Paco Llopis is a Master Chocolatier. An ingenious Craftsman constantly searching for new discoveries in flavors, textures and filling techniques in the world of \u201cbean-to-bar\u201d- an artisanal craft produced entirely under the makers control, in this case, using selected cocoa pods bought directly from local producers in Colombia and other Latin American countries.<\/p>\n
He came to us with the challenge of creating a new design and unique packaging that effectively communicates who he is and what he does, in other words, a design that represents invention and creativity.<\/p>\n
He already had a name for his product, Utopick: (a reference perhaps to the creators desire for unattainable perfection and, at the same time, a play on words \u201cyou to pick\u201d).<\/p>\n
He also had a symbol, a ship embodying the spirit of adventure and representing the long voyage the cocoa pods make to reach the Chocolatier – this being the same route taken by Spanish Explorers when they set sail and first brought them back in the Sixteenth Century.<\/p>\n
Engaged in the task of how to package the chocolate, we transformed the symbol into an origami boat, a moment that marked the birth of our solution.<\/p>\n
Utopick package their batches by hand so we created a unique way of folding the paper to wrap the bars. This is a hands-on process which is pure and authentic, embracing the traditions of a skilled craft that is free from the restraints of automation.<\/p>\n
The paper folds to create two triangles on the front of the design, each with their own colour and texture, personalizing every bar.<\/p>\n
The packaging opens and closes in a way that makes it easy to rewrap the chocolate making it appear untouched (it\u2019s well known that some people like to keep their chocolate addiction secret).<\/p>\n
We reproduced the same shapes on the bar, which is pre-cut into big triangles, once again taking advantage of the ships own geometry – the symbol of Utopick.<\/p>\n
A paper ship that\u2019s travelled from afar.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":13358,"template":"","class_list":["post-13323","work","type-work","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","works-home","works-all","works-packaging"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n