Centennial 撮影用三脚 by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銀賞 in カメラ・写真機器デザイン Competition Category.
銀写真機器· 2020
Centennial 撮影用三脚
by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark
Client: Colorado Tripod Company
A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in 写真機器 Category
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The Design
About Centennial 撮影用三脚
Centennialは、風景写真家のために設計された中型三脚です。脚には、強度重量比の高さから選ばれた10層構造のカーボンファイバーを採用しています。脚部の関節部と上部のアペックスはアルミニウムからCNC加工で削り出され、滑らかな仕上がりと耐食性を実現するためにハードアノダイズ処理を施しています。アルミパーツに設けられた曲面形状の肉抜き穴は、構造の剛性を保ちながら軽量化を図ります。ツイストロックにより脚を素早く展開でき、スプリング内蔵のレバーによって片手で脚の開脚角度を調整できます。センターポールは取り外すことができ、地面すれすれのローアングル撮影にも対応します。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銀賞
Centennial 撮影用三脚は、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Centennial 撮影用三脚は、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Centennial 撮影用三脚は、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。
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
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