GODIVA Celebrates 100 Years of Chocolate Craftsmanship With Exclusive Art Edition by Ekrem Yalçindağ

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Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by GlobeNewswire GODIVA Celebrates 100 Years of Chocolate Craftsmanship With Exclusive Art Edition by Ekrem YalçindağAuthor of the article:Last updated 12 minutes ago GODIVA Centennial Collection Art Edition, created with contemporary artist Ekrem Yalçındağ for the brand's 100th anniversary'. GNWCreated for GODIVA’s 100th anniversary, the collaboration carries Ekrem Yalçındağ’s art from canvas into packaging, textile and the chocolate itself.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESCreate an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountLONDON, Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GODIVA has unveiled the GODIVA Centennial Collection Art Edition, a limited collaboration with internationally acclaimed contemporary artist Ekrem Yalçındağ, at a launch event in Shanghai on Wednesday, 23 September. Created for the brand’s 100th anniversary, the collection translates Yalçındağ’s work into packaging, textile and bespoke chocolate moulds.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.The Shanghai launch forms part of GODIVA’s global centennial celebrations taking place throughout 2026. The anniversary celebrations began earlier this year in Japan and the United States with a special collection box featuring chocolates selected to represent each of GODIVA’s ten decades. They now continue in Shanghai with the launch of two limited-edition collections bringing Ekrem Yalçındağ’s art together with GODIVA’s chocolate craftsmanship.Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againFollowing Shanghai, GODIVA’s centennial celebrations will continue in Riyadh and Istanbul before culminating in Belgium, where the GODIVA story began in Brussels in 1926.The Art Edition comprises two designs, each exploring a different relationship between art and chocolate. The Tablets feature ‘Feels Like Home’, an original work created by Yalçındağ specifically for GODIVA’s 100th anniversary. Elements of the design were translated into bespoke chocolate moulds, bringing the artwork directly into the form and surface of the chocolates.Inspired by the feeling of home, the work draws on repetition, rhythm and colour to evoke something both personal and universal: the experience of returning to something familiar, cherished and enduring. It reflects how meaningful experiences settle into memory, not as a single moment, but as something we return to.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.The Tablets selection includes Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate with Pistachio, White Chocolate with Almond, and Gold Chocolate with Salted Caramel Pieces. The edition is limited to 5,000 boxes worldwide, each accompanied by a commemorative textile bearing its individual edition number.The Carrés take their inspiration from Impressions, Yalçındağ’s 2014 oil-on-canvas work, measuring 175 cm in diameter and held in the Yıldız Holding Art Collection. The artwork is reinterpreted on the packaging, and the Dark Chocolate and White Chocolate Carrés are accompanied by a textile featuring the artwork, creating a tangible connection to the original piece.MURAT ÜLKER: “WHEN ART BECOMES PART OF THE CHOCOLATE”Murat Ülker, Chairman of GODIVA and pladis, said:“I became acquainted with Ekrem Yalçındağ’s work before I met him personally. Works from different periods of his career have long been part of the Yıldız Holding Art Collection, so this collaboration represents a new chapter in a relationship built over many years. That makes it particularly meaningful to bring his artistic language together with GODIVA as we celebrate the brand’s 100th anniversary.This advertisement has not loaded yet.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.The art does not stop at the box. It invites you to indulge not only in the chocolate, but in the art itself. The chocolate may be enjoyed today, but the box can be kept. Years from now, it may bring back the memory of this moment and perhaps even be passed from one generation to another, not simply as packaging, but as an object with its own artistic and emotional value.GODIVA has endured for a century, and our hope is that it will continue to be part of people’s lives for centuries to come. I like to think that these pieces can carry a little of GODIVA’s first century into its next, and perhaps much further.”EKREM YALÇINDAĞ: “I STARTED NOT WITH THE BOX, BUT WITH THE CHOCOLATE ITSELF”“As I began working on the design, I realised that I kept thinking about the chocolate itself and could not resist the desire to give form to the chocolate. So I began not with GODIVA’s exterior, the box, but from within, with the chocolate itself.‘Feels Like Home’ is the feeling evoked by the smell and taste of chocolate. For me, home is not simply a physical place. It can be a person, a memory, a familiar scent or a taste that takes us back to something we cherish. Throughout the process, I wanted the work to evoke GODIVA while also remaining unmistakably my own.”This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.“On GODIVA’s 100th anniversary, I imagined happiness becoming not only something to be tasted, but something to be seen, remembered and cherished.”The GODIVA Art Edition will roll out globally from October, with launch dates varying by market, including the UAE from mid-October and the US from November.Born in Gölbaşı in 1964, Ekrem Yalçındağ completed his art education at Dokuz Eylül University in İzmir and at the Städelschule in Frankfurt, where he earned his master’s degree under Hermann Nitsch.As a contemporary artist who has lived and worked in Europe for many years, Yalçındağ has developed a distinctive visual language rooted in geometric and floral motifs, repetition, rhythm and interwoven patterns, creating a bridge between art and design. His work has been exhibited extensively in Türkiye and internationally and is represented in museum, institutional, corporate and private collections including Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Museum Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich, the Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik, Istanbul Modern, Sammlung Goetz in Munich, Borusan Contemporary and Yıldız Holding.For any press queries, please contact the pladis press office on +44 151 230 4899 / press.office@pladisglobal.comThis advertisement has not loaded yet.Notice for the Postmedia NetworkThis website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.