Today the Brave’s office may have a delicious heritage – it was once a Haymarket chocolate factory – but its trendy Cunningham Street environs are known for their grime. When a bunch of nangs (whipped cream chargers) were discovered in the gritty alleyway outside the agency, the agency realised that its surroundings echo the agency’s M.O.

“Sometimes it’s tattoo pop-ups, sometimes it’s nang chocolates. We take on projects that inspire us and allow us to express ourselves outside of advertising,” stated Jade Manning, creative partner at Today the Brave.

…and that began the building blocks of a sweet self-promo – range of artisanal chocolates inspired by the agency’s home and crafted from the nangs, turning forgotten trash turned into delectable treasures that honours the legacy of the factory and the creativity that still thrives in that location today. “Sweet, dark, and a little twisted just like the alley that inspired them,” the agency noted.

The chocolates were handcrafted by boutique chocolatier Kakawa Chocolates Darlinghurst, then packaged in custom-designed vintage tins. Flavours like Candy Rush and Pavement Pearl were created to reflect both the sweetness of the building and the grit of the present.

“We always knew we wanted to honour the original chocolate factory that our office now calls home. We imagined the alley back then overflowing with sweet cocoa. Now? It’s mostly nangs. Nothing quite says “Cunningham Street must’ve gone off last night” like the sparkle of cream canisters along the alley in the morning. It felt like the perfect motif to blend the two worlds,” stated Ethan Hsu, head of design at Today the Brave.

Cunningham Street Chocolates are available on request. For those with a taste for irony, and good packaging, get in touch before they’re gone.