NICKOLAS Allen’s vertical filing system gives a whole new perspective on hiding things behind a door.
The Armidale School student’s Design and Technology HSC major work – a sleeve of six A4-sized pockets that hangs over a door, and the accompanying design portfolio – has been nominated for designTECH.
Made of industrial PVC canvas, the idea for Nick’s “student booster” came to him after a brainstorming session in class last year.
“I needed an organisational solution that was close at hand and easy to use, otherwise I wouldn’t use it,” he said.
Nick estimated his system took 35 hours to make, much of it at the industrial sewing machine of Armidale master saddler Jason Simmons, who with his wife Naomi, mentored him in the project.
Nick said he was thrilled the work had been nominated for designTECH and hoped it made the final selection, which will be announced in January.
