Sanya Arts Space

The project you’re about to lay eyes on is not a nut. It’s not a shell either. Nor is it even organic. Nay! It is a nut cracker, and it has a name: Handy Nut. This lovely and elegant piece of industrial design sculpture is made our of a full porcelain cast, made to be conveniently ergonomic and smooth and gentle to the touch. Have you ever in your whole live seen such a classy cracker of nuts?

This project was created during a general workshop class tutored by Lena Dubinsky in the department of ceramic design at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem.

Designer: Michal Farago

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