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Polygon Kthetërr Flokësh by Toru Matsuura

Polygon Kthetërr Flokësh by Toru Matsuura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Çmimi i Bronztë A' Design Award in Dizajni i Bizhuterisë Competition Category.


BronziBizhuteri· 2022

Polygon Kthetërr Flokësh

by Toru Matsuura

Client: Polygon Hair Claw

Çmimi i Bronztë A' Design Award Winner in Bizhuteri Category

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The Design

About Polygon Kthetërr Flokësh

Polygon është një kthetërr flokësh e krijuar për stilimin e përditshëm të flokëve. Forma dhe pozicionimi i dhëmbëzave ndryshojnë nga ato të një kthetërre standarde flokësh, duke bërë të mundur mbajtjen e më shumë flokëve. Forma dhe pozicionimi i dhëmbëzave janë të mbrojtura me patenta në Shtetet e Bashkuara dhe Japoni. Koleksioni është prodhuar prej alumini, i cili ul peshën në krahasim me kthetërrat metalike të mëparshme. Trupi më i lehtë qëndron më gjatë në vend dhe redukton pakëndshmërinë e shkaktuar nga kthetërrat e rënda. Forma u zhvillua me dizajn të asistuar nga kompjuteri, më pas u realizua me kallëpe gome dhe derdhje.

The Recognition

About the Çmimi i Bronztë A' Design Award

Polygon Kthetërr Flokësh është fitues i Çmimit të Bronztë A' Design Award, një njohje shumë prestigjioze që u akordohet dizajneve të shquara, të dalluara për krijimtari, shpikësi dhe mprehtësi. Fituesit e Bronztë janë objekte shumë të aftë dhe goditëse në krijimtarinë e tyre, që vërtetojnë përvojën e gjerë, imagjinatën dhe shkathtësinë e dizajnerëve të tyre. Polygon Kthetërr Flokësh pritet të jetë një objekt shumë i vlerësuar, i admiruar e i dashur, jashtëzakonisht profesional dhe inovativ. Ky dizajn fitues i Çmimit të Bronztë A' Design Award përfshin praktikat më të mira në art, shkencë, dizajn dhe teknologji dhe shquhet për vëmendjen ndaj detajeve. Polygon Kthetërr Flokësh i plotëson shkëlqyeshëm nevojat, prek dëshirat, magjepson ndjenjat dhe tërheq kureshtjen.

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

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Team Members
Toru Matsuura , Koh Matsuura

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