The Nutcracker Casse-Noix combines functionality with sculptural appeal through its two-part marble construction. The vessel holds walnuts securely while the precisely sized top cracks contents with ease, utilizing marble's natural hardness and density. Its black Marquina marble finish adds durability and serves as an attractive countertop accent when not in 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.
