in 1972 in

Finland. The designer received his

degree in Industrial and Strategic

Design from the Helsinki Art and

Design University in 1998.

He also completed a Business

Administration program in

International Design at the Helsinki

Economical School in the same year

and took lessons in the Department

of Industrial Design at Schwabisch

Gmünd Design University for six

months as part of the student

exchange program.

He is among the founding partners

of the Pentagon Design where he

works as the General Manager and

as an industrial designer. Pentagon

Design has a wide range of clients

including Hackman, Littala, Cembrit,

Kesko, Orthex, RAY, Oras, Tikkurila

and IDO Bathroom. The designer

holds a consultant certificate of

Design Start, received in 2004, and

speaks Finnish, Swedish, English and

German.

SAULI SUOMELA

Sauli Suomela was born in Finland

in 1969. He graduated from the

Hyvinkaa Art School in 1990.

During his Master’s degree in the

Helsinki Art and Design University

he had the opportunity to study in

the Milano Technical University for

six months as part of the student

exchange program.

Suomela graduated from the

Industrial Design Department in 1998

and became one of the founders of

Pentagon Design.

He still works as the Design Director

in the same company which offers

services to a wide range of clients

including; Hackman, Littala, Cembrit,

Kesko, Orthex, RAY, Oras, Tikkurila, IDO

Bathroom.

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HEINRICH IGLSEDER

Heinrich Iglseder was born in

Salzburg, Austria in 1957. After

graduating from the Technical

University of Munich as Dr.-Ing.

in 1986 he started his career as

scientist and professor for space

engineering at the universities of

Bremen and Tokyo and was co-

investigator of three space missions

to the moon, low Earth orbit and

Mars. Since 1996, he transferred his

scientific knowledge to industrial

developments and spin-offs for

Vorwerk and Miele.

Since 1999, he designed and

developed several successful

products in office furniture and

seating as director for product

development and engineering at

Wilkhahn and as director for brand

and product development in Samas-

Group (brands like Drabert, Martin

Stoll, Sitag, Viasit, Schärf and

Fortschritt). Iglseder and his design

team have received many famous

design awards. He is owner of more

than 50 patents and copyrights. In

2006 he founded H.I.Tec GmbH where

he produces electromechanical

sensors and products for

international brands like Royal

Appliance Int. TTI-Group (China),

Camfil (Sweden), Vileda (Germany)

and others. He developed the swivel

chair platform Gala for Koleksiyon.

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GreenInnovations

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Over the last five years, all of Koleksiyon’s investments have been guided by a well defined sustainability strategy. We believe this goes beyond introducing green manufacturing techniques and requires us to question the processes and conventional wisdoms of the industrial age and develop a new perspective. The first step is to question the very need to make something in the first place so that each new product is by definition both new and necessary.

As well as these long term considerations, we are also committed to developing immediate solutions as part of our vision of a sustainable future. Over the past five years, we have changed

all of our wood and metal painting processes, employing the most advanced techniques in the western world.

No chemicals of any sort are used in the lacquering and epoxy coating processes, all paints are water based and soluble. Dust is removed at the point of production on the wood manufacturing line, ensuring it is not in the atmosphere for people to breathe in. Instead it is used along with all other wood waste to heat the factory. Carbon monoxide from this process is filtered in a five step process to ensure there are no final emissions. Waste from the factory is categorised in 20 different ways to be recycled by specialist contractors in the most efficient way. Other waste products are filtered using one of two biological and chemical filtering systems on site. The output of these filtering systems is collected by companies registered to the Ministry of the Environment.

These systems ensure that manufacturing areas remain clean and healthy for all of our colleagues, that products are environmentally friendly and non-hazardous throughout their life cycle and that our production processes are totally safe for the environment.

This is in turn achieved by only selecting the right raw materials from managed and accredited

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resources including sustainable agricultural forests in Belgium, Germany and Italy. Plastic resins are chosen for their recyclability and, wherever possible, we use recycled resins.

Our commitment to the environment starts with the design process, so that each product is designed from the outset to be easy to dismantle and recycle. In the last year alone we have invested €1.5 million in these processes and are committed to an ongoing programme of investment in new techniques, technology and materials. Our latest project is to produce clean energy for our manufacturing plant and have already erected a pilot wind mill scheme that will ultimately exceed our need for energy, taking full advantage of the hillside location of the factory.

Koleksiyon has received a number of environmental accreditations including ISO 18001 ISG for health and safety of all workers, ISO 14000 for Environment, and ISO 9000 – 2000 for quality systems thanks to the SAP systems management which manages all processes from purchase, to planning, production, sales and so on.

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Projects

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The ideas from Koleksiyon Contract & Office reflect contemporary business life in all its richness and sophistication. Our workshop approach to creativity ensures a completely free working environment. With an exclusive product range which includes the designs of Studio Kairos, Faruk Malhan, Koray Malhan, Gernot Oberfell, and Jan Wertel, Koleksiyon offers solutions for project partners including designers, experts, contractors, and investors.

Whether you are looking to specify or purchase for executive offices, workstations, meeting rooms, receptions, contact centres, administrative buildings, business centres, banks, hospitals, hotels, or recreational facilities, Koleksiyon can help you to create spaces where people are free to realise their dreams.

Koleksiyon Contract & Office furthers its design, production, and commercial oppurtunities through global operations in exports, imports, and joint ventures.

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25 British American Tobacco, Project by Yalın Tan & Jeyan Ülkü Architects

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27 British American Tobacco, Project by Yalın Tan & Jeyan Ülkü Architects

28Toyota Headquarters, Project by Kg Architects Roche Headquarters, Project by Zoom Tpu Architects

Philips Headquarters, Project by Sistema Ltd Fatih College, Project by Zambak Architects

Siemens, Project by Seyaş & Net Architects

29Zaman, Project by Zambak Architects

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31Güzel Sanatlar, Project by Erginoğlu & Çalışlar Architects

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Güzel Sanatlar, Project by Erginoğlu & Çalışlar Architects

Trump Towers/Interiors, Project by Brigitte Weber ArchitectsIstanbul Foundation For Culture and Arts, Project by 212 Architects

333M Headquarters, Project by Arif Özden Architects

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35 EFG Hermes Headquarters, Project by Gensler

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Finans Bank, Project by Yunus Engin Deniz & Esin Sezginer Architects

EFG Hermes Headquarters, Project by Gensler

37Turkish Notary Association, Project by Muum Architects

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39 Genel Energy, Project by Murat Artu

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Fatih College, Project by Zambak Architects

Turkish Notary Association, Project by Muum Architects

41 Toyota Headquarters, Project by Kg Architects

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43SAP Headquarters, Project by Yalın Tan & Jeyan Ülkü Architects

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