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I went about the branding of my finished outcome by picturing it in its context, and found that like original concept that it was derived from as a cafe stool, the obvious place it could be found is in a contemporary cafe. From there I thought of branding it as a concept cafe brand "coffeeME". i went with colours that i felt reflected the feel of a contemporary cafe with two contrasting fonts to reflect the old and new. I placed the brand name on the stool, and also placed some stools in the context of a cafe, to help create the right feel for the stool.
I am very happy with my final outcome, the design as a whole works well with the concept of a cafe stool as it works well within the context of a contemporary cafe.
I decided the appropriate size for a handle would be 50mm by 90mm. I began to experiment with different styles of handles that would work for this design.I found that I didn't want to just create a hole for a handle but to create a handle that is both aesthetically and ergonomically pleasing.With this in mind I thought of creating a handle that curves inside to the shape of the hand once used.I created the handle design by cutting through the board with the above dimensions along the sides and along the bottom. on the back side of the board I peeled off the skin to the shape. I then heated the honeycomb till the glue is soft, and then curved the strip to my desired curve shape.

I am very happy with the outcome of the handle, i find it comfortable to use and aesthetically pleasing.