The first tier — the apex line

One box. One work of art.

68,000,000₫

Launching late 2026 · Not yet on sale · Registering interest

At the highest tier of Socola Pháp Lam, every box is a hand-crafted enamel work — and the chocolate inside is a line of its own, found at no other tier.

The apex line is never discounted and never abridged.

Six craft villages, one box

Six materials, six trades — present together in a single object. This is why each box takes hundreds of hours to make.

Concept sketchThe lid — enamel lotus — Concept sketch
The lid — enamel lotus
Concept sketchOpen — chocolate chamber and twin lotus panels — Concept sketch
Open — chocolate chamber and twin lotus panels
Concept sketchThe octagonal end face — Concept sketch
The octagonal end face
Concept sketchThe front — brass M clasp — Concept sketch
The front — brass M clasp

Designer's visualization — not a photograph of the finished product.

Measurements from the 1:1 craft drawing

Box dimensions26.8 × 9.5 × 7 cm
Chocolate chamber15 × 8 cm
Weight450–550 g
Brass frame3 mm
Brass wirework1–2 mm

Measurements are taken from the craft drawing; the finished piece may vary slightly by the artisan's hand.

  • Hue enamel (pháp lam)Colored glass enamel fired onto copper — the imperial court craft.
  • Hue purple lacquerLayer upon layer, hand-polished to a deep purple.
  • Reclaimed cacao-husk compositeThe body of the box, molded from the harvested pod's own husk.
  • Champagne-gilded brassFrame, hinges, and the M clasp.
  • Natural slateThe base — cool and quiet.
  • Hue mulberry silkLining the chocolate chamber.
Concept sketch1:1 drawing — the open box, 15 × 8 cm chocolate chamber, twin motif chambers — Concept sketch
1:1 drawing — the open box, 15 × 8 cm chocolate chamber, twin motif chambers
Concept sketch1:1 drawing — front view 268 × 72 mm, magnetic M clasp — Concept sketch
1:1 drawing — front view 268 × 72 mm, magnetic M clasp

The box continues the cacao fruit's story

The body is molded from the husk of harvested cacao pods — the part usually discarded, from the very fruit whose beans became the chocolate inside. One fruit, two lives: the beans become the chocolate; the husk becomes the box that keeps it.

The chocolate of this tier

The apex line differs from every other tier in cacao type, harvest window, growing region, production method, and other particulars.

Like every Socola Pháp Lam line: minimal intervention — no alkalization, no deep roasting, short controlled fermentation — and every batch passes independent testing before sale.

The full dossier — reserved for its owner

The complete dossier of the apex line — cacao variety, growing region, the making log — is shared directly and only with the client who commissions this line. This is how Millenium Việt Nam honors its patrons; it is not secrecy.

Socola Pháp Lam is a food product, not a medicine, and is not a substitute for medical treatment.

Register interest in the apex line

No deposit, no obligation. When the first batch is ready with its test dossier, a member of the Executive Board will contact you directly.

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