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Everyone from Base, smiling

Flagrantly disregarding the global economic crisis, all 53 employees from Base’s five studios congregated in Amsterdam last week to discuss the future of the company and wear fake moustaches and oversized glasses. There were top secret meetings, workshops, and plenty of time for the international group to cross-polinate. Surprisingly there were no deaths during the five-day summit, though no one was safe from photographic humiliation.

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In the conference room, a rapt audience
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“Oh yes, we can!” The coordinators: not just some song and dance
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Dimitri points at a screen, doesn’t need a microphone
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Late-night inspiration, possibly in the form of Chopsticks
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Pre-partying as a verb
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Things start getting ugly
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Timo and Philippe compare prescriptions
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New York Basers with Amish friend Thierry
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Sara, in the process of tearing the roof off the sucka
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Alvaro and Anna model seasonal nosewear
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The future of old school
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Leire with Geoff, who wonders how much this thing will cost
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Amaryllis and Rebecca estimate how much wine will fit in the trunk
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Fumi, about to say something or sneeze
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Jirka and Ely in transit
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Susana and Maria say it all in a glance
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Representatives from Brussels and New York, representing
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Fever pitch
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Dani, Juan, and Laura put their heads together
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Laura and Meri, separated at birth
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A most enjoyable bike tour for everyone except the citizens of Amsterdam
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Sander gets all intellectual
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A new hat wears Dimitri
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The Yoonimal comes out at night
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Joanca realizes he’s sat on Olga’s breakfast
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Thierry demonstrates just how sexy a bearded man pole dancing can be
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Tom and Maria get acquainted
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Base record buyers convert 12 inches into the metric system
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Berta and Meri on the waterfront
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Mingling; Ward defies gravity
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Geoff apparently overlemoned his fish
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Jean-Marc + Olga: cute
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Aurore and Rebecca, goofin’
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Pierre and Fati: Ooh la la la la la la la la
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When in Amsterdam…
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Back at the hotel, the Spaniards plan a hostile takeover
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Timo and Guillermo discover that they absolutely love sharing cab rides
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Thierry and Marc: so-called “Base vision”
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Ciao for now