Centennial Primary Function: Ihe Ndabere Foto (Tripod) by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark

Centennial Primary Function: Ihe Ndabere Foto (Tripod) by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Igwe Foto na Ngwá Ọrụ Ise Foto Competition Category.

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Centennial Primary Function: Ihe Ndabere Foto (Tripod)

by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark

Client: Colorado Tripod Company

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha Winner in Ngwá Ọrụ Ise Foto Category

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The Design

About Centennial Primary Function: Ihe Ndabere Foto (Tripod)

Centennial bụ tripod nke etiti nha e mere maka ndị na-ese foto ala. E mere ụkwụ ya site na carbon fiber nwere oyi mkpụrụ iri, nke a họpụtara maka mmekọrịta ike ya na ịdị arọ. E ji igwe CNC mepụta njikọ ụkwụ ya na elu apex ya site na aluminom ma jiri hard anodize mee ka ọ dị larịị ma nwee ike iguzogide nchara. Oghere e sere na akụkụ aluminom na-ebelata ịdị arọ ma na-echekwa ka ihe owuwu ya sie ike. Mkpọchi ntụgharị na-eme ka mwepụta ụkwụ dị ngwa, na levers e tinyere spring na-edozi akụkụ ụkwụ site n'iji otu aka. Enwere ike iwepụ kọlụm etiti maka foto e sere nso n'ala.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

Centennial Primary Function: Ihe Ndabere Foto (Tripod) meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Centennial Primary Function: Ihe Ndabere Foto (Tripod) ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Centennial Primary Function: Ihe Ndabere Foto (Tripod) bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

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