Centennial 摄影三脚架 by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 银奖 in 相机与摄影器材设计 Competition Category.
银摄影器材· 2020
Centennial 摄影三脚架
by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark
Client: Colorado Tripod Company
A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 摄影器材 Category
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The Design
About Centennial 摄影三脚架
Centennial（百年）是一款专为风光摄影师打造的中型三脚架。脚管采用十层碳纤维制成，正是看中其出色的强度重量比。脚管关节与顶部云台座由铝材经CNC精密加工而成，并做硬质阳极氧化处理，兼具细腻质感与优异的抗腐蚀性能。铝制部件上的仿形镂空孔在保持结构刚性的同时有效减轻了重量。旋钮式锁扣可实现脚管的快速展开，弹簧式扳扣则支持单手调节脚管开合角度。中轴可拆卸，便于进行贴近地面的低角度拍摄。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 银奖
Centennial 摄影三脚架是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Centennial 摄影三脚架将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Centennial 摄影三脚架是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。
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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