Polygon Crúca Gruaige by Toru Matsuura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award in Dearadh Seodra Competition Category.

Cré-umhaSeodra· 2022

Polygon Crúca Gruaige

by Toru Matsuura

Client: Polygon Hair Claw

Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award Winner in Seodra Category

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The Design

About Polygon Crúca Gruaige

Is crúca gruaige é Polygon atá deartha le haghaidh stílithe gruaige laethúil. Tá cruth agus socrú na bhfáinní éagsúil ó ghnáth-chrúca gruaige, ionas gur féidir níos mó gruaige a choinneáil. Tá cruth agus socrú na bhfáinní faoi chosaint paitinní sna Stáit Aontaithe agus sa tSeapáin. Tá an bailiúchán déanta as alúmanam, rud a laghdaíonn an mheáchan i gcomparáid le crúcaí miotail níos luaithe. Fanann an corp níos éadroime san áit ina bhfuil sé níos faide agus laghdaíonn sé an neamhchompord a bhíonn mar thoradh ar chrúcaí troma. Forbraíodh an fhoirm le dearadh ríomhchuidithe, agus ansin rinneadh í le múnlaí rubair agus teilgeadh.

The Recognition

About the Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Polygon Crúca Gruaige Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí sármhaithe a mbíonn cruthaitheacht, aireagacht agus géarchúis mar shaintréithe acu. Is déantúsáin ghlic agus chruthaitheacha go suntasach iad buaiteoirí Cré-umha a dhearbhaíonn taithí fhairsing, samhlaíocht agus acmhainneacht a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Polygon Crúca Gruaige ina rud a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear, atá thar a bheith gairmiúil agus nuálach. Ionchorpraíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr san ealaín, san eolaíocht, sa dearadh agus sa teicneolaíocht, agus tá sé sármhaith as a aird ar mhionsonraí. Sásaíonn an dearadh Polygon Crúca Gruaige riachtanais go hálainn, bainíonn sé le mianta, cuireann sé draíocht ar mhothúcháin agus tarraingíonn sé fiosracht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Polygon hair claw is not the same hair claw as you see usual. Its unique shape of prong and placement enable to catch the hair more than normal hair claw. They got patent for this unique prong shape and placement in U.S and Japan.
This time they made its collection with aluminium which reduce the weight much more than previous metal claw. Therefore it holds and stay longer also ease the pain from the weight claw has. Polygon hair claw is the first hair claw ever made with aluminium.
Dimensions & Packaging: 60mm x 40mm x 70mm
Tags: hair accessories, hair clips, industrial, alminium,
Production Technology: It is designed with CAD. Then make rubber mold then casting.
Design Challenge: Placement of prongs since it is new challenging of reallocate the place of prongs, it takes several years to find the perfect position and degree of prongs.
Research: They studied popular styles and reviews from our past sales data and found out specific character among them , then they figured out what they need to have and don't for function. After that they made prototype using 3D CAD and made samples with 3D printer. Once they confirm how it works, made prototype with casting metal. After prototype is ready send them all to hair stylist and check if it holds well or not.
Inspiration: Matsuura co ., ltd has been making hair accessories for more than 140 years and it is important mission for them to develop something totally new.
Recently most of hair accessories are already developed enough and we haven't seen unique and functional new products for long time. It was important mission for them to create something new and functional products for this industry to keep progress. Polygon hair claw has a concept of "Back to the simple and functional" . Based on this concept they made this unique products.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2018 in Japan
Operation Flow: First they studied which function and design can be popular hair claw from their past sales data. then they figured out what is the best shape and function to catch the hair most. Then they develop this idea to the 3D CAD data. Then they casting several times and try using its prototype for 3years.
Patents: PATENT NUMBER
1653772　1653773　1653774　1653775　1653776
Team Members: Toru Matsuura , Koh Matsuura