Adagio Bean to Bar Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Njirimara Akara Ngwaahịa by Seraphina Sol

Adagio Bean to Bar Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Njirimara Akara Ngwaahịa by Seraphina Sol is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Eserese, Ịse Ihe na Nkwurịta Anya Competition Category.

BronzEserese· 2026

Adagio Bean to Bar Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Njirimara Akara Ngwaahịa

by Seraphina Sol

Client: Adagio

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Eserese Category

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The Design

About Adagio Bean to Bar Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Njirimara Akara Ngwaahịa

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Adagio bụ njirimara akara ngwaahịa chocolate okomoko nke esi na agwa ruo na mpempe wuru gburugburu mmepụta na-adịgide adịgide na ebe ihe ndị eji esi nri si bịa. Eserese osisi e ji aka sepụta na usoro oge ọnụọgụ na-egosi otú cacao, mint, na citrus si etolite n'oge, na-eme ka sistemu anya bụrụ ntụziaka maka usoro ọrụ ugbo na okirikiri oge. Nkọwa foịl ọla edo na mkpụrụokwu a kwadebere nke ọma na-egosipụta ọrụ aka na ịdị mma, ebe usoro igbe atọ nke modulu na-emepụta njirimara dị n'otu nke na-ejikọta ụtọ, ahụmịhe akara ngwaahịa, na ala dị n'azụ owuwe ihe ọ bụla.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Adagio Bean to Bar Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Njirimara Akara Ngwaahịa meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Adagio Bean to Bar Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Njirimara Akara Ngwaahịa ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Adagio Bean to Bar Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Njirimara Akara Ngwaahịa na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Hand-drawn illustrations and numerical timestamps record the years and elements of nature behind each bean-to-bar chocolate, honoring the time embedded in every ingredient. The warmth of the sun, the steady rhythm of cultivation, and the patience required for growth shape both the visual and conceptual direction of the identity. Across the series, three distinct designs align and stack to form a subtle piano motif, with the box spines creating a sequence of keys. Rendered in earth tones that celebrate the forest of harvest, the system connects chocolate quality to a slow pace of craft and a thriving, sustainable landscape.
Dimensions & Packaging: The packaging includes three bean to bar chocolate boxes, each measuring 16.3 x 8.4 x 1.1 cm. These chocolates are sized to fit standard mailboxes, to support eco conscious shipping. Printed on high quality coated paper, the labels feature gold foil stamping to highlight the brand and provide a premium tactile contrast.
Tags: Branding, Visual Identity, Graphic Design, Illustration, Botanical, Botany, Chocolate, Packaging
Production Technology: The design is centered on digitized hand drawn illustrations rendered to map the slow timeline of nature. These intricate drawings and numerical timestamps are printed on high quality coated paper for a smooth premium feel. To elevate the tactile experience gold foil accents are applied to key biological milestones catching the light and highlighting the value of the harvest. Each box is meticulously die cut so that when stacked the spines align perfectly to reveal the piano motif.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge focused on translating the values of sustainability, slow cultivation, and ecological stewardship into a cohesive brand identity. Research explored natural growth cycles, botanical elements, and the environmental context of each ingredient. The solution uses a modular three-box system. Just three designs can be rearranged into any configuration. This avoids repeated redesigns while communicating time, craft, and connection to the land.
Research: The research focused on boutique hospitality and immersive spaces, where color, form, and material shape mood and meaning. The palette mirrors the sky through the day including soft morning blues, vibrant oranges, muted evening grays, and deep purple twilight, while golden tones recall sunlit landscapes. Hand-drawn botanical illustrations celebrate the growth cycles of cacao, mint, and citrus, connecting each ingredient to its environment. The final design evokes the deliberate rhythm of cultivation, the richness of the landscape, and a tactile, immersive connection between guest and chocolate.
Inspiration: Adagio, the musical tempo of unhurried movement, inspires this bean to bar chocolate identity. Guided by grace and deliberate pause, the design captures the gold of the sunlight that gives life to botanicals, with flavours shaped by slow cultivation over speed. Hand drawn illustrations trace each bar's journey, two years to strengthen mint roots, five for cacao to mature, and eight pollinator species in a citrus grove, honouring patience and connection to the land.
Project Duration: The Adagio project was developed in New York, USA, from October 2025 to January 2026. Over four months, it progressed through research and hand-drawn illustration refinement, shaping the visual identity of the artisanal brand.
Operation Flow: The Adagio series features a modular three-box architecture that transforms chocolate packaging into a visual piano. Utilizing the side profiles of just three unique prints, the bars act as ivory and black keys that can be rearranged to form any scale, from a single chord to a full 88-key grand piano. Gold-leaf details and serif typography mark the biological milestones of each ingredient. This scalable, sustainable system emphasizes ecological provenance and intentionality, removing the need for multiple iterations.
Team Members: Art Director: Seraphina Sol
Image Credits: Image #1: Seraphina Sol, 2026.
Image #2: Seraphina Sol, 2026.
Image #3: Seraphina Sol, 2026.
Image #4: Seraphina Sol, 2026.
Image #5: Seraphina Sol, 2026.