Meet the Ketel One Legacy Prize Fund recipients

Recipients of the Ketel One Legacy Prize Fund were announced during Modern Craft Project exhibitions this Spring, where the work of the recipients as well as all the shortlisted applicants was on show. 

Congratulations to Bethan Wood, Daniel Heer,  Marcos Kaiser Mori, John Pomp, and Helen Bird who were all named as the Prize Fund recipients for their country.

To select the Prize Fund recipients readers voted for their favourite Modern Craftsperson online, these votes aided the final decision which was made by a panel of locally sourced designers, marketing experts and top-class business professionals that included Bob Nolet, Executive Vice President, Ketel One; Tony Chambers, Wallpaper* Editor-in-Chief; and Jeremy Lindley, Global Design Director, Diageo.

After the recipients were announced we travelled the globe to meet each modern craftsperson in their home town. Now you can hear all about their Modern Craft Project experiences by watching the interviews in our video section.

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The Shortlist

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Ketel One Beth Wood Prize Fund Recipient

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Bethan Wood, UK.  Bethan's craft exemplifies modern craftsmanship as her pieces combine the materials of the modern city with Baroque marquetry technique.  Wood explains how she mixes 'high-end 'Memphis' laminates with those used in your local kebab shop' to create complex surface patterns

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Bethan Wood, UK.  Bethan's craft exemplifies modern craftsmanship as her pieces combine the materials of the modern city with Baroque marquetry technique.  Wood explains how she mixes 'high-end 'Memphis' laminates with those used in your local kebab shop' to create complex surface patterns

The Ketel One Legacy Prize Fund recipient plans to use the money to purchase more specialist tools, and aims to employ interns to assist with larger pieces.  Wood explains how she will also fund a new project that will 'document the changing face of the 'front yard' in Homerton'

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The Ketel One Legacy Prize Fund recipient plans to use the money to purchase more specialist tools, and aims to employ interns to assist with larger pieces.  Wood explains how she will also fund a new project that will 'document the changing face of the 'front yard' in Homerton'

Callum G Robinson, UK

Callum G Robinson

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Callum G Robinson, UK

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Callum G Robinson, UK

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David Adrian Smith, UK

David Adrian Smith, UK

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David Adrian Smith, UK

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David Adrian Smith, UK

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Hilda Hellström, UK

Hilda Hellström, UK

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Hilda Hellström, UK

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Hilda Hellström, UK

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Hitoni Hisono, UK

Hitoni Hisono, UK

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Hitoni Hisono, UK

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Hitoni Hisono, UK

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John Galvin, UK

John Galvin, UK

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John Galvin, UK

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John Galvin, UK

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Kathryn Hinton, UK

Kathryn Hinton, UK

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Kathryn Hinton, UK

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Kathryn Hinton, UK

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Laura West, UK

Laura West, UK

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Laura West, UK

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Laura West, UK

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Sarah Williams, UK

Sarah Williams, UK

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Sarah Williams, UK

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Sarah Williams, UK

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Thomas Hooper, UK

Thomas Hooper, UK

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Thomas Hooper, UK

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Thomas Hooper, UK

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Ketel One Daniel Heer Prize Fund Recipient

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Daniel Heer, Germany.   Heer's craft is one that has been handed down to him through four generations of saddlers.  After teaching the sadler craft abroad, Heer turned his focus to creating horsehair mattresses and other leather goods in his Berlin studio

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Daniel Heer, Germany.   Heer's craft is one that has been handed down to him through four generations of saddlers.  After teaching the sadler craft abroad, Heer turned his focus to creating horsehair mattresses and other leather goods in his Berlin studio

Heer explains that through modern crafting techniques horsehair mattresses are experiencing a bit of a comeback. Heer 'wraps the natural materials, which forever characterize the horsehair mattress, in exquisite fabrics, this has the effect of creating a newly defined surface and puts the horsehair mattress in a new context.'

