Design
Design for a living world 2
Ideas
Consumer products
In Costa Rica, the Bribri women of Talamanca are growing organic cacao and making chocolate. Unlike monoculture farming, their cacao plants grow in the natural ecosystem, surrounded within a rich biodiversity, and conserve the nature and land they inhabit. As their cocoa farms expand, so does the conservation of native rainforest. The main product is ground cacao patties: the size of a hockey-puck and formed by hand, they are 100% cacao – no sugar added – and the only ingredient needed to make the wonderful hot cacao drink. Our task was to convert these patties into a marketable packaged product. We created an ecosystem that included a logo, resealable packaging (inspired by the burlap sacs used to store raw cacao beans made locally, natural and biodegradable, reusable, organic), and an accessory tool used to break-down the hardened patties and brew the hot cacao drink.