Centennial Primary Function: Cav Txhawb Yees Duab by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark

Centennial Primary Function: Cav Txhawb Yees Duab by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Tsim Koob Yees Duab thiab Khoom Siv Yees Duab Competition Category.

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Centennial Primary Function: Cav Txhawb Yees Duab

by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark

Client: Colorado Tripod Company

A' Design Award Nyiaj Winner in Khoom Siv Yees Duab Category

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The Design

About Centennial Primary Function: Cav Txhawb Yees Duab

Centennial yog ib lub cav txhawb yees duab loj nrab uas tsim los rau cov neeg yees duab teb chaws. Cov ceg yog muab kaum txheej carbon fiber los ua, xaiv vim nws muaj zog ntau tiam sis hnyav tsawg. Cov qhov txhos ceg thiab lub ncov saum toj yog CNC txaug los ntawm aluminum thiab hard anodized kom nplai du thiab tiv thaiv kev ntsais. Cov qhov contoured hauv cov khoom aluminum txo tau lub hnyav thaum tseem khaws cov qauv kom khov. Twist locks pab tso cov ceg tawm sai, thiab cov lever spring loaded hloov cov kaum ceg tau nrog ib txhais tes. Tus kab qauv nruab nrab tuaj yeem rho tawm rau kev yees cov duab ze rau hauv av.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Centennial Primary Function: Cav Txhawb Yees Duab yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Nyiaj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev tshaj li qub uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib siab, zoo nkauj thiab ua rau neeg xav tsis thoob. Cov neeg yeej Nyiaj yog cov haujlwm ci ntsa iab heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas qhia txog kev paub, kev txawj ntse thiab kev ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Centennial Primary Function: Cav Txhawb Yees Duab xav tias yuav yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus uas tsim rau qhia, tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab tob. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Nyiaj no yog ib qho khoom tsim uas pom tseeb heev thiab neeg qhuas uas pab tau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Centennial Primary Function: Cav Txhawb Yees Duab yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg coob xav tau, uas ua rau xav, coj kev xav zoo thiab ua rau xav tsis thoob thiab xav paub.

Behind the Design

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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