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Polygon Cakar Rambuik by Toru Matsuura

Polygon Cakar Rambuik by Toru Matsuura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Gangsa in Perhiasan Competition Category.


GangsaPerhiasan· 2022

Polygon Cakar Rambuik

by Toru Matsuura

Client: Polygon Hair Claw

A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Perhiasan Category

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The Design

About Polygon Cakar Rambuik

Teks Buku: Polygon marupokan cakar rambuik nan dirancang untuak penataan rambuik sahari-hari. Bantuak jo lataknyo cakuak (prong) babeda jo cakar rambuik biaso, sahinggo lebih banyak rambuik nan bisa dipacik. Bantuak jo lataknyo cakuak ko dilindungi dek paten di Amerika Sarikat jo Jepang. Koleksi ko dibuek dari aluminium, nan mambuek bobotnyo labiah ringan dibandiangkan jo cakar logam sabalunnyo. Badan nan labiah ringan ko manjadikan posisinyo tatap ta jago labiah lamo sarato mangurangi raso indak nyaman nan biasonyo disabaubkan dek cakar nan barek. Bantuaknyo dikambangkan jo bantuan disain komputer (computer-aided design), lalu dibuek malalui cetakan karet jo prosesar penuangan (casting).

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gangsa

Polygon Cakar Rambuik adolah pamenang A' Design Award Gangsa, sabuah pangakuan nan sangaik bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan nan cemerlang nan dicirikan dek kreativitas, kacerdikan jo kabijaksanaan. Pamenang Gangsa adolah karya nan cukuik mahir jo kreatif sacaro mangesankan nan mamastikan pangalaman nan luas, imajinasi jo kacerdikan parancangnyo. Polygon Cakar Rambuik dipaokan manjadi bando nan sangaik dihormati, dikagumi jo disayangi, nan profesional jo inovatif sacaro nampak. Rancangan nan manang Gangsa iko mamuek praktik tabaik dalam seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi jo cemerlang dalam parhatian ka rincian. Polygon Cakar Rambuik mamanuhi kaparluan jo elok, manyantuah karinduan, mamikaik parasaan jo manarik raso ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Polygon hair claw is not the same hair claw as you see usual. Its unique shape of prong and placement enable to catch the hair more than normal hair claw. They got patent for this unique prong shape and placement in U.S and Japan.
This time they made its collection with aluminium which reduce the weight much more than previous metal claw. Therefore it holds and stay longer also ease the pain from the weight claw has. Polygon hair claw is the first hair claw ever made with aluminium.
Dimensions & Packaging
60mm x 40mm x 70mm
Tags
hair accessories, hair clips, industrial, alminium,
Production Technology
It is designed with CAD. Then make rubber mold then casting.
Design Challenge
Placement of prongs since it is new challenging of reallocate the place of prongs, it takes several years to find the perfect position and degree of prongs.
Research
They studied popular styles and reviews from our past sales data and found out specific character among them , then they figured out what they need to have and don't for function. After that they made prototype using 3D CAD and made samples with 3D printer. Once they confirm how it works, made prototype with casting metal. After prototype is ready send them all to hair stylist and check if it holds well or not.
Inspiration
Matsuura co ., ltd has been making hair accessories for more than 140 years and it is important mission for them to develop something totally new.
Recently most of hair accessories are already developed enough and we haven't seen unique and functional new products for long time. It was important mission for them to create something new and functional products for this industry to keep progress. Polygon hair claw has a concept of "Back to the simple and functional" . Based on this concept they made this unique products.
Project Duration
The project started in June 2018 in Japan
Operation Flow
First they studied which function and design can be popular hair claw from their past sales data. then they figured out what is the best shape and function to catch the hair most. Then they develop this idea to the 3D CAD data. Then they casting several times and try using its prototype for 3years.
Patents
PATENT NUMBER
1653772 1653773 1653774 1653775 1653776

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Team Members
Toru Matsuura , Koh Matsuura

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