Open for business | Taking a look at inspiring small businesses

On a recent visit to New York we were inspired by an amazing small business in Brooklyn called Mast Brothers Chocolate. A business which prides itself on creating handmade chocolates with beans sourced from farms around the world.

Mast Brothers are a small team of artisans who clean, sort, roast and refine cacao beans in small batches. They also develop flavour profiles in-house, making each chocolate bar from a kitchen-come-retail workshop space in Williamsburg. They then finalise the process by hand-wrapping the packaging with beautiful papers which feature intricate patterns and prints.

The retail interior design is charmingly understated and is the perfect environment to experience the artistry behind their unique chocolate creations.