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Heer explains that through modern crafting techniques horsehair mattresses are experiencing a bit of a comeback. Heer 'wraps the natural materials, which forever characterize the horsehair mattress, in exquisite fabrics, this has the effect of creating a newly defined surface and puts the horsehair mattress in a new context.'

Chrish & Jenny Klose, Germany

Chrish & Jenny Klose, Germany

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Chrish & Jenny Klose, Germany

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Chrish & Jenny Klose, Germany

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Magnus Mewes, Germany

Magnus Mewes, Germany

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Magnus Mewes, Germany

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Magnus Mewes, Germany

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Milena A. K. Kling, Germany

Milena A. K. Kling, Germany

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Milena A. K. Kling, Germany

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Milena A. K. Kling, Germany

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Sheryl & Lukasz Leysner & Miller, Germany

Sheryl & Lukasz Leysner & Miller, Germany

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Sheryl & Lukasz Leysner & Miller, Germany

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Sheryl & Lukasz Leysner & Miller, Germany

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Uniic Team, Germany

Uniic Team, Germany

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Uniic Team, Germany

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Uniic Team, Germany

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Helen Bird Ketel One Winner Australia

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Helenbird Workshop view

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Helen Bird, Australia. Helen has transformed the humble food vending bike into a modern day object of functional beauty with her company Pearler

blueprint of a food vending bike

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Bird's re-working of the food vending bike typifies the work of a modern craftsperson, giving an old tradition a new lease of life

Andrew Simpson, Australia

Andrew Simpson, Australia

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Andrew Simpson, Australia

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Andrew Simpson, Australia

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Ben Wahrlich, Australia

Ben Wahrlich, Australia

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Ben Wahrlich, Australia

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Ben Wahrlich, Australia

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Jess Cameron-Wootten, Australia

Jess Cameron-Wootten, Australia

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Jess Cameron-Wootten, Australia

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Jess Cameron-Wootten, Australia

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Joshua Bahen, Australia

Joshua Bahen, Australia

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Joshua Bahen, Australia

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Joshua Bahen, Australia

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Joshua Dowling, Australia

Joshua Dowling, Australia

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Joshua Dowling, Australia

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Joshua Dowling, Australia

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Kellie Bright, Australia

Kellie Bright, Australia

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Kellie Bright, Australia

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Kellie Bright, Australia

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Megan Nielsen, Australia

Megan Nielsen, Australia

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Megan Nielsen, Australia

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Megan Nielsen, Australia

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Paul Kaptein, Australia

Paul Kaptein, Australia

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Paul Kaptein, Australia

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Paul Kaptein, Australia

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Hugh Altschwager, Australia

Hugh Altschwager, Australia

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Hugh Altschwager, Australia

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Hugh Altschwager, Australia

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Wallpaper Ketel One Barzil Marcos Mori

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Marcos Kaiser Mori specialises in creating hand-crafted musical instruments.  He learnt his craft in both Hungary and Spain where he lived and worked with traditional craftsmen. Mori refrains from using power tools or synthetic materials and instead uses traditional techiques and creates glue and varnish from 18th Century recipes

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Marcos Kaiser Mori specialises in creating hand-crafted musical instruments.  He learnt his craft in both Hungary and Spain where he lived and worked with traditional craftsmen. Mori refrains from using power tools or synthetic materials and instead uses traditional techiques and creates glue and varnish from 18th Century recipes

Mori explains that he will use the Prize Fund in order to publish many years worth of research and interviews that he has conducted with traditional artisans.  Mori also plans to use the fund to take on a residency in Japan where he can learn new techniques from craftsmen who are the last representatives of their specialist craft

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Mori explains that he will use the Prize Fund in order to publish many years worth of research and interviews that he has conducted with traditional artisans.  Mori also plans to use the fund to take on a residency in Japan where he can learn new techniques from craftsmen who are the last representatives of their specialist craft

