Luxury Custom Chocolate Sculptures & Artistic Commissions
Gerhard Petzl is an internationally awarded chocolate artist specializing in bespoke chocolate sculptures, luxury edible art installations, corporate showpieces, and custom artistic commissions for clients worldwide.
commissioned - Peony chocolate flowers, Italy
Title: "Peony flowers"
Created for a private client who wanted to surprise his beloved girlfriend with a very special 100% chocolate gift, not coloured - just naturally flavoured with freeze-dried Raspberry powder and different shades of pinkish tones!
The artwork was produced in Switzerland, and then brought to Paris, the city of love. Even the heat of July could not harm this sweet surprise, as it was transported in an insulated box for protection!
What an exquisite, unique and custom-made artwork!
Commission a Custom Chocolate Sculpture
Gerhard Petzl creates bespoke chocolate sculptures and luxury edible art for collectors, luxury brands, corporate events, hospitality projects, exhibitions, and private commissions worldwide.
Each sculpture is individually designed and handcrafted to transform ideas into extraordinary edible artworks.
Whether for a luxury event, brand activation, television production, wedding, museum installation, or exclusive gift, every project is developed in close collaboration with the client.
Fine art chocolate sculpture, Germany
Title: "Porsche design study"
Created for a Client`s desire for an unique chocolate design concept, who wanted to surprise his business partner with this very special fine-art chocolate gift in the shape of a Porsche car.
What a luxurious and beautiful gift and way of enjoying chocolate as a custom-made artwork!
Custom order - architectural model, Germany
Title: "La Sagrada Familia" (Barcelona)
Produced for a private client who gave the cathedral as a gift to his lawyer for winning his case. The lawyer donated the artwork then to a children orphanage in Germany. The story of this very special donation made it even to the local newspapers and brought many smiles and joy to the children there.
What a sweet surprise for the children !
Life-Size Chocolate Sculptures, TV-project,
PRO7 (Galileo), Germany
German television station PRO7 confronted Gerhard with an exciting challenge idea when they requested that he should carve a life-size woman from a massive block of chocolate within 48 hours – in front of rolling cameras.
The producers asked – is it doable?
Gerhard took the challenge and got to work…
Start: 220 kg (485 lbs) chocolate block
End: 180 kg (397 lbs) finished
Size: 1.82 m (ca. 6 ft.)
International Chocolate Art Installations - Unilever, Magnum gold, Indonesia
Product-launch: Magnum gold
For the press conference of the newly introduced "Magnum gold" Ice cream lolly, Gerhard was asked to create a unique artwork with pleasurable items integrated in it to showcase the luxury of the product.
Over 40 different media representatives and the presentation of this incredible artwork made the event a full success.
Production time: 1 week
Private Client: Architectural Chocolate Model of a Residential Home
A private client commissioned Gerhard Petzl to recreate his newly built dream home as a bespoke miniature architectural model in chocolate — a surprise gift for his wife.
The sculpture was designed with hidden chocolates inside, allowing the house to be “opened” and enjoyed piece by piece, beginning with the roof.
The custom chocolate artwork was handcrafted in Switzerland and later delivered to Italy.
Dreaming of Your Own House or Castle in Chocolate?
Gerhard Petzl creates one-of-a-kind architectural chocolate sculptures for private clients, luxury events and special occasions.
Feel free to get in touch to discuss your custom project.
First Swiss wristwatch (1868)
Produced for a Corporate client event in Salt Lake City, USA.
They really enjoyed the beauty of the watch, not just to see it in history books. No, this time in real, in chocolate and even covered in real gold.
Heart, what do you need more?
Custom order - Chocolate bust, USA
Private client: Chocolate bust as a gift for his fashion designer partner, in the UK.
Custom order - Chocolate trucks, Germany
Business client:
Two solid chocolate trucks for a transportation company in Germany.
Corporate client - Cailler, Nestlé, Switzerland
"Out-of-the-box" French chocolate experience
Produced for a Corporate client in Switzerland as a farewell gift for and its new Country Manager for France. All the things the person will hopefully miss of Switzerland: The Swiss mountains and Swiss milk chocolate.
Topped up by future taste of French macarons, a painters palette, a heart made out of tiny roses and of course the Eiffel tower- all made out of chocolate!
Corporate client - IDEO U, Chicago, USA
Corporate Client: The client requested a chocolate tooth in chocolate as the supported a dentist. And I guess as I have titled the artwork "Caries" it is quite "spot on" and ironic.
Location: Chicago, USA
Hotel chain - Corporate client, Austria
Intercontinental hotel: The client requested a chocolate showpiece for the New-Opening of a hotel.
Location: Loipersdorf, Austria
Support of Culinary National Team, Switzerland
Culinary National Team of Switzerland
A hand-carved chocolate artwork by Swiss based chocolate artist Gerhard Petzl as a support for the showpiece of the Swiss National Team, as shown at the Culinary Olympics competition in Berlin. The stunning result was a 'Gold medal" for it. What a sweet surprise!
Commission a Custom Chocolate Sculpture
Gerhard Petzl creates bespoke chocolate sculptures and luxury edible art for collectors, luxury brands, corporate events, hospitality projects, exhibitions, and private commissions worldwide.
Each sculpture is individually designed and handcrafted to transform ideas into extraordinary edible artworks.
Whether for a luxury event, brand activation, television production, wedding, museum installation, or exclusive gift, every project is developed in close collaboration with the client.