UNITY FOCUS · CREATIVE STUDIO EST. 2014 · POMONA, CA
Creative Studio

UNITY FCUS

The creative studio behind Sparko Sweets.

Unity Focus builds consumer brands where craft, design, and the operational reality of making a real product all have to hold up together.

01 The Work Flagship case study
Sparko Sweets Galaxy lollipops
Sparko Sweets honey bear lollipop
Flagship project

Sparko Sweets

Premium handcrafted lollipops. Founded 2014. Los Angeles.

Discipline
Brand, Product, Packaging
Status
In market
Studio role
Built end to end

Sparko Sweets is the studio's flagship brand and the first one Unity Focus built end to end. It is a premium confectionery line built around handcrafted lollipops, with every piece pulled, shaped, and finished by hand in Los Angeles.

The brief was never only to make candy. It was to make a product with enough design and craft to earn attention, and a business able to fill a real order. Sparko is where the studio works that problem out in full.

Sparko Sweets Twinkle Pops
A1

Product design

The Sparko range reads like a design catalog. Galaxy lollipops suspend color inside clear candy. Twinkle Pops carry sculpted shapes on long stems. The 3D rose is built petal by petal. Each piece has to survive close inspection and still scale to a production run.

A2

The packaging system

Packaging is treated as a system, not a label. A consistent grid, restrained type, and a clear product window let the lollipop carry the shelf. The same system holds across a single retail unit, a bulk case, and a one-off custom run.

A3

Custom brand activations

Sparko produces custom activations for partners who want the product built into a launch or a moment. Work produced under the Sparko brand includes custom runs and activations for Dior, Netflix, Universal Parks, Lady Gaga, The Weeknd, and AbbVie.

Sparko Sweets sculpted 3D rose lollipop
A4

Made by hand

Production stays close to the design. Sparko runs its own kitchen, which keeps custom shapes, color, and finish under the studio's control and keeps the craft honest at volume.

See the brand in full

sparkosweets.com
02 Studio Point of view

We build consumer brands that earn their place on the shelf and in the moment. Craft, design, and operational reality have to coexist. One brand at a time, built end to end.

03 Founder

Jerry Zhou

Co-CEO, Creative

Leads design, product, and brand. Sets how everything the studio makes looks and feels.

04 What's next In development

Currently building Sparko Sweets. More brands in development.