The brand board looks at products BOS currently has on the market while further understanding their brand identity and what they are trying to achieve as a sustainable brand.
Research into processes like metal and plastic furnaces as a possible starting point for inspiration.
Looking at precedent stools currently on the market as well as other upcycled products.
Anthropometric and ergonomic study was done to determine seating requirements for the average South African.
Once all research stages were done, ideation of stools through the use of drawings began. These A2 hand drawings allowed for exploration of possible designs and ultimately the final design solution.
Scale and proportion of the final stool.
For my stool I design and built a home made foundry which allowed me to melt down aluminum cans and ultimately cast my stool legs.
The foundry is coal driven usning a hair dryer to blow air in, this egnites the coals and allows the foundry to run at higher tempretures.
Through the use of lost foam casting the aluminum legs are made.
Once cooled the cast legs can be removed from the mould.
The stool has been designed that it has the ability to be stacked for storage purposes.
The final working stool.
The aim of this project was to ultimately design as product that is both functional and ergonomic while trying to address sustainability. For my stool I looked at how I could recycle a material and change the way that material was originally being used. I ultimately choose to recycle aluminum cans to create the legs of the stool, this allows for a DIY aspect, rather than just throwing their cans away this process allows people to create anything.
On taking the stool back to bos they asked me to tweak the design to better allign with the BOS Brand identity. I decided on grinding down the rough edges and powder coating the legs BOS red.
Final stool as seen at the BOS stand at 100% design in Johannesburg.
