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Spring Artist Series with Paul A Young
‘I love spring,’ says Paul A Young, the master chocolatier whose skills and imagination have earnt him a loyal following. ‘What I wanted to do for Jo Malone London was create four pieces that represent the different phases of spring drawn from my own childhood memories.’
The result is four chocolate spheres, each with their own unique olfactive and decorative elements that take us through Young’s idea of spring in all its multi-faceted and transformative glory. ‘The first one is covered in different shades of green leaves,’ says Young. ‘And then I've used pure distilled organic essential oils to give the smell of a green spring. It smells like new buds that have opened and cut grass, the first smells of chlorophyll green.’
Next up is blossoms, which reminds him of a cherry blossom tree which grew in the garden in the little mining village where Young spent his childhood. Today, he lives in Walthamstow, London and works in Islington, where blossom trees line the streets. The bold pink blooms which cover this globe have a pop, cartoon-like sensibility, like a chocolate Takashi Murakami flower. ‘For the smells, I’ve used a blend of jasmine, ylang ylang and geranium. Really soft perfume oils, so that it smells of spring flowers’ says Young.
“‘Spring for me has always meant that fun starts again.’”
Paul A Young, Chocolatier
The gorgeous first blast of warmth that comes during the latter stages of spring is represented by a globe which appears to be ablaze with chocolate flames and has been infused with the warmth of cinnamon and smoked paprika. And finally, Easter celebrations are represented by a tutti frutti ball of joy infused with simnel cake, cinnamon, nutmeg, dry fruits, orange and lemon zest. ‘Spring for me has always meant that fun starts again,’ says Young.
