Insouciant elegance defines everything Elvire tries her hand at, and what she does deserves the ultimate Good Housekeeping seal of approval: she hits us artists where we live. Furniture, cushions, hot plates, music - her creations in whatever form are meant to be integrated into our lives; she makes things you immediately want to live with. Everyone knows what happens to chocolate (white or dark) when it reaches body temperature on your tongue - but these hot plates in the form of chocolate bars will set your guests' conceptual glands on fire. Don't let anyone break a tooth.

A text by Richard Dailey, for Onestar Press, February 2010