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    Karl Lagerfeld designs ‘Magnum Suite’

    Ever fantasised about a room full of chocolate? Designer Karl Lagerfeld swaps Chanel for chocolate to make the dream a reality

    By Hannah Thomas
    Published 3 May 2011 In News

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    Ever fantasised about a room full of chocolate? Designer Karl Lagerfeld swaps Chanel for chocolate to make the dream a reality

    Ever fantasised about a room full of chocolate? (Ed: 'Yessss!') Designer Karl Lagerfeld swaps Chanel for chocolate to make the dream a reality.

    To celebrate the launch of new Magnum Ghana and Ecuador, Lagerfeld has channelled his unmistakable flair to create a hotel suite made entirely of chocolate.

    The suite is carefully crafted out of 10.5 tonnes of chocolate (we're salivating already) and includes a chocolate sculpture of Lagerfeld muse, Baptise Giabiconi draped on the chocolate bed. Be still our beating hearts...

    Karl Lagerfeld Magnum Suite crop

    ‘My idea was to flirt with a mix of modern and traditional French influences to create something remarkable,’ says Lagerfeld. ‘It has been an absolute pleasure to design.’

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    As well being delicious and stylish, the chocolate suite is celebrating the launch of Magnam Ecuador and Ghana – made with beans from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms – so you'll be helping the planet with every chocolate fix.

    As though we needed an excuse...

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