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The Chocolate Bookends

Artisan Collection

WITH ALBERTO ESSESI IN LOS ANGELES

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Our limited-edition Artisan Collection features two sculptural, hand-polished aluminum bookends, crafted by designer Alberto Essesi. Together, they cradle four Dandelion 70% single-origin chocolate bars, celebrating the beauty of everyday rituals and moments of pause, savoring, and connection.

Inspired by his own daily ritual of enjoying single-origin chocolate, Alberto designed this beautifully functional form exclusively for Dandelion, to transform fleeting tastings into lasting, meaningful experiences. Crafted with care to live beautifully in your space, the set honors chocolate as both a culinary and a cultural object,  inviting you to savor, share, and celebrate.

included in this assortment

This set includes: 

  • Two sculptural, hand-polished aluminum bookends 
  • 70% Río Samaria, Mexico, 2026 Harvest, Batch 1
  • 70% Zorzal Comunitario, Dominican Republic, 2025 Harvest, Batch 1
  • 70% Tumaco, Colombia, 2025 Harvest, Batch 1
  • 70% Costa Esmeraldas, Ecuador, 2023 Harvest, Batch 1
INGREDIENTS & ALLERGENS

Cocoa beans, cane sugar

WEIGHT
7.9 oz (225 g)
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Kosher

Vegan

Nut-Free

Peanut-Free

Gluten-Free

Dairy-Free

Dandelion Chocolate The Chocolate Bookends
The Chocolate Bookends
A geometric metal sculpture resembling a house shape on a gray background.

SCULPTURAL,
HAND-POLISHED ALUMINUM BOOKENDS

Crafted by hand in Mexico City, these bookends by Alberto Essesi blend sculptural design with everyday ritual. Holding four Dandelion 70% chocolate bars, they transform simple moments of tasting into an intentional, sensory experience. Craftsmanship, ritual, and chocolate come together in a single striking set.

Four tasting experiences

Unwrapped Dandelion Chocolate chocolate bar

70%

AMBANJA

MADAGASCAR

tasting notes: chocolate mousse, yogurt, fresh plum

Unwrapped Dandelion Chocolate chocolate bar

70%

ZORZAL COMUNITARIO

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

tasting notes: Black Forest cake, darjeeling tea

Unwrapped Dandelion Chocolate chocolate bar

70%

TUMACO

COLOMBIA

tasting notes: chocolate-covered almonds, clover honey

Unwrapped Dandelion Chocolate chocolate bar

70%

RANSIKI

INDONESIA

tasting notes: chocolate-covered raisin, yogurt, almond

Unwrapped bar Unwrapped bar

70%

Río Samaria

mexico

tasting notes: plum jam, champurrado, tobacco leaf

Unwrapped bar Unwrapped bar

70%

ZORZAL COMUNITARIO

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

tasting notes: decadent chocolate cake, yogurt, tamarind

Unwrapped bar Unwrapped bar

70%

TUMACO

COLOMBIA

tasting notes: dark chocolate cake, whipped cream, roasted peanuts

Unwrapped bar Unwrapped bar

70%

Costa Esmeraldas

Ecuador

tasting notes: s’more, toasted almond, blueberry

about our collaborator
Alberto Assesi and Directer of Assesi, Anna Esses

Alberto Essesi and Director of Essesi, Anna Esses

ALBERTO ESSESI

Los Angeles, CA

Alberto Essesi, co-founder of Essesi Studio, is a Los Angeles–based industrial designer known for hand-crafted, emotionally resonant sculptural objects. Inspired by daily rituals, including savoring chocolate, his work blends precision, minimalism, and storytelling to create designs that invite pause, reflection, and meaningful engagement with the everyday.