As part of the Vitra Design Museum's exhibition 'Confrontations: Contemporary Dutch Design', Dutch design studio Wieki Somers collaborated with chocolatier Rafael Mutter to create a new innovative way of experiencing chocolate. The exhibition was dedicated to a number of innovative Dutch designers whose experimental methods were similar to Gerrit Rietvilds, the renowned Dutch furniture designer and architect.

The team collaborated to create the 'Chocolate Mill',  a large cylindrical block of chocolate from which thin shavings of chocolate were carved off using a rotating crank-turned blade. The chocolate was imprinted with a series of images (from a dancing couple to an African Bobo mask) so that as each layer was removed, a new design was revealed, creating a 'flip-book' effect.

As the designers explain, ' chocolate stimulates our senses and our brain at the same time...we sometimes forget how astounding it is. We wanted to inject a new excitement and enjoyment into chocolate by changing some rules: a new way of eating and sharing chocolate.'

It's an interesting project which explores new experiences, ritual and process. Check it out here.