The rigor of adulthood can make wonder feel more than a little inaccessible. Duty, responsibility, and the endless “shoulds” of everyday life make it easy to long for the simpler times of childhood, where the world felt huge and wild. But who says that has to be over? One of the best things about creatives is how tapped in they are to that inner child instinct, reminding us that imagination and play are states of mind that don’t ever have to be too far away.
We love The Truffle Man’s building block-inspired packaging for inviting chocolate lovers to do what so many of us were repeatedly instructed not to as kids: play with our food. The various pieces of this simple but ingenious design can be stacked, organized, and lined up in all different kinds of imaginative formations. These clever boxes obviously make eating the chocolate inside more fun, but why recycle them after they’re empty? This smart, eco-conscious packaging is not just a great desk toy, but a prompt to rethink the role boxes play in our everyday lives. If a cat can have more fun with a box than the toy that came in it, why can’t the rest of us?
