Graphic designer Fabio Bartali had the idea to make a chocolate pilcrow (¶ = end of paragraph sign). With a few sketches, he came to the CabFabLab to figure out the best way to bring his project to life.
Our intern Sjors helped Fabio design a 3D model in SolidWorks. We then assisted Fabio in working with the CNC router to machine the positive mold for the silicone resin. This mold was used to create a negative silicone mold to produce the chocolate character.
Fabio sent the chocolate pilcrow to his clients as a holiday gift. This project was partly inspired by Hans Wisbrun’s ChocoPi project. And don’t forget to check out Fabio’s project log on his blog (in Dutch).
Fabio’s original sketch of the mold.
The rendered 3D model of the pilcrow mold in SolidWorks.
The finishing pass on the CNC router.
Pouring silicone into the master mold.
Liquid white chocolate solidifying inside the silicone molds.
The end product: plenty of chocolate pilcrows in 3 different types of chocolate!
Check out our photostream for more photos of the Chocolate Pilcrow and the process. We would love to hear about your ideas and projects regarding food fabrication. Let us know if you need any help with your next project!
who does not love chocolates anyway, chocolates are so tasty and yummy~*`
Posted by Ben Griffiths on August 30th, 2010.
First of all I am impressed when companies want to give a gift to their employees. How brilliant that he wanted to create something unique and fill it with peoples favorite thing, chocolate.
Posted by Frank Foodie on May 11th, 2011.