Blue Table Chocolates is an artisanal chocolatier with a talent for blending unique flavors within an artful chocolate exterior. Departing from their small coop style workspace spread over multiple shared rooms the owner needed to centralize his chocolate workshop and establish a dedicated storefront. The need to increase, yet hide the storage and operation space was paramount within an "elegant but casual" interior.
The new, uniquely adaptable space allows for easy reconfiguration depending on the time of day, season, and activity. Designed with an array of door types, the compact 500 square feet can operate entirely as production space, allowing the back to spill into the showroom. Alternatively, the custom doors can close for refined, intimate customer experiences either at the vestibule display case or by circulating around the large marble table.
The interior is wrapped in a minimal palette of stainless steel, oak, and Carrara marble, creating a rich, yet neutral canvas for the chocolate. In the center of the showroom, the large marble table under the lightbox allows for chocolate making and doubles as an expanded sales space. Every square foot was optimized to store, promote sales, maximize production, and expand the Blue-Table-Chocolate brand in a new mixed-use neighborhood of Buffalo, NY. The large street-facing window (five by ten feet) frames the interior from the outside, exposing the craft of chocolate making while outwardly adding vibrancy to the street.