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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> National Design Centre
[mailto:info@nationaldesigncentre.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Tuesday,
25 October 2005</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>11:06
PM</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Tran</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>,
</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Lorraine</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> I<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Invitation to National
Design Centre sneak preview </span></font></p>
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<p class=header><em><i><font size=3 color="#666666" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>We’re home</span></font></i></em>
and <br>
we’d like you to drop by...<br>
National Design Centre</p>
<p style='line-height:9.75pt'><font size=1 color="#666666" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'>The <strong><b><font
face=Georgia><span style='font-family:Georgia'>National Design Centre</span></font></b></strong>
opens its doors on <strong><b><font face=Georgia><span style='font-family:
Georgia'>Saturday 29 October</span></font></b></strong> at </span></font><strong><b><font
size=1 color="#666666" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;
font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'>Federation Square</span></font></b></strong><font
size=1 color="#666666" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;
font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'>, but before then we would like to
invite you – our friends and colleagues – to a sneak preview between </span></font><strong><b> <font size=1 color="#666666" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;
font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'>4pm–6pm</span></font></b></strong><font
size=1 color="#666666" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;
font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'> on <strong><b><font face=Georgia><span
style='font-family:Georgia'>Thursday 27</span></font></b></strong> or <strong><b><font
face=Georgia><span style='font-family:Georgia'>Friday 28 October</span></font></b></strong>.</span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:9.75pt'><font size=1 color="#666666" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'>You will need to
excuse us as we continue to move in and set up for opening day, but please
join us and share in a celebratory glass of champagne amongst the crates
and boxes.</span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:9.75pt'><font size=1 color="#666666" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'>The inaugural
exhibition is titled <em><i><font face=Georgia><span style='font-family:
Georgia'>We’re home</span></font></i></em> and at this initial stage
features a small collection of designs and stories from across </span></font><font
size=1 color="#666666" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;
font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'>Australia</span></font><font size=1
color="#666666" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#666666'>. Over the next three months, it will evolve into a
story of design in the lives of Australians as visitors to the Centre
nominate their favourite Australian designers and products, or add stories
and memories to the products on exhibition.</span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:9.75pt'><font size=1 color="#666666" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'>If you are
interstate or overseas, we would like you to make a nomination by
email. </span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:9.75pt'><font size=1 color="#666666" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'><a
href="mailto:info@nationaldesigncentre.com?subject=We%27re%20home%20nomination"><strong><b><font
face=Georgia><span style='font-family:Georgia'>Please click here to make
your nomination.</span></font></b></strong></a></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:9.75pt'><font size=1 color="#666666" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'>From Saturday 29
October, the National Design Centre, which is located on the corner of
Russell and Flinders Streets in </span></font><font size=1 color="#666666"
face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'>Melbourne</span></font><font
size=1 color="#666666" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;
font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'>, will be open from </span></font><font size=1 color="#666666" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#666666'>10am</span></font><font size=1 color="#666666"
face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'>
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style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'>5pm</span></font><font
size=1 color="#666666" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;
font-family:Georgia;color:#666666'> every day (excluding public
holidays). Entry is Free.</span></font></p>
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