Hiriwa Taputapu Whakaahua · 2020
Centennial Tupou Whakaahua
by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark
- A' Design Award Hiriwa 2020 in Taputapu Whakaahua
- CLIENT: Colorado Tripod Company
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 37,693
- Verification code 25774D811D · Verify this award
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About Centennial Tupou Whakaahua
Ko Centennial he tuara āhua-waenga i hoahoatia mō ngā kaiwhakaahua whenua. He muka waro tekau paparanga ngā waewae, i kōwhiritia mō tōna āhei kaha ki te taumaha. Ko ngā hononga waewae me te tihi runga i mahia mā te miihini CNC mai i te konumohe, ā, i whakaanotia mārōtia hei whakapai i te mata me te ārai i te waikuratanga. Ko ngā kōhao whakatairitea i roto i ngā wāhanga konumohe ka whakaiti i te taumaha, engari ka mau tonu te mārōtanga o te hanganga. Ka taea e ngā rakapa hurihuri te tere hora o ngā waewae, ā, ka whakatikatika ngā waewae kōhaki puna i ngā koki waewae mā te ringa kotahi. Ka taea te tango i te pou pokapū mō ngā whakaahua ka tangohia e tata ana ki te whenua.
About the A' Design Award Hiriwa
Ko Centennial Tupou Whakaahua te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Centennial Tupou Whakaahua he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Centennial Tupou Whakaahua he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.
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- 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.
