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BEHIND THE LINES MAGAZINE
Design a Leatherman COMPETITION 2019 28
Now in it’s second year, our Design
featuring a myriad of quintessential
Middle School took second spot
a Leatherman Contest continues
tools such as a waterproof
with her dazzling Royal Leatherman
to introduce the concept of a
Bluetooth speaker “for tunes on
Princess Edition, whilst Luke
Leatherman multi-tool to a whole
the beach” and a thermometer
Stevens assumed third prize with
new generation of New Zealanders.
for checking the temperature on
the aptly named Space Rap OMG
the beach. Phoebe Macpherson
DJ.
The Design a Leatherman Competition was first introduced to New Zealand in 2018. It challenges school-age New Zealanders to imagine, create and think outside the box by offering the chance to design a Leatherman multi-tool featuring all the necessary gadgets to successfully navigate the rigours of childhood. We were overwhelmed by the number of participants throughout the country who entered the competition and the high standard of the designs for multi-tools they submitted.
of Freyberg High School took out second in the category with The School Hacker, and Ella Wieliczko from Hillcrest High School who won last year’s competition took out third in the Senior Category with her Little Lassie tool specifically designed for pets.
Leatherman’s founder and creator Tim Leatherman, was left with the unenviable task of sifting through a deluge of high-quality submissions from school-age students from around New Zealand to pick just a handful of finalists. All winners received a Special Edition
The Survivor 2.0 designed by
Leatherman multi-tool personally
Jacqueline Tsang of Westminster
engraved by Tim Leatherman, as
Christian School, who overcame the
well as a range of cash prizes.
odds of designing her masterpiece with a fractured arm, took out top spot in the Junior Category. The Survivor 2.0 features an array of 26 tools, including essentials such
Taking out top prize in the Senior
as a “mini hammer to smash stuff”,
Category was Finn de Boo of
and a charger “in case of digital
Cashmere High School with
emergency” of course! Gabrielle
his entry "The Patroller", a tool
Jackson from Berkley Normal
designed to be used by lifeguards
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ISSUE 8 -NOVEMBER 2019