Americo Correia, Brazil

Americo Correia, Brazil

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Americo Correia, Brazil

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Americo Correia, Brazil

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Aline Giesel, Brazil

Aline Giesel, Brazil

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Aline Giesel, Brazil

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Aline Giesel, Brazil

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André Machado, Brazil

André Machado, Brazil

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André Machado, Brazil

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André Machado, Brazil

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Bárbara Heliodore, Brazil

Bárbara Heliodore, Brazil

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Bárbara Heliodore, Brazil

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Bárbara Heliodore, Brazil

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Caio Morel, Brazil

Caio Morel, Brazil

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Caio Morel, Brazil

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Caio Morel, Brazil

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Glauco Longhi, Brazil

Glauco Longhi, Brazil

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Glauco Longhi, Brazil

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Glauco Longhi, Brazil

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Henrique De Castro Perrone, Brazil

Henrique De Castro Perrone, Brazil

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Henrique De Castro Perrone, Brazil

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Henrique De Castro Perrone, Brazil

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Marcio Ramos, Brazil

Marcio Ramos, Brazil

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Marcio Ramos, Brazil

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Marcio Ramos, Brazil

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Mary Lima, Brazil

Mary Lima, Brazil

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Mary Lima, Brazil

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Mary Lima, Brazil

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Miguel Penha, Brazil

Miguel Penha, Brazil

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Miguel Penha, Brazil

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Miguel Penha, Brazil

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Naima Alves de Almedia, Brazil

Naima Alves de Almedia, Brazil

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Naima Alves de Almedia, Brazil

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Naima Alves de Almedia, Brazil

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Paulo Alves & Kelly White, Brazil

Paulo Alves & Kelly White, Brazil

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Paulo Alves & Kelly White, Brazil

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Paulo Alves & Kelly White, Brazil

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Paulo Alves, Brazil

Paulo Alves, Brazil

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Paulo Alves, Brazil

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Paulo Alves, Brazil

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Priscilla Ramos da Silva, Brazil

Priscilla Ramos da Silva, Brazil

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Priscilla Ramos da Silva, Brazil

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Priscilla Ramos da Silva, Brazil

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Renata Meirelles, Brazil

Renata Meirelles, Brazil

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Renata Meirelles, Brazil

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Renata Meirelles, Brazil

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Seizo. V. Soares, Brazil

Seizo. V. Soares, Brazil

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Seizo. V. Soares, Brazil

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Seizo. V. Soares, Brazil

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Sérgio Toshio Miyazaki, Brazil

Sérgio Toshio Miyazaki, Brazil

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Sérgio Toshio Miyazaki, Brazil

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Sérgio Toshio Miyazaki, Brazil

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Thais Yumi Kato, Brazil

Thais Yumi Kato, Brazil

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Thais Yumi Kato, Brazil

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Thais Yumi Kato, Brazil

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Valéria dos Santos Cavalcanti, Brazil

Valéria dos Santos Cavalcanti, Brazil

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Valéria dos Santos Cavalcanti, Brazil

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Valéria dos Santos Cavalcanti, Brazil

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John Pomp, US

John Pomp, US

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John Pomp, US

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John Pomp, US

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Magda Sayeg, US

Magda Sayeg, US

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Magda Sayeg, US

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Magda Sayeg, US

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Paul Cunningham, US

Paul Cunningham, US

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Paul Cunningham, US

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Paul Cunningham, US

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Brandon Griswold, US

Brandon Griswold, US

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Brandon Griswold, US

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Brandon Griswold, US

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David Okum, US

David Okum, US

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David Okum, US

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David Okum, US

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Frederick Bouchardy, US

Frederick Bouchardy, US

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Frederick Bouchardy, US

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Frederick Bouchardy, US

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Kari Morris, US

Kari Morris, US

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Kari Morris, US

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Kari Morris, US

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Mark Lewis, US

Mark Lewis, US

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Mark Lewis, US

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Mark Lewis, US

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Michael Lastrina, US

Michael Lastrina, US

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Michael Lastrina, US

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Michael Lastrina, US

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Stuart Fingerhut, US

Stuart Fingerhut, US

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Stuart Fingerhut, US

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Stuart Fingerhut, US

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