Polygon Pinça pels by Toru Matsuura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Bronze in Joiòs Competition Category.

BronzeJoiòs· 2022

Polygon Pinça pels

by Toru Matsuura

Client: Polygon Hair Claw

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Joiòs Category

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The Design

About Polygon Pinça pels

Polygon es una pinça pels concebuda per la coiffura quotidiana. La forma e lo plaçament de las dents dson diferents d'aquelas d'una pinça pels estandarda, çò que permet de téner mai de pels. La forma e lo plaçament de las dents son protegits per de brevets als Estats Units e al Japon. La colleccion es fabricada en alumini, çò que redusís lo pes en comparason amb las ancianas pinças metalicas. Lo còs mai leugièr demòra en plaça mai longtemps e redusís l'incomoditat causada per las pinças pesugas. La forma foguèt desvolopada amb la concepcion assistida per ordenador, puèi realizada amb de motles de cauchoc e de fonderia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Polygon Pinça pels a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze, una reconeissença plan prestigiosa acordada a de designs excellents que se destrian per la creativitat, l'engenh e la finessa. Los ganhaires del Bronze son d'artefactes largament abils e sorprenentament creatius que provan la vasta experiéncia, l'imaginacion e l'engenhositat de lors designers. S'espèra que Polygon Pinça pels siá un objècte fòrça considerat, admirat e estimat, notablament professional e innovant. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze integra las melhoras practicas de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia e es excellent per son atencion al detalh. Polygon Pinça pels satisfa esplendidament los besonhs, toca los desirs, encanta los sentiments e interèssa la curiositat.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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
Team Members: Toru Matsuura , Koh Matsuura