Centennial Tríchosach Grianghrafadóireachta by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark

Centennial Tríchosach Grianghrafadóireachta by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Duais Airgid A' Design Award in Dearadh Trealaimh Grianghrafadóireachta Competition Category.

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Centennial Tríchosach Grianghrafadóireachta

by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark

Client: Colorado Tripod Company

Duais Airgid A' Design Award Winner in Trealamh Grianghrafadóireachta Category

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The Design

About Centennial Tríchosach Grianghrafadóireachta

Is tríchosach meánmhéide é Centennial atá deartha do ghrianghrafadóirí tírdhreacha. Tá na cosa déanta as snáithín carbóin deich sraithe, a roghnaíodh de bharr a chóimheasa neart-le-meáchan. Déantar na hailt cos agus an buaic uachtarach a mheaisíniú le CNC ó alúmanam agus déantar iad a chrua-anóidiú le haghaidh bailchríoch mín agus friotaíocht in aghaidh creimeadh. Laghdaíonn poill fhaoisimh sna páirteanna alúmanaim an meáchan agus an struchtúr á choinneáil docht ag an am céanna. Ligeann glais chasta na cosa a leathadh go tapa, agus coigeartaíonn luamháin le loingeáin spriongluchtaithe uillinneacha na gcos le lámh amháin. Is féidir an colún lárnach a bhaint le haghaidh grianghraf a thógáil gar don talamh.

The Recognition

About the Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Centennial Tríchosach Grianghrafadóireachta Duais Airgid A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí ardchaighdeáin, álainn agus drámatach. Is saothair thar a bheith drithleacha agus an-chruthaitheach iad buaiteoirí Airgid a léiríonn saineolas, tallann agus géarchúis shármhaith a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Centennial Tríchosach Grianghrafadóireachta ina shaothar iontach, ina léiriú sampla, thar a bheith gairmiúil agus go domhain nuálach. Is aireagán an-suntasach, ionadmhuirthe é an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Airgid A' Design Award a dhéanann leas do theorainneacha na healaíne, na heolaíochta, an deartha agus na teicneolaíochta agus a chuireann chun cinn iad. Is cruthú é an dearadh Centennial Tríchosach Grianghrafadóireachta a bhfuil formad mór leis, a mhúsclaíonn mianta, a thugann mothúcháin dhearfacha agus a adhnann iontas agus ionadh.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Centennial is a midsized carbon fiber tripod with machined aluminum legs joints and apex. Contoured holes in the aluminum parts reduce weight while maintaining structural rigidity. Twist locks make leg deployment quick and easy and leg angle adjustments can be performed with one hand via spring loaded levers. The tripod can be used with or without a center column.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height Without Center Column: 127 cm /
Max Height With Center Column: 158 cm /
Collapsed Length: 52 cm /
Minimum Height: 8.4 cm /
Weight Without Center Column: 1315 g /
Weight With Center Column: 1496 g
Tags: tripod, photography, camera, outdoor,
Production Technology: 10 layer carbon fiber was used for the tripod legs because of its strength-to-weight properties. The leg joints and top apex were CNC machined and hard anodized to provide a smooth finish and corrosion resistance.
Inspiration: The Centennial is an everyday, lightweight tripod for landscape photographers. The design is focused on ease of use and stability while keeping the aesthetic clean and minimalistic. Weight is a big concern for photographers taking their tripod in the field, so the apex and top joints are engineered to remove material without compromising rigidity. We studied carbon fiber weaves and construction to ensure the Centennial legs were optimized for strength and weight.
Project Duration: The project began in mid 2018 and completed in June 2018 with all design and engineering taking place in Denver, CO
Operation Flow: The Centennial tripod legs can be deployed using the three twist locks and the angles adjusted using the spring-loaded levers located on the top joint. These two operations allow the user to level the tripod on uneven ground and adjust the height. The Centennial has a center column which can extend the height to its maximum or the column can be removed to take pictures very close to the ground. At any angle or height the Centennial provides stability and rigidity needed to produce sharp photographs.
Team Members: Graham Clark
Thomas Cassaro