Blockazo Chocolate Bar for Sharing | Architecture Inspiration
Blockazo Chocolate Bar for Sharing by Guillermo Dufranc

Blockazo Chocolate Bar for Sharing

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2022

Beginning with spatial orientation, this photograph presents a close view of a chocolate bar surface extending across the entire frame, with the camera positioned at a moderately elevated angle looking down and across the chocolate's gridded landscape, allowing viewers to comprehend both the overall pattern and individual square details simultaneously, the dominant material filling most of the visual field consists of molded chocolate in rich brown tones that might be described as deep coffee-brown or cocoa-brown, possessing the warmth of well-brewed espresso or polished mahogany wood, this chocolate surface divides into a regular grid of raised square segments, each roughly equal in size, perhaps imagining them as about the diameter of a large coin or small biscuit if you were to touch one, the individual squares do not present as flat surfaces but rather as three-dimensional forms with gently sloping beveled edges that rise from deeper channels separating each module, creating a landscape of ridges and valleys, if you were to run your fingertip across this surface, you would feel your finger dip into the slight grooves between squares and rise over the elevated central portion of each segment, the chocolate exhibits a subtle glossiness suggesting smoothness similar to satin fabric or polished stone, not mirror-bright but possessing gentle sheen that would feel cool and slightly slick to touch, within the central zone of the composition, positioned somewhat right of center and occupying several squares' worth of space, raised letters emerge from the chocolate surface spelling words in capital letters, these characters possess dimensionality, standing slightly proud of the surrounding surface like embossed text on thick paper or carved inscription on wood, creating shadows along their edges that define their three-dimensional presence, the background against which this entire chocolate landscape appears presents as brilliant sunny yellow, vibrant and saturated like the color of fresh lemons, sunflower petals, or golden afternoon sunlight, this yellow occupies the areas surrounding the chocolate mass, visible primarily along the top edge and scattered through gaps between chocolate squares, creating strong color contrast that makes the browns appear particularly rich and the composition feel energetic and cheerful, lighting arrives from the upper left area, washing across the chocolate surface at an angle that creates graduated illumination, the raised ridges and beveled edges catch this light directly, appearing lighter brown with warm highlights suggesting the color of milk chocolate or caramel, while the recessed channels between squares fall into cooler shadow displaying deeper brown tones similar to dark chocolate or coffee grounds, this interplay of light and shadow gives the chocolate surface dramatic dimensionality, making the geometric pattern read as tangible relief rather than flat design, fine linear details become visible within many of the square centers, appearing as delicate horizontal striations or subtle texture variations like the grain in finished wood or the weave in fine fabric, adding visual interest at intimate viewing scale, the photograph maintains sharpest focus in the central area where the embossed lettering appears, here every edge reads crisply and surface details emerge with clarity, moving toward the corners and edges of the frame, the focus softens gradually, creating gentle blur that suggests the chocolate surface extends beyond the visible frame boundaries while keeping attention centered on the middle zone, overall the image conveys a sense of carefully controlled warmth, the chocolate appearing inviting and appetizing, its surface suggesting the satisfying snap and smoothness of quality confection, the bright yellow surround contributing feelings of optimism and pleasure, together creating a sensory impression of something designed to be shared and enjoyed, the geometric regularity of the pattern provides visual satisfaction through its ordered repetition while the dimensional relief and lighting variations prevent monotony, offering constantly shifting play of light across the landscape of molded squares.

Blockazo is a one of its kind 1kg chocolate bar specially designed for sharing and breaking it up into big chunks of chocolate resulting in an unforgettable consumer experience. The inspiration came from the construction industry and concrete since this huge chocolate bar is like a big building that needs to be demolished to be consumed. The bar is made of chocolate with peanuts and its packaging is made of a flexible mix of PP and PE. The result of the product design is an extraordinary consumer experience that incites to break the huge chocolate bar in romboidal shapes.