THE CHOCOLATE ROOM
Halle/Saale, Germany (2017)
The oldest chocolate museum in Halle/Saale, Germany of the well known 'Halloren' chocolate factory decided to upgrade their existing chocolate room with the production of completely new objects in solid chocolate and asked Gerhard to be the project Manager of such huge task. Together with his team and the 'Pralineum' Chocolatier team of Halloren they managed to deliver an incredible and maybe Germany's most impressive chocolate room with 1450 kg of chocolate used in around 5000 working hours.
Company owner Mr. Ernst David sitting at his desk surrounded by his working documents. Next to him a coffee table with lots of goodies on it, representing the golden years of the famous 'Mignon' product which enabled the company a fast growing development of the company and a solid foundation for future investments. With the introduction of the famous 'Halloren' ball an iconic product was in place, even until today.
Workshop:
Chocolate room by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenzimmer von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate room by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenzimmer von Gerhard Petzl
Mr. Ernst David in chocolate details suit Herr Ernst David in Schokolade- Details Sakko
Decomposing finished sculpture again for transportation reasons Zerteilung der fertigen Skulptur für Transport nach Deutschland
Both legs were transported by train to Germany. Die Gebeine wurden mit dem Zug nach DE gebracht.
Unexpected sunshine in the studio. Unerwarteter Sonnenschein im Atelier.
Chocolate sculpture by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenskulptur von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate sculpture by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenskulptur von Gerhard Petzl
Life sized chocolate sculpture by Gerhard Petzl Lebensgrosse Schokoladenskulptur von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate sculpture by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenskulptur von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate sculpture by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenskulptur von Gerhard Petzl
Life sized chocolate sculpture by Gerhard Petzl Lebensgrosse Schokoladenskulptur von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate art by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenkunst von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate art by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenkunst von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate art by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenkunst von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate art by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenkunst von Gerhard Petzl
Massive chocolate couch (550 pounds) by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladen Sofa (250 kg) von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate couch by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladen-Sofa von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate art by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenkunst von Gerhard Petzl
Massive chocolate couch (550 pounds) by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladen Sofa (250 kg) von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate desk by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladen Schreibtisch von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate desk by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladen Schreibtisch von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate art by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenkunst von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate art by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenkunst von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate art by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenkunst von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate fire by Gerhard Petzl Feuer aus Schokolade von Gerhard Petzl
Fire in chocolate by Gerhard Petzl Feuer aus Schokolade von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate fire by Gerhard Petzl Feuer aus Schokolade von Gerhard Petzl
Fireplace in chocolate by Gerhard Petzl Offener Kamin aus Schokolade von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate art by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenkunst von Gerhard Petzl
The required list of new objects needed: - 1 desk (1:1 copy of the existing one in wood)
- 1 chair (1:1 copy of the existing one in wood)
- 1 life-sized sculpture of founder Mr. Ernst David
- 1 Couch
- 1 oval coffee table (similar to an existing one in wood)
- Multiple objects for the table - cake, glasses, cups, underlines, plates, fruit platter, jars etc.
- 1 fireplace (including fire)
- 2 Picture frames in chocolate with edible photos
- 3 black desk sheets with golden ornaments
- pen, pen holder and ink dryer plus multiple edible documents for the desk
- 1 carpet (was unplanned but added during production)
The renovation of existing objects from the previous room:
- 1 Cembalo
- 1 Book shelf
- Multiple books and objects
- 1 cat on pillow
- The new design and colours of the chocolate sprayed wall and panels of the entire room.
Finished room:
Chocolate room by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenzimmer von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate room by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenzimmer von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate room by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenzimmer von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate art by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenkunst von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate room by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenzimmer von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate room by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenzimmer von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate room by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenzimmer von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate room by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenzimmer von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate room by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenzimmer von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate fireplace by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenfeuer von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate room by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenzimmer von Gerhard Petzl
Chocolate room by Gerhard Petzl Schokoladenzimmer von Gerhard Petzl
Opening ceremony and team:
Petzl and Halloren Team
Chocolate art in Halle, Germany Schokoladenkunst in Halle, Deutschland
Chocolate art in Halle, Germany Schokoladenkunst in Halle, Deutschland
Chocolate art at Halloren chocolate museum in Halle, Germany Schokoladenkunst im Halloren Schokoladenmuseum in Halle, Deutschland
Chocolate art at Halloren chocolate museum in Halle, Germany Schokoladenkunst im Halloren Schokoladenmuseum in Halle, Deutschland
Big THANK YOU to organiser Mr. Ingo Beljan, museum director who made this all happen.
Chocolate art at Halloren chocolate museum in Halle, Germany Schokoladenkunst im Halloren Schokoladenmuseum in Halle, Deutschland
Chocolate art at Halloren chocolate museum in Halle, Germany Schokoladenkunst im Halloren Schokoladenmuseum in Halle, Deutschland
Chocolate art at Halloren chocolate museum in Halle, Germany Schokoladenkunst im Halloren Schokoladenmuseum in Halle, Deutschland
Chocolate art at Halloren chocolate museum in Halle, Germany Schokoladenkunst im Halloren Schokoladenmuseum in Halle, Deutschland
Simon-Karl Klasnic and Marian Izsak
One of the many publications (Austria) Eine der zahlreichen Publikationen (Österreich)
Many thanks to my great team in the background and especially to my Asst. Mr. Simon-Karl Klasnic, who supported me strongly on all the hard tasks and long hours, which were necessary to finish in time for the Opening.