Chocolate Paint by Nendo

Design studio Nendo has created a set of chocolate paints for Seibu department store in Japan. Styled to look like a box of oil paints, the chocolate shells each contain a different flavoured syrup, shown by the colour on the label.

Nendo describes the project as "a design that combines the childhood excitement of opening a new box of paints and the thrill of opening a box of chocolates you've been given unexpectedly."

Photos are by Ayao Yamazaki.

For more design innovations in chocolate, including Nendo's chocolate pencils, which can be sharpened to make fresh chocolate shavings, Homebuildlife subscribers can read our trend report Designer Chocolate.