The Art of Chocolate
Bean-to-bar, small batch, craft, artisan, micro-batch chocolate; whatever you call it, each one boils down to the same idea of a new way of making chocolate. In this house we make chocolate with love, and we invite you to taste it in our cozy tasting room. You can also visit our chocolate workshop located in the basement of the building and learn about the processes of making delicious chocolate from the cocoa beans to the final bars.
About The Project
A few years ago I visited Cadbury World in Birmingham, UK. I was very impressed by the industrial manufacturing process of chocolate. After that, in 2021, I had started to research the artisan process and I’d discovered a whole world of craft chocolate makers. I’ve learned all the steps from the cocoa beans to the final bar of chocolate, including how the machines involved in each part of the process work. With all that information I made a very successful project for Lego Ideas which I called ‘The House of Chocolate’. Unfortunately it wasn’t selected in the review phase but I always thought about the great potential of the idea. A stand-alone thematic building that can be displayable, playable and educational at the same time. In some way, while you build Lego set, you learn and awake curiosity about how the chocolate that we like so much is made.
So I decided to start a new design from scratch for BDP Series 3 using that same concept of ‘House of Chocolate’, a very challenging and at the same time exciting experience. I’ve put all my efforts in making an interesting small building with many different textures, roof techniques and a bit complex baseplate. This time I’ve also increased the importance of the figure of the master chocolatier, who is the artisan that carries this small batch business of chocolate with the help of his two faithful assistants.
