The nutcracker combines marble's natural hardness and density with functional design for efficient nut cracking. Its two-part construction features a vessel shaped to hold walnuts securely, while the fitted top provides the leverage needed to crack shells cleanly. The black Marquina marble construction offers both durability and countertop appeal, with the stone's inherent properties making it suited for repeated use.
The chief properties of marble — hardness and density — are rarely put to work in modern design. Not so in this nutcracker by ECAL graduate Jérôme Laurendeau, who has created an object for Marsotto Edizioni that is beautiful to look at yet wholly functional and suited to its purpose. Comprising two parts — a vessel that is perfectly shaped to hold walnuts and top that is sized to crack anything placed inside — this black Marquina version of the 'Nutcracker Casse-Noix' is equal parts practical tool and countertop decoration.